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ILG Strategy and Implementation Plan

The ILG has a vision which is that in 2030 the Scottish forest and timber technologies sector’s present contributions to the sustainable low carbon growth of the Scottish economy from using virgin and recycled wood-fibre will have doubled since 2015.

The ILG has identified and published a strategy for achieving that vision which identified five immediate strategic priorities for the forest and timber technologies sector, and these are to:

Maximise the economic outputs of Scotland’s forest and fibre resource.
Improve the efficiency and safety of the wood fibre supply chain.
Expand markets and add value
Develop a work force with skills for the future
Understand and communicate the forest and wood-based industries’ contributions to Scotland’s economy

These strategic priorities are being delivered through an action plan that is being taken forward through partnerships with a variety of organisations that include individual forest sector companies, Scottish Forestry, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, South of Scotland Enterprise, Edinburgh Napier University, Forest Research and the Construction Scotland Innovation Centre. Where necessary, we will create working groups from relative representatives from the supply chain and beyond to address specific opportunities and/or ongoing themes.

Currently there are two active working groups focussing on “Developing a skilled workforce for the future” and “Increasing the use of wood fibre in construction”. Other groups will be created as and when necessary.

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