FOR the first time in its history TIMBERWeb.COM, the world’s leading website for the timber industry, has scored more than one million ‘hits’ from readers in a single month.

The growth of the award-winning website has been boosted by the launch of TIMBERWeb Trader, the first eMarket for timber and forest products businesses to buy and sell over the Internet, and the site’s depth of news coverage.

Membership of TIMBERWeb.COM continues to rise globally reflected in the number of visitors we receive. The site notched up 1.1 million hits in March alone – a monthly increase of 36.5 per cent since January.

Mr Keith Richmond, chairman and CEO of TIMBERWeb.COM, said: “I am delighted that our site is showing such consistent growth. It is an extremely exciting business model that is beginning to revolutionise how timber is traded across the world.

“Our hundreds of market members are a testimony to the magnetism of TIMBERWeb.COM. We are at the heart of the timber community. Our staff have a wealth of experience in the industry so we are at the core of the timber trade, a US$200 billion market place."