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New Project – Building from England’s Woodlands

7 November 2022 marlene cramer 0

Did you know that in 2021/22 we have been planting more broadleaf trees than conifers in the UK (mainly in England)? Yet the timber that […]

Forests and pandemics

9 April 2020 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

Not so long ago, the concern was all about the pests and diseases threatening our trees. These risks remain, but sadly we all now have […]

Woodland trust emergency tree plan

23 January 2020 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The Woodland Trust has published a policy paper: “Emergency Tree Plan for the UK – how to increase tree cover and address the nature and […]

Scottish Forestry – Corporate Plan Consultation

13 January 2020 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

“Scottish Forestry” is a new executive agency of the Scottish Government – formed from what was previously Forestry Commission. They are responsible for forestry related […]

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IAgrE Forestry Engineering Group (FEG) Symposium 2019

8 August 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

IIAgrE Forestry Engineering Group (FEG) Symposium 2019 “New developments in timber extraction” 26 September 2019 Newton Rigg, Penrith The Institute of Agriculture Engineers (IAgrE) and […]

Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in a day

30 July 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

You may have seen it reported that Ethiopia has planted 350 million trees in one day as part of their “green legacy” initiative. You might […]

Roots for further growth

8 April 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

“Roots for Further Growth” is a document prepared by the Forest and Timber Technologies Industry Leadership Group (ILG), and sets out a strategy and action […]

Forestry Commission v2019

5 April 2019 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The Forestry Commission was established as part of the Forestry Act 1919 – and is therefore celebrating its centenary this year.  A lot has changed […]

How lovely are thy branches?

10 December 2018 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

The modern timber industry is very dependent on a small number of commercial species, yet according to the GlobalTreeSearch there are more than 60,000 different […]

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RFS Conference 2019 – Evolving the forest

7 December 2018 Dan Ridley-Ellis 0

“A three-day forum drawing together a wide variety of voices to explore a heritage of woodland and forest and look to their future. In celebration […]

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The Centres for Timber Engineering at Edinburgh Napier University are “Wood Science & Technology (CWST)”, and “Offsite Construction and Innovative Structures (COCIS)”.

They are part of the Institute for Sustainable Construction at Edinburgh Napier University, UK.

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RSS Scottish Forest & Timber Technologies events

  • Highlands & Islands Regional Meeting: 9th November 2022
  • North Scotland Regional Meeting: 26th October 2022
  • Central Scotland Regional Meeting: 3rd November 2022

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  • Fully-funded PhD studentships available – CALL FOR APPLICATIONS 24 November 2022
  • Come and visit our stand at the SRPe Annual Conference on 21st November 21 November 2022

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