Wednesday 25th October 2017
Innovation And Adding Value To Your Timber
Best Western Dryfesdale Hotel, Lockerbie, DG11 2SF
Adding value to your timber will not only increase demand for homegrown wood, but should also increase the value of the raw product to the benefit of everyone in the supply chain. And if we can start the process off with improved plants that will grow quicker and yield more reliable strength, stiffness and straightness to the final logs, then there will be added benefits for the industry.
Presentations included:
- Overview on Industry Leadership Groupwork, including update on skills development plan;
- Latest developments in tree breeding– Dr Steve Lee, Forest Research
- Latest developments in Timber Technology– Dr Robert Hairstan, Edinburgh Napier University and head of the Centre for Offsite Construction & Innovative Structures (COCIS)
- Conforand FCS updates