TIMCON sounds forestry plea

26 August 2016


A plea for the government to support British forestry has been sounded by the Timber Packaging & Pallet Confederation (TIMCON).

The organisation wants the government to act on inadequate levels of UK forest replanting, following a recent Forestry Commission report stating that just half of the coniferous woodland harvested in 2006 had been restocked with productive conifer species.

“The home-grown timber industry has been a great success story of recent years, providing the majority of raw materials for industries such as pallets and packaging,” said TIMCON president John Dye.

“The UK forestry and sawmill industry has invested heavily in providing first class timber and service; while production and use of wood has a significant role to play in the UK building a lower carbon economy.

“The share for home-grown wood has been increasing. We don’t want this positive trend reversed in favour of imports from the alternative sources we have to source our raw materials because of inadequate planting for the future, and which will ensure continuity of supply.”

TIMCON is liaising with the Timber Trade Federation and Confor to lobby the government to support British forestry, its related business and the environment by ensuring that a programme of full replacement is in place for harvested trees.

TIMCON wants to see forest planting boosted