It is renewable, constantly growing naturally. Woodland area in the UK is estimated at 2.85 million hectares. In the last year, over 5,000 hectares of new woodland were created, and more than 15,000 hectares of woodland were restocked (source: Forestry Commission).

Trees absorb CO2 as they grow – around 1 tonne for each cubic metre of growth. At the same time, each m3 growth produces almost ¾ tonne of oxygen. (Source: Wood for Good / Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Management)

When timber is sawn for use in other products, that carbon is ‘locked in’.

Harvesting older trees allows younger ones to grow, creating a sustainable woodland environment. 

There is no waste from the production of timber products. When we saw timber for its ultimate use  - in our case, outdoor and garden products, fencing, landscaping, DIY and pallet and packaging – all ‘waste’ generated is collected and set aside for other uses. For example, sawdust and shavings are used for the manufacture of wood-based sheet materials, wood chips can be used as biofuels and bark is set aside for horticultural uses.

At the end of its useful life, wood can be recycled, and disposed of in an environmentally sound way.

As a homegrown timber company, the vast majority of our material is grown in the UK, and most of it locally around the north of England and Scotland. This minimises the transportation involved in our raw material supply.