Forestry & British Timber articles from February 2007

Forestry & British Timber archives from February 2007

Forestry & British Timber: OUT OF THEIR LEAGUE?
February 6, 2007... In this world, there are all sorts of things going on of which we may be aware, of which we may be conscious, but whose light seems fated to burn under a bushel. We know, or many of us do, whether Manchester United or Chelsea are leading the...

LOGBOOK: SPRING DEADLINE FOR `GREEN' POWER.
February 6, 2007... Due for commissioning this spring, Britain's biggest wood-fuelled power station, being built on the Wilton International site on Teesside, will call for 300 000 tonnes of chipped wood to be delivered every year. About 20% will be supplied from...

LOGBOOK: Can't see grouse for trees!
February 6, 2007... A direct link has been established for the first time between falling black grouse numbers and maturing commercial forestry plantations, according to the results of a major new study by RSPB Scotland and the Perthshire Black Grouse Study Group....

LOGBOOK: TTF aims to deliver solution.
February 6, 2007... The `Achilles' heel' of the UK forest industry, timber haulage could represent in the order of 50% of the delivered-in costs of roundwood, said Alistair Speedie, Timber Transport Forum (TTF) chairman, recently Unveiling a TTF field trip and...

LOGBOOK: Posch on show.
February 6, 2007... A Posch K 4000 will be the main focus of a range demonstration day to be held on Saturday February 10 by distributors Jas P Wilson. Other machines working will include a 3000 firewood processor, 280 firewood processor, 19t Hydro Combi splitter...

LOGBOOK: Liston demos.(Liston Equipment Ltd.)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... 'An opportunity for tree care workers, landscapers and other users of wood recycling machinery to see the latest equipment at work' is how Dave Kendal of Liston Equipment describes the company's demo day at Plumpton College, East Sussex, on...

LOGBOOK: New names at the top.
February 6, 2007... Andrew Newton, a director of Edinburgh-based agents, William R. Allan (Scotland) Ltd, was appointed president of the Scottish Timber Trade Association (STTA) at its annual general meeting at Grangemouth. Elected vice-president at the agm was...

LOGBOOK: UKFPA welcome government proposals.(United Kingdom Forest Products Association )(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... The United Kingdom Forest Products Association (UKFPA) has welcomed proposals from the Government's Department for Trade & Industry, described in its current two-stage consultation on the reform of The Renewables Obligation, which would support...

LOGBOOK: Chip man moves.(Holger Schael)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Holger Schael, who has a wealth of experience in the contract shredding and recycling market, having spent a number of years with Material Change and Neatworld has joined Global Recycling Solutions Ltd. He will be responsible for the...

LOGBOOK: Woods for Wales Award.
February 6, 2007... Forestry Commission Wales is looking to reward the woodland project which makes the best contribution socially, economically or environmentally to Welsh life and is offering a prize of #1750 to the winner. Under its Woods for Wales Award it is...

LOGBOOK: Peter's quality pellets pay off.(Peter Armishaw, Fast Forward Energy )
February 6, 2007... `We think that the wood fuel sector in Wales is on the verge of really taking off and we are determined to be in the front line of making that happen'. Peter Armishaw, who originally set up Fast Forward Removals 14 years ago when he left the...

LOGBOOK: Training and trade - Capel highlights.(Capel Manor College )
February 6, 2007... Two major trade bodies - the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) UK+1 Chapter and the Consulting Arborists Society (CAS) - have chosen this year's Capel Manor College `Celebration of Trees' to be the venue for their 2007 agms. ...

LOGBOOK: To serve for Wales.(appointment of Jon Owen Jones and Judith Webb in Forestry Commission of Wales)(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... Former MP Jon Owen Jones and Judith Webb, who runs a woodland management business, have been appointed non-executive Forestry Commissioners for Wales, the FC announces. Mr Jones, who served in Parliament until 2005, is a former environment,...

LOGBOOK: TRADA raises profile.(Timber Research and Development Association )(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... `TRADA's profile in the industry has been raised hugely in the past year', said its CE Andrew Abbott, commenting on the news that Classic Timber Frame Homes Ltd in Northern Ireland had become the 400th company in 2006 to become a member of the...

LOGBOOK: Wooden `GATE' opens on Europe.
February 6, 2007... `This competition offers our young architects the opportunity to put themselves on the European design map'. Mike Over, project manager of `Gaining added value from timber' (GATE), was speaking about the Forestry Commission Wales (FCW) Interreg...

LOGBOOK: WOODCHIP BOILER FIRST IN PERTH.(Reith Partners (Woodfuel) Ltd.)
February 6, 2007... A farmer encouraging farm diversification has become the first person in Perthshire to invest in renewable heating, thanks in part to a cash boost from Forestry Commission Scotland as part of its Developing Farm Woodland Energy pilot grant...

LOGBOOK: Top prices for top quality.(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... `This was a very positive and successful sale that demonstrated the Forestry Commission's confidence and commitment' was FC assistant operations manager Simon Wallis's comment on the hardwood timber auction held late last year at the Hare and...

WOODWISE: The view from the sharp end.
February 6, 2007... In which our monthly contracting contributor Nick Hilton of Woodwise Forestry* continues to find that while it's easy to dispose of waste in the middle of a wood - reversing the process isn't always that simple! This is just getting plain...

MANAGING MEIRIONNYDD - oakwoods forever.(Meirionnydd Oakwoods Habitat Management Project )
February 6, 2007... Promoting rural development is the latest issue being tackled by the pioneering North Wales-based Meirionnydd Oakwoods Habitat Management Project (MOHMP)*. This latest review of its work by Tim Gordon-Roberts, Project Manager, follows FBT's...

Pride of Normandy.(Sherwood Oak)
February 6, 2007... In the French Foret de Sanart stands the Sherwood Oak. The state- managed forest lies in Ile-de-France only 15 kilometres from the centre of Paris and it is the state forestry service (ONF) that has named the 500-year-old veteran. In form it is...

ANNUAL HERBICIDE & PESTICIDE REVIEW.
February 6, 2007... Colin Palmer reviews changes and developments in the agrochemical supply industry and finds regulatory changes bite harder. The forestry and amenity sectors were increasingly affected during 2006 by continuing regulatory pressures on the...

2007 Herbicide & Pesticide Directory.
February 6, 2007... Colin Palmer reviews herbicides and pesticides for use in forestry, farm forestry, amenity, total and aquatic sectors. UPLAND & REPLANT FORESTRY GRASS CONTROL Atrazine - Alpha Atrazine 50EC (Makhteshim) Root & rhizome uptake...

MAGNIFICENT 7!
February 6, 2007... Colin Palmer with seven ways to get the most from herbicides. The efficient use of herbicides not only leads to cost-effective crop establishment, but the reduction in the need for repeat sprays will provide an environmental bonus too. ...

Options for replacing Atrazine.(Brief article)
February 6, 2007... 2007 is the last year in which atrazine can be used in Europe to control weeds in forestry and farm woodlands as Colin Palmer reports. The current grass weed control programmes in replant and upland forestry and in farm woodlands can be...

High and low spraying points.
February 6, 2007... Pesticide application in the forest is logistically and economically unique both in requirement and limitation. Control is accomplished with a range of portable sprayer types each best suited to a specific task in essentially a `horses for...