David Sulman, of the Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor), discusses the case for recovering more bark from UK harvesting operations. When people think of forest products, many may not think of bark, which is a significant product in its own right, together with sawn timber, sawdust and wood chips. The processing of bark represents a major and […]Read More

More than 10,000 hectares of new woodland have been planted in Scotland for the first time in almost 20 years, it was announced recently. Confor h as welcomed the figures – 11,200 hectares of new planting, up from 7,100 the previous year – and called on the forestry industry to maintain the momentum and drive on […]Read More

PLANT MORE TREES IN THE BORDERS! Tree planting must be made easier to encourage investment in Northumberland and offer new opportunities in the uplands after Brexit, a forestry summit has been told. Councillor Peter Jackson, leader of Northumberland County Council, told the meeting hosted at the EGGER site in Hexham: “We have the UK’s largest […]Read More