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The new timber sales and marketing plan: Small processors and access to timber on Welsh Government Woodland Estate

June 2, 2021 by admin


NRW’s Timber Sales & Marketing Plan (2021-2026) can offer opportunities for the small timber processing community in Wales. The purpose of this paper is to interpret the Plan and its implications for small sawmillers. This will create a solid foundation for exploring the means by which small processors may be able access timber grown on the Welsh Government Woodland Estate in the future as well as highlight opportunities for future activities and interventions.
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Filed Under: Forestry, News, Procurement, Resources, Technical Briefing, Timber, Welsh Timber Tagged With: Processing, Technical Briefing

Professor Callum Hill’s update on the positive environmental impact of wood 2016

December 21, 2016 by admin

In a review of the environmental impact of wood products, leading Welsh wood scientist, Callum Hill shows that timber products lock-up more carbon than is used in their production. The study also shows that generic embodied carbon data quoted from independent databases such as the Inventory of Carbon and Energy (ICE) tend to underestimate the benefit of wood.

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Filed Under: Construction, Resources, Timber, Whole Life Carbon Tagged With: Building Elements, Structural Timber, Technical Briefing, Whole Life Carbon

The Woodknowledge Wales Manifesto for Wood – March 2016

February 27, 2016 by admin

This ambitious manifesto seeks to describe what needs to be done in the timber and wood products sector and some of the benefits Woodknowledge Wales can deliver.
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Filed Under: Construction, Forestry, Housing, Manufacturing, Resources, Timber

Sustainable Construction Timber – Ivor Davies 2016

February 25, 2016 by admin

FC Scotland have released a new publication by Ivor Davies, Sustainable Construction Timber – Sourcing and Specifying Local Timber. This is an invaluable new tool that will help clients understand how to procure homegrown timber.
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Filed Under: Construction, Design & Specification, Guidance, Housing, Procurement, Resources, Timber, Timber Systems, Welsh Timber Tagged With: Design Specification, Processing, Structural Timber

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