Forestry & British Timber articles from January 2005

Forestry & British Timber archives from January 2005

TIDINGS OF COMFORT AND JOY?(Forestry Commission)
January 4, 2005... There comes a time in all our lives when we realise that the balmy days of school, college, with mum there to wash and iron, a comfy warm room, three hot meals a day, and dad there to pay the bills, has to come to an end. We are cast out on a...

FORESTS FOR THE PEOPLE.
January 4, 2005... The public has until February 7 2005 to voice its opinions on a radical new scheme to release Forestry Commission Scotland land into community ownership. `We need to ensure that the national forest estate works harder for people in Scotland',...

Engineering excellence.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... Inspiring applications of timber engineering form the subject of a new #1000 Timber Research and Development Association prize for students. Launched in partnership with `wood for good' and the Institution of Structural Engineers, it aims to...

For green - and wood - recycling.(Waste Management)(Green Recycling Group Ltd)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... Green Recycling Group Ltd of Chippenham, Wiltshire has just taken delivery of a Bandit 2680 Beast Recycler from B.E. Recycling Group Ltd*, to replace the Morbark tub grinder which they were using to process packaging and demolition waste. ...

Native is best.
January 4, 2005... Native tree species outperform many of the exotics typically used for land reclamation, and larger, long-lived species have better survival and growth rates than pioneers. These are just two surprising findings in a major new report* on the...

Excellence acknowledged.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... `This is the first time ever we have put our company forward for nomination so we are especially proud to receive the acclaim of the industry judging panel'. Nigel Poyner, managing director of Worcester- based M&M Timber Ltd, landscape and...

Access issues.(woodlands)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... Woodland access is the theme of the Royal Forestry Society's annual conference, in association with the Woodland Trust and the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Venue is the Royal Agricultural Centre, Stoneleigh on March 17 (St...

Ancients and modern.
January 4, 2005... 'In the South East, the most wooded of all the English regions, we felt the time was right to see if were getting the best from our trees, woodlands and forestry - and to see what we could do within the region to increase the contribution they...

Five for the people.(forestry industry)
January 4, 2005... `To get the most out of our forests and woodlands, it is imperative to get more people involved', said Scottish forestry minister Lewis Macdonald announcing the formation of five regional forestry forums `to bring a more local flavour to...

DOWNHILL ALL THE WAY.
January 4, 2005... `This new course will increase usage of the woodlands, attracting many more people to the area to ride the tracks', said Peter Cloke describing - as project manager - the first-ever official, sustainable downhill mountain-biking course on...

Welsh woods for wisdom.(Forestry Commission Wales educating students)
January 4, 2005... `The woodlands in Wales offer first-hand opportunities for learning about natural and cultural heritage, environmental awareness, sustainable development and healthy lifestyles'. Sue Ginley, forest education and health manager, was speaking at...

Eliminating the negative.(Adam Wilson & Sons Ltd installs Eliminizer unit )(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... Tobbe Sandberg engineering manager of Troon, Ayrshire British softwood sawmillers (120,000+m3 pa) Adam Wilson & Sons Ltd which, a year ago this month, installed its first Eliminizer* unit to prevent the build- up of water in the cylinder...

Green light for greener Skye.(British Petroleum provide funding to Kinloch and Kyleakin hills' forest development efforts)
January 4, 2005... Skye's Kinloch and Kyleakin hills will be greener places in the future following the Forestry Commission Scotland's (FCS) securing #630,000+ funding from energy services company BP. It follows the approval of the project's environmental impact...

Up at last!(Forest Products)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... The latest Forestry Commission GB price index for sales of its standing coniferous timber revealed a welcome rise in marked contrast with the downward spiral of recent years. The average price per cubic metre (overbark) was #6.19 in nominal...

Letter: Squirrel control.(Letter to the Editor)
January 4, 2005... From Charles Dutton 'Sir, I write with regard to article "Squirrel Control in Conifers" by Professor John Gurnell and Brenda Mayle (FBT April p16). It is good to see published research on the subject of squirrel again; however it was...

Mound spacing info.(www.forestry.gov.uk/publications)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... 'Good excavator mounding practices ensure that the appropriate density, uniformity and quality of mounds are produced with good mound-to-soil contact'. So says Steve Morgan of Forest Research, co-author of the latest technical note on the...

Letter: Certification - who needs it?(Letter to the Editor)
January 4, 2005... From Marke Yorke 'Sir, While David Ogg was celebrating the 10th anniversary of FSC (FBT October, p34 2004) I noted that his article pointed out that only 3.9% of the total, world-wide area of FSC-certified forest was currently within the...

Letter: A history of treeshelters.(Letter to the Editor)
January 4, 2005... From Mark Potter 'Sir, These days those of us working in rural industries are frequently encouraged to diversify. I suppose then that I should not have been surprised to see Forestry & British Timber branching out into fiction! I am...

Nippers Grove nabs award.(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... `This is a hard time for owners, with timber prices at an all-time low, so it is good to see a woodland that is being managed actively to improve its condition for the future and that offers public benefits'. John Morris, one of the judges in...

Forest Research head honoured.(Awards)(Brief Article)
January 4, 2005... Professor Jim Lynch, chief executive of Forest Research at Alice Holt, recently received the title of Distinguished Professor at a ceremony at the University of Surrey. During his lecture, entitled 'Trees For Life', Professor Lynch described...

Committed to ConFor.
January 4, 2005... 2005 will be an important year for ConFor, writes Stuart Goodall*. ConFor must demonstrate to potential supporters why they should put their hands in their pockets, and why members of FTA and UKFPA should put their faith in this new...

WoodWISE: The view from the sharp end.
January 4, 2005... In which our monthly contracting contributor Nick Hilton of Woodwise Forestry*starts the new year as he means to go on - with some R&R... Woodwise 2005! Here we go: brand new year, brand new month, and wallop, straight in with a brand new...

CONTINUOUS COVER FORESTRY: Successful CCF from 48p per year!
January 4, 2005... Gary Kerr, Colin Edwards and Bill Mason of Forest Research introduce `adaptive management' as one way of carrying out continuous cover forestry (CCF) successfully and share experiences of how this has helped some early pioneers. What is...

A fleeting glance - and yet a promise of so much more!
January 4, 2005... This is not so much an attempt to introduce romance to our forest industry, writes Neil Campbell (managing director) and Simon Oldham (company harvesting manager), Scottish Woodlands Ltd in their review of 2004, but to engender that feeling of...

FORESTRY INVESTMENT MARKET: Funny old world, sn't it?
January 4, 2005... The extent to which money supply drives the rural property market is a recurrent theme in this review, writes David Taylor, in his annual take on the woodland market. In these continuing times of peace (and a war a long way away, in which...

SAWMILLING: Sawing to new heights of service.(Scottish sawmill Adam Wilson & Sons)
January 4, 2005... Scottish sawmill Adam Wilson & Sons is at the forefront of added-value timber production, following its early conversion to Tanalith E, the proven alternative to CCA preservative, plus installation of the UK's first X-ray strength grading line....

HARVESTING: Basic instinct.
January 4, 2005... There's more to Silvatec than the ability of its harvesting heads to handle rough timber. Eoghan Daly looks at the success of the company's latest generation base machines, exemplified by the positive reports of early models of the Sleipner...

FORESTRY & TIMBER ASSOCIATION: Glancing back and looking forward.
January 4, 2005... 2004 proved to be a busy year for the Forestry & Timber Association as FTA executive director Chris Inglis reports. FTA activity in 2004 was dominated by the highly acclaimed 'Level Playing Field' process and the successful Exhibition at...