Forestry & British Timber articles from April 2007

Forestry & British Timber archives from April 2007

Life in the old dog yet!(Institute of Chartered Foresters)
April 2, 2007... 'Ars longa', runs the proverb; 'vita brevis', it continues. Life expectancy has certainly increased since Roman times, but the premise that some human activities outlast, in their influence, and their appeal, man's puny threescore years and...

LOGBOOK: Bidwells - the firm to work for!
April 2, 2007... Property consultants, Bidwells, with Scottish offices in Perth, Fort William and Inverness, has been ranked number 47 in the top 100 employers, according to the prestigious Sunday Times poll, the self- proclaimed `UK's toughest survey yet to...

LOGBOOK: Trading of UK forestry carbon offsets.
April 2, 2007... The transfer of carbon sequestered by UK forests to the US market is a potential new marketable commodity providing UK private landowners and the public sector with a new source of revenue. At present, European forest owners are prohibited from...

LOGBOOK: Wood fuel benefits.(Braich Goch uses wood fuel heating system)
April 2, 2007... There's been an extra warm welcome for the hikers, bikers and canoeists staying at Braich Goch, an historic coaching inn and bunkhouse at Corris in the Snowdonia National Park. For the first time in more than four years the building has...

LOGBOOK: Jobs growing on trees.(employment of Scots in forestry)
April 2, 2007... The Scottish forestry industry is a major contributor to employment in Scotland with over 40000 jobs relying on the sector, according to a study undertaken by Forestry Commission Scotland. This is just one of the initial findings in the...

LOGBOOK: Business growing in National Forest.(National Forest Business Development programme)(Conference news)
April 2, 2007... The National Forest Business Development programme's recent conference attracted such interest that the organisers had to change venues - twice - to accommodate the numbers. Over 120 forestry agents, woodland owners, contractors and funders...

LOGBOOK: Fuelwood on-show.(Fuelwood (Warwick) Ltd. to demonstrate firewood processing equipment)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Fuelwood Warwick, who recently installed a new timber office building (FBT, March p42), heated along with their workshops and house, by a Heizomat woodchip heating system, have announced dates of their open days to view the new building and...

LOGBOOK: New species found in Devon.(Andricus aries gall wasps species discovered)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... Sunny Wake, an environmental education student at Bicton College, has discovered a species new to Devon in the grounds of an Exmouth school. She said, `We were doing some conservation work at Bassetts Farm School when I looked up at a...

LOGBOOK: Red squirrels fight back in Wales.
April 2, 2007... 'Numbers of red squirrels are in serious decline. In Wales there are just a few sites where red squirrels live - Anglesey, Denbighshire and our little known population in central Wales. They have been replaced by the alien grey squirrel, which...

LOGBOOK: Biomass funding a good start.(Confederation of Forest Industries)(Brief article)
April 2, 2007... The Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor) has called for a long term funding commitment by the Scottish Executive to increase the development of biomass energy projects as part of its renewable energy strategy. Following the...

LOGBOOK: Tackling timber sales.
April 2, 2007... A former Bradford Bulls star is looking forward to tackling an all together different challenge after being appointed to the sales team of Denholme-based timber merchants C R Taylor Timber Ltd. Taylors has recently appointed 36-year-old...

LOGBOOK: New challenges ahead.(Shireen Chambers, Institute of Chartered Foresters)
April 2, 2007... As the new technical and executive director for the Institute of Chartered Foresters, Shireen Chambers has a bold agenda. With a move to new offices, a hard-hitting conference in London and a tough strategy to deliver in the next 12 months, the...

LOGBOOK: ICF Annual Conf.
April 2, 2007... 'Devolution and Forestry Governance: Forestry Policy Decision Making - From Global to Local' is the subject and title of the Institute of Chartered Foresters Annual Conference which will be held on April 25-26 at The Commonwealth Club, London...

LOGBOOK: Wood fuel for thought.
April 2, 2007... The Royal Agricultural Society of England in conjunction with The Royal Forestry Society and The Forestry Commission is holding its annual Woodlands Conference on Tuesday April 17 at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire - theme this year is wood...

LOGBOOK: Generous fund package in South West.
April 2, 2007... A new scheme is offering grants to forestry and wood businesses in the South West. 'Woodworks' has been designed to help small growing businesses across the whole of the area, following a highly successful Cornish project, of the same name,...

LOGBOOK: LISTON DEMOS.
April 2, 2007... Look out for Dave Kendal of Liston Equipment* demonstrating his range of Carlton stumpgrinders and disc chippers at Plumpton College on July 10. Tel: 01273 891890 Info@listonequipment.co.uk Copyright: CMP Information Ltd.

LOGBOOK: Another first for Myerscough.(Myerscough College to offer course on arboriculture and related subjects)
April 2, 2007... Pioneering Myerscough College will launch the country's first ever Masters Degree in Arboriculture and Urban Forestry this September - available both as a full-time (one-year) and part-time (three-year) course, as well as a post-graduate...

LOGBOOK: New quality assurance scheme.
April 2, 2007... The UK Timber Frame Association (UKTFA) has launched 'Q-Mark for Suppliers', a quality assurance scheme for suppliers to the timber frame industry. This will be a mandatory requirement in future procurement by UKTFA timber frame manufacturers....

LOGBOOK: 'Scouting for Trees'.(Scout Association's tree plantation campaign)
April 2, 2007... 'The boys were very excited. None of them has ever done anything like this before. They love the concept that the trees they plant will actually be around for longer than they will. They're excited that it's happening on their doorstep and that...

LOGBOOK: Scots Posch.
April 2, 2007... Following their successful open-day in the south (FBT March p30) Jas P Wilson* will be back on home-turf for their Scottish equivalent which will take place in Perth on Saturday 14 April. * 01556 612233 www.jaspwilson.co.uk ...

MARKET REPORT: Winds of change?
April 2, 2007... After an uncertain start to 2006, markets for the UK forest products industry became increasingly strong, with successive months seeing rising demand across the product range, along with a welcome firming of prices, writes Martin Pearce. ...

ConFor: FIBRE SUPPLY AND DEMAND.(Confederation of Forest Industries)
April 2, 2007... What are the implications of a shortfall in timber supply in Scotland and the North of England? ConFor's chief executive David Crichton chaired a meeting on February 1, at which key industry players were invited to discuss the implications...

Low impact timber transportation.
April 2, 2007... The Timber Transport Forum straddled the Anglo-Scottish border this year. The field trip was centred on Lockerbie - the Dumfries and Galloway town that is spearheading the way forward for Scotland's timber industries. The conference venue the...

Has Sudden Oak Death gone off the boil?(Phytophthora ramorum)
April 2, 2007... Phytophthora ramorum reared its head in 2002 as `Sudden Oak Death' (SOD) and everyone feared the worst. In name alone it threatened to rip the heart out of English oak woodlands and treatment by the media was on a par with the `Spanish Armada'...

Old hands continue to seek new markets.(Confederation of Forest Industries)(A.T. Osbourne)(Company overview)
April 2, 2007... Having set-up a workshop in the 1950s for his then-employers SCATS in Romsey, Hants, Tom Osbourne decided to go it alone, own laying the foundations of the A.T. Osbourne's* we know so well today. Given his reputation as a mechanic he was soon...

OFF-ROAD: Market Update - 4 x 4.
April 2, 2007... Woodland architect Eamonn Wall keeps us up to speed with the movers and shakers in the four-wheel-drive market. Back in 1992 when I first began reviewing 4x4 vehicles for FBT sales of these vehicles in the UK totalled 44000, with the...

Audi - Allroad.
April 2, 2007... Woodland consultant Eamonn Wall test-drives one of Audi's finest vehicles, the Allroad. Audi launched their first Allroad six years ago and it soon became a well-respected vehicle among those of us seeking a go-anywhere vehicle combined...

OFF-ROAD: Bantam pulls no punches.
April 2, 2007... Although technically classified as a light utility truck, the Erreppi Bantam from Enginetech Ltd* will perform as well as any quad. It offers the advantage of not only being able to carry more under excellent safety conditions, but also a...

OFF-ROAD: Bobcat launches new diesel-powered utility vehicle.
April 2, 2007... 'With the new 4x4 Bobcat* utility vehicle featuring the IntelliTrak drive system, which automatically engages and disengages four-wheel drive, you will be able to tackle tough jobs on the roughest terrain'. Bobcat has launched a new...

PRODUCTS: Small but perfectly formed.
April 2, 2007... Wood-Mizer* has revealed its smallest band sawmill further extending a range that has an industrial mill at its extreme. Called the Wood-Mizer LT10, it is priced 20% lower than the hitherto smallest by using a 5.5 kW electrically-powered motor....

PRODUCTS: Four-year tractor warranty!
April 2, 2007... Choosing a tractor can be an up-hill struggle, but world leader Antonio Carraro believes it has just made it a lot easier. The launch of two new models with an unprecedented four-year warranty, can only further strengthen their leading position...