Forestry & British Timber articles from August 2007

Forestry & British Timber archives from August 2007

STRATEGY - WHAT STRATEGY?(strategies for development of forestry industry )
August 9, 2007... The political columnist Quentin Letts remarked that there were now so many Government strategies for everything from flooding to the treatment of young offenders, that we will soon need a strategy for strategies. At a quick count, we now have...

LOGBOOK: BARONY AND AE HELP FILL MACHINE OPERATOR GAP.
August 9, 2007... In response to industry concerns about the increasingly acute shortage of skilled forest machine operators, an eight-week, full-time intensive course has been developed by Barony College at the instigation of the UK Forest Products Association....

LOGBOOK: Lottery boost for Epping.(Heritage Lottery Fund provides funds to conserve Epping Forest for visitors)
August 9, 2007... The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has pledged #5m to conserve and significantly improve Epping Forest for visitors. The former Royal Hunting Forest is an historic gem and London's biggest green space, with internationally important...

LOGBOOK: Timber interests in S-W on-line!
August 9, 2007... Are you in the south-west and working with, or interested in, woodlands, trees and timber? Do you want to get your business name in front of customers? Or do you wish there was a simple way of tracking down goods and services? A searchable...

LOGBOOK: SCOTLAND'S LARGEST WOODLAND SCHEME COMPLETED.
August 9, 2007... A regeneration project on the Gairloch Estate, which has seen the planting of three million trees and has taken 10 years to complete, is the largest native woodland scheme in Scotland. The final tree was planted by Estate Manager Roger...

LOGBOOK: Latham heads up PEFC.
August 9, 2007... Peter Latham has been appointed PEFC UK Ltd chairman following the Annual General Meeting in July. PEFC is the world's largest international forest certification scheme, endorsing national forest certification schemes in 22 countries on...

LOGBOOK: A unique opportunity.(Esgair Forest Estate )(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Situated in the Snowdonia National Park near Machynlleth, Powys, the Esgair Forest Estate has been in family ownership since the 1950's and covers an area of approximately 470 acres. The parcel, which includes 314 acres of uneven-aged...

LOGBOOK: Getting woodlands connected.
August 9, 2007... A new partnership in Edinburgh and the Lothians has been created to help get the area's woodlands connected and provide an environmental buffer to support the increase in housing infrastructure. The aim is to re-establish green corridors...

LOGBOOK: Man of steel joins TRADA.
August 9, 2007... Mark Salt has joined TRADA Technology Ltd as Commercial Manager, to develop the company's wide range of timber engineering services. Formerly UK Commercial Manager for Corus, the fifth largest steel manufacturer in the world, Mark brings...

LOGBOOK: Heathland restoration.
August 9, 2007... Sixty hectares of Corsican pine, Scots pine and Douglas fir have been clearfelled to restore vast tracts of historic heathland at two of the RSPB charity's nature reserves. Thinning was also carried out over a further seven hectares. The...

LOGBOOK: Premier acquisition.(Premier Woodlands)(Aspen Forestry)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... One of Northern Ireland's leading forestry development companies Premier Woodlands has announced its acquisition of Perth-based Aspen Forestry. 'We have acquired all the assets and goodwill of the business', confirmed Premier Woodlands'...

LOGBOOK: Seppi visit and two launches.
August 9, 2007... Seppi groundscare and forestry distributors from across Europe recently visited the headquarters in Caldaro, Italy for their annual conference and training programme. The two-day event was attended by UK distributor Lamberhurst...

LOGBOOK: TRADA thumbs up from members!(Survey)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... More than 90 per cent of respondents in a new members' survey said they would recommend the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA) to similar companies. The postal survey, sent to new corporate and professional members who...

LOGBOOK: Internal appt for ConFor CE.(Confederation of Forest Industries)
August 9, 2007... Stuart Goodall, formerly executive director of policy with the Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor) is now its new Chief Executive. He assumed his new position on July 16, taking over from David Crichton. ConFor chairman Tony Willis...

LOGBOOK: Norbord help put James on top of the world.(Norbord Industries Inc. sponsors James Ogilvie for climbing Mount Everest)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Conquering communication problems, computer failure, extreme weather conditions and illness, a stalwart of the timber industry has succeeded in climbing to the top of Mount Everest. James Ogilvie, president of the Institute of Chartered...

WOODWISE: The view from the sharp end.(vegetation management with the help of brushcutter )(Viewpoint essay)
August 9, 2007... In which our monthly contracting contributor Nick Hilton of Woodwise Forestry* takes a break across the Channel and buys himself a new brushcutter closer to home. Sorry about skipping last month's issue folks, I'm sure you've had plenty to...

Wessex Woodland Heritage.(forest trip)
August 9, 2007... Meteorological records show that wet weather in June is more the rule than the exception, and the exceptional weather of Woodland Heritage's last two Annual Field Trips sadly could not be repeated for this year's excursion, which coincided with...

Seeing more than the wood.
August 9, 2007... Laser beams, emitted from aircraft, are revealing archaeological and other treasures hidden in Britain's forests - by 'seeing through' the trees... Scientists, archaeologists and foresters are using pulses of laser energy beamed down from...

SAWMILLING: Innovation to the fore at Wood-Mizer.(Wood-Mizer Products Inc.)
August 9, 2007... It is now something of a tradition for Wood-Mizer* to use the Ligna trade fair in Hannover to launch new models and latest innovations and this summer was no exception when the company unveiled a sustainable, small log processing set-up...

A CUT ABOVE.(Fuelwood (Warwick) Ltd.)(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Fuelwood (Warwick) Ltd* specialise in small-scale forestry machinery with particular emphasis on adding value to timber. Their sawmilling range includes the Lucas Mill and Laimet. The Lucas can mill both large and small diameter timber...

CANADIAN MILLS IN UK.(Brief article)
August 9, 2007... Norwood Industries of Canada manufacture Lumbermate 2000 and Lumberlite 24 portable sawmills. Norwood started manufacturing sawmills 16 years ago and the first mills were sold in the UK approximately 10 years ago. Hundreds of satisfied users...

AT THE CUTTING EDGE.(Howie Forest Products')
August 9, 2007... There is no shortage of 'wow' factor for visitors to the new sawmill now in production at Howie Forest Products' Dalbeattie site. Total investment of around #15m is centred around a 350m long line comprising a Linck profiling line...

WASTE NOT - WANT NOT!(swingblade mill )
August 9, 2007... `As more and more people realise the potential of all the wood they have lying around going to waste so the demand for a cheap and portable milling system goes up'. Since he started importing and selling Alaskan Mills speaker Rob Dyer from...

MUM'S THE WORD!
August 9, 2007... A former wartime airfield serves as woodyard and sawmill for Keith Pearson - who came to this side of the business late in life but is making it pay dividends at Westree* Sawmill in Somerset thanks to a new sawmill and his enterprising...

IOG SALTEX 2007.(ALBANACH)(BEAVER PLANT LTD)(BUNCE (ASHBURY) LTD)
August 9, 2007... Now firmly ensconced at Windsor Racecourse (September 4-6) IOG SALTEX promises hundreds of live working demonstrations, new product launches and over 450 leading industry suppliers as well as exciting visitor features, expert advice clinics and...

CONFOR: ONWARDS AND UPWARDS?
August 9, 2007... In the July edition of FBT the editorial touched on a number of important areas that ConFor* has been working on in recent months, writes Stuart Goodall, chief executive. These have been prompted by the improving price for timber and the signs...

MARKET REPORT: Under pressure to meet demand.
August 9, 2007... Pressure on the UK timber industry to meet strong demand from all markets continues unabated - but despite increased production as mills use capacity to the full, the overall picture is still one of tight supply and rising prices, writes Martin...