Forestry & British Timber articles from January 17 2008

Forestry & British Timber archives from January 17 2008

Forestry & British Timber: New Year - new thinking?
January 17, 2008... There can be no doubt that we live in unsettling times. The past twelve months has seen a gathering tide of unrest on a number of major fronts. The fallout from the Sub-prime loans mess; the collapse of Northern Rock; with investors scrambling...

LOGBOOK: NEW FUND PROMOTES TIMBER BUSINESS.
January 17, 2008... A new blueprint designed to boost business efficiency in the timber industry was launched by Environment Minister Michael Russell. The Timber Development Programme is a #1m initiative, which will deliver 60 actions over the next three years,...

Seed harvest in the Yorkshire Dales.
January 17, 2008... Conservation staff in the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority (YDNPA) have been out collecting seeds from wild juniper bushes - to ensure they survive in the future. Thousands have been collected in the past few weeks from three sites and...

LOGBOOK: Strong future for Anglia Woodfuels.(Brief article)
January 17, 2008... Speaking at the first annual general meeting for Anglia Woodfuels, chairman John Austen reported that there is a strong future for the co- operative group. `Awareness of wood fuel as an excellent renewable heating source has certainly increased...

LOGBOOK: Award for community forestry.
January 17, 2008... The business case for community forestry in the UK has received a fillip with The Mersey Forest, the largest of England's 12 Community Forests, recognised at the prestigious North of England Business Excellence Awards 2007. Representatives...

LOGBOOK: Time is right for certified timber, but.
January 17, 2008... Speaking at the Scottish Timber Trade Association AGM in Grangemouth on December 4, Alasdair McGregor of BM TRADA Certification said: `In view of increasing awareness of green procurement policy in the public and private sectors, the time is...

LOGBOOK: UKFPA AND HSE GO DOWN TO THE WOODS.(UK Forest Products Association)(Brief article)
January 17, 2008... The UK Forest Products Association (UKFPA) arranged a fact-finding visit recently for senior HSE personnel to harvesting sites in Scotland to address a number of topical timber harvesting issues. Subjects considered included lone working,...

LOGBOOK: Alternative fuel supplier.
January 17, 2008... A Surrey-based firm aims to address the growing commercial and private demand for sustainable energy by launching the South East's largest centre for alternative fuel production. LC Energy, which has been established to initially service the...

LOGBOOK: Regional forestry appt.
January 17, 2008... A new leader has been appointed to head up a forestry advisory committee for the East Midlands. Dr Chris Gill has this month taken up his post as chair of the Forestry Commission's regional advisory committee (RAC). Chris has 25 years of...

LOGBOOK: Retiring forester's brush with nature.(retirement of Paul Barwick)(Brief article)
January 17, 2008... A veteran Nottinghamshire woodsman based in Sherwood Pines Forest Park, near Mansfield, has hung up his axe after a career spanning 42 years - and is planning to get busy with his paint brush instead. Paul Barwick, 59, is retiring from the...

LOGBOOK: NEW FACE FOR EDUCATION.(appointment of Bonnie Maggio)(Brief article)
January 17, 2008... There's a new face in charge of forest education with the appointment of Bonnie Maggio as the new Forest Education Initiative co-ordinator for Scotland. Bonnie's role involves building up relationships between the timber industry and the...

LOGBOOK: Yorks/Humber take lead.
January 17, 2008... Jeremy Walker has been appointed to head up a forestry advisory committee for Yorkshire and The Humber having taken up his post as chair of the Forestry Commission's Regional Advisory Committee (RAC). Mr Walker has lived and worked in...

LOGBOOK: ConFor communication package.(Confederation of Forest Industries)(Brief article)
January 17, 2008... Good communication is at the heart of good business, and ConFor's new communications package provides just that. With a refreshed and improved website, a more frequent industry magazine and monthly enews, ConFor `aims to provide a comprehensive...

LOGBOOK: BSW training success.
January 17, 2008... The 500th customer has completed BSW Timber's Constructive Timber Training Course, enabling merchants' staff to improve their knowledge of timber and provide customers with expert advice and suggestions. Tony Thomas of Wimbledon Build...

LOGBOOK: FORESTRY GETS HEALTH BOOSTER.
January 17, 2008... The Scottish Government is committing a further #100,000 to innovative projects that expand the development of woodlands as nature's health service. Channelled through Forestry Commission Scotland in partnership with the health sector, the...

LOGBOOK: Students at top of tree!
January 17, 2008... Students from the National School of Forestry in Newton Rigg, from the Royal College of Agriculture in Cirencester and from Bicton College in Budleigh Salterton have all received awards from the Royal Forestry Society (RFS) after coming top of...

WOODWISE: The view from the sharp end.
January 17, 2008... In which our monthly contracting contributor Nick Hilton of Woodwise Forestry* finds life's a gas... Bye, bye 2007. Crikey, that was a busy year. I've just flicked through my old diary while preparing my new one, you know the drill -...

Just how bad is bacterial bleeding canker?
January 17, 2008... White flowering horse chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) is an introduced species rarely planted in woodland and of little use to the timber industry. True value is within the amenity and landscape sector as the most widely planted and important...

CONFOR: FACING UP TO THE CHALLENGE.(Confederation of Forest Industries)
January 17, 2008... ConFor looks back on a busy year and forward enthusiastically with optimism. From time to time ConFor is challenged in these pages and elsewhere to demonstrate more of the work it is doing. Becoming a member is the best way to find out. As...

WOODLAND MARKET: RUMBLE ON!
January 17, 2008... This has been another year when the market for woodlands of all sorts has been buffeted by forces beyond its control, but despite being tossed about like a cork in a hurricane, it has managed to keep well afloat, writes David Taylor. At a...

Unlocking the timber potential.
January 17, 2008... Situated a short distance south of the Stirlingshire burgh, historic Falkirk, Mavisbank Farm has occupied its secluded position overlooking the bustling hub town for some considerable time. In recent years however, Penny Edwards and Martin...

SAWMILL BUCKS CLOSURE TREND.
January 17, 2008... A small sawmill in the Therache region of northern France has bucked the French trend of municipal sawmill closure over the past quarter of a century by manufacturing components for clients to assemble their own pallets. Some 4300 small,...

TAKING IT TO THE BRIDGE.
January 17, 2008... Two old timber bridges on the Fairy Knowe trail near Barr Village have been given a 'lift' thanks to a Royal Navy helicopter from HMS Gannet. Both the old timber bridges were getting tired and in need of repair so staff from Forestry...