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Firewood Supply Chain Training

8/2/2012

Preston, Lancashire

TR:FSCT-120208-CUE

  • Non-member: £150.00 (ex VAT)
  • Member: £150.00 (ex VAT)

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Firewood Supply Chain Training

Wednesday, 8 February 2012

Cuerden Valley Park

Bamber Bridge

Lancashire

PR5 6BY

A one-day Ignite training module to give producers of firewood logs the knowledge and skills to operate a sustainable and commercially viable firewood business.


Course content

Firewood as a renewable fuel

The carbon balance of firewood

Drivers for an increase in demand for renewable fuels

Sources of timber for firewood

Woodlands

Tree surgery

Reclaimed wood

Turning timber into firewood

Seasoning

Equipment

Matching different raw material to equipment

Handling and delivering firewood

Depot layout and design

Handling equipment

Delivery Methods

Reducing handling

Introduction to markets for firewood

Domestic / commercial

Rural / Urban

Economics of firewood supply

Scale

Costs / income

Market prices

Streamlining techniques to lower overheads

Quality assurance to include an introduction to the HETAS SBAS and Woodsure schemes

Case Study

Keith Blacker – Edistone Ltd. has developed a successful firewood supply business which couples progressive woodland management with innovative added-value marketing and careful attention to customer service.

Course content is subject to change with developments in the sector.

General Information

Throughout the course participants are encouraged to contribute their own experience either of woodfuel or of other aspects of renewables to the course. There is a lively, good humoured atmosphere at courses, where participants can discuss issues of particular relevance or interest to themselves and the group within the framework of the course.

 

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