Welsh Government commissioned Woodknowledge Wales to prepare a strategy for the integration of the Welsh forest industries supply chain with offsite timber construction. This document provides an action plan to transform the use of home-grown timber in house building and help deliver the aspirations of the Well-being of Future Generations Act. Read the report here.
Policy Briefing
Scoping a Roadmap for Delivering Sustainability and Growth of Welsh Woodlands – April 2015
This report provides the scope, objectives and outline methodology for the preparation of a roadmap for forestry, wood industries and wood use in Wales. Download Appendix – April 2015 Download
Japanese Larch and its Innovative Applications in Construction 2014
The Wales Forest Business Partnership (WFBP) have surveyed 55 Japanese larch sites across Wales and estimate that 4.9 metre sawlogs make up 24% of the total crop of 1.89 million cubic metres. This could produce around 1 million cubic metres of sawnwood or 50,000 timber framed and timber clad three bedroomed houses. Add in projected […]
