Completion of the project of official development assistance to the Albanian wood industry
With the final event in Tirana, Albania on November 11 and 12, 2024, we successfully completed the pilot project of official development assistance to the Albanian wood industry, through which we laid the foundations for the development of a VET training center, carried out the transfer of knowledge regarding modern forest management, and strengthened the […]
Slovenian Forest -based sector development day 2024
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, the 12th Development Day of the Slovenian Forest-based Sector was held as part of the Ambient and Dom plus fair, organized by SPIRIT Slovenia in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport together with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, the Wood Industry Cluster, UL Faculty […]
Kick-off meeting on the FULAR project
On Friday, November 15, 2024, we attended the online introductory meeting of the partnership on the Interreg IPA Adrion project FULAR. FULAR aims at enhancing the implementation of circular economy approaches to production processes in the furniture sector, raising awareness among the main sectoral actors in the Adriatic Ionian Region regarding sustainability, individuating alternative materials, […]
Kick-off meeting of the R-evolve project
Between 20 and 21 November 2024, we attended a two-day kick-off meeting of the partnership in Florence, Italy, on the new, four-year HORIZON Innovation Action project R-evolve, which aims to support the furniture industry in the green transition or the ESPR regulation (EU Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation). The partnership involves 23 R&D institutions, clusters […]
Transnational workshop and partnership meeting on the DRWO 4.0 project
On 20th and 21st of November 2024, we attended the transnational workshop and partnership meeting DRWO 4.0 in Gradište, Croatia, hosted by CEKOM - Center for Competence and Research, which is also the project coordinator. The first day was dedicated to a transnational workshop, which was organized to exchange knowledge and experience previously gained during […]
The Wood Industry Cluster has joined the European Commission’s Pact for Skills
The application of the Wood Industry Cluster for membership of the Pact for Skills has been accepted by the European Commission and published on the Pact for Skills website. We are now a member of PactForSkills, joining the European Commission and stakeholders working together to upskill and reskill for a more resilient workforce in the […]
DRWO 4.0 Pilot Environment West meeting
On January 9, 2025, we organized the second working meeting of the group for preparing the basis for the operation of the pilot environment west (PE West), which connects partners from Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovenia, as well as associated Germany. In addition to PE West, PE East and PE South are also being […]