South Regional Meeting: Tuesday 15th October 2019

Tuesday 15^th October 2019

Resourcing And Expanding The Sector

SURE QUEEN’S HOTEL, Lockerbie DG11 2RB

As the public purse tightens and Brexit looms, how will we resource the future development of our industry – research, skills, promotion, etc.?

Have we got the tree seeds and the plants to match Government targets for more new woodland in Scotland, will the land become available for the necessary expansion and who will plant those trees?

Led by some expert speakers, presentations covered: –

• An industry contribution scheme
  • Stuart Goodall, Chief Executive of Confor
• More woodland in Scotland
  • Brendan Callaghan, Head of Operational Delivery, Scottish Forestry
• The tree seed and plant resource
  • Charles Beaumont, Director TreesPlease and chair of the Confor Nursery Producers Group
• Industry updates
  • Andy Leitch, Timber Development Policy Advisor, Scottish Forestry, and coordinator of the SFTT Industry Leadership Group
  • Doug Howieson, Scottish Forestry’s Conservator for South Scotland
  • Confor – the usual general industry update