Timberwolf shares Stage V facts

7 December 2018


Timberwolf, Europe’s leading manufacturer of commercial wood chippers, is launching a campaign to help the arboriculture industry understand the key information surrounding the latest round of emissions legislation.

As part of the government’s commitment to reduce engine emissions, non-road mobile machinery, including wood chippers, will be affected in the latest round of changes known as Stage V.

The ‘All the Facts, #NoOmissions’ campaign sets out facts and information about Stage V, which takes effect in January 2019.

More than 20,000 people work in the arboriculture industry across Britain, contributing over £700m to the UK economy – and Stage V is set to have an impact on the engine technology of essential machinery used every day.

Pre-Stage V diesel engines used in machines above 25hp, such as wood chippers, mowers and stump grinders, will no longer be produced after this year, so when manufacturers have used their stocks of these engines, new diesel machines will be fitted with Stage V-compliant engines that produce fewer emissions.

The All the Facts, #NoOmissions campaign is running across Timberwolf’s Facebook, Twitter and Instagram channels, and includes striking graphics to make the facts around the legislation clear and accessible to everyone.

“Our campaign is about giving the facts about the new legislation, as lots of people are being told that diesel machines can no longer be used, which is totally wrong,” said Antony Alexander, Timberwolf product marketing manager. “Current diesel wood chippers can be used and traded after the implementation of Stage V in the same way they can be today.

“This isn’t the end of diesel, far from it – it’s the start of a new wave of innovation in our industry. We’ve invested in a large stock of pre-Stage V engines so that we can produce our wood chippers for some time to come, but we’re excited to be leading the way in designing Stage V compliant machines.”

Timberwolf is sharing key Stage V information