When in late February 2020 it became apparent that the Covid-19 virus would wreak havoc not just in China but across the world many operators in the sawmill industry thought that a prolonged crunch was looming. However, things turned out to be better than expected for many businesses across Europe due to a number of social trends. For a start, the abrupt changes that the pandemic caused to the working and consuming habits of people were mostly in favour of the sawmill industry. The DIY sector has been experiencing an unprecedented boom on both sides of the ...