Plant Power: Bamboo Biomass in Uganda
The team: Divine Bamboo has expanded quickly since its launch in 2016. Image: Divine Bamboo. Uganda-based company Divine Bamboo has a clear vision: “an Africa with zero deforestation and increased…
Trees are a sustainable and renewable source of timber. Wood processing is a general term to describe the different types of methods to utilise wood. The timber can be used for construction, heating, producing electricity and fuel. Wood fibre is used for manufacturing clothing and some of the food that we eat.
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The team: Divine Bamboo has expanded quickly since its launch in 2016. Image: Divine Bamboo. Uganda-based company Divine Bamboo has a clear vision: “an Africa with zero deforestation and increased…
We catch up with Justin Kingwell, owner of Kingwell Holdings to see how both him and his biomass business was coping with the effects of Covid 19. Justin works throughout…
With the 355 E telehandler, SENNEBOGEN offers an interesting alternative to the classic wheel loader. The machine is also an interesting addition for timber and forestry operations thanks to its…
I have been trying to catch up with Justin from Kingwell Holdings, for a while in order to discover a bit more about the mulching/bio-mass recovery/ground preparation side of the…
Clifford Jones Timber are a fourth generation family-run business created by Clifford Jones in 1948. They are the largest fencing post manufacturer in the UK, supplying all of the British…
On the 23rd and 24th of June, Graythwaite Sawmill, near Hawkshead in the Lake District, was hosting demonstration days for Wood Mizer and Jas P Wilson. Wood Mizer were demonstrating…
On the 18th of July, we arranged to visit Hamish Oliphant at his premises near Turiff in Aberdeenshire. Hamish founded and owns NEWFuel Ltd, which supplies high quality, seasoned woodchips…
Workers at the Norbord wood processing plants in Inverness and Stirling have been praised for their vital role in providing much needed materials during the COVID-19 response. The plants at…
Androscoggin Mill in Jay pictured in 2018. Photo Courtesy of Verso Corp. On Wednesday a large explosion severely damaged the Androscoggin Mill in Jay, Maine. It is not yet known…
ABERCROMBIE, NS – Northern Pulp Nova Scotia (Northern Pulp) has requested Nova Scotia Environment issue a timely, well-defined, and outcome-based Environmental Assessment process for its proposed Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF)…