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Ignite: Firewood Production and Supply
This course is a must for all firewood producers. It provides participants with a background to firewood production and supply drawing on real market economics and covers the technical aspects of producing and delivering firewood as well as quality control.
An outline of the course content is available here.
Cost: £35+VAT (with SDF funding), £115+VAT (without SDF funding).
Ignite: Firewood Production and Supply
This course is a must for all firewood producers. It provides participants with a background to firewood production and supply drawing on real market economics and covers the technical aspects of producing and delivering firewood as well as quality control.
An outline of the course content is available here.
Cost: £150 + VAT
To book onto this course, please contact Erica Spencer on 01765 609355 – erica.spencer@ruraldevelopment.org.uk
Ignite – Woodfuel Quality Standards Course
If you produce firewood, woodchips or pellets as a fuel, or are considering using them as a fuel, this course is a must. It introduces the latest standards for solid biofuels in use in the UK, provides the methodology for sampling fuel and covers quality assurance processes. The course involves a practical on how to sample fuel products accurately.
An outline of the course content is available here.
ignite: Woodfuel Production and Supply
This three day course has spurred a number of companies to embark on new business ventures in the rapidly expanding wood fuel market. Applying knowledge and skills gained on the course, many of these companies are now actively participating in the wood fuel supply chain as producers and suppliers.
For full course content please click here.
ignite: Woodfuel Production and Supply
This three day course has spurred a number of companies to embark on new business ventures in the rapidly expanding wood fuel market. Applying knowledge and skills gained on the course, many of these companies are now actively participating in the wood fuel supply chain as producers and suppliers.
For full course content please click here.
Climate Change, Woodland Management and the Timber Trade
Rural Development Initiatives Ltd and the Institute of Chartered Foresters Midlands Region, supported by Landskills East Midlands, have organised a half day seminar on the subject of climate change, woodland management and the timber trade.
CTI Grant Funding Information Evening
RDI’s Northwoods Office is holding a free evening event to highlight grant opportunities available to the timber haulage sector. The event will focus on support for Central Tyre Inflation (CTI) systems in the North East – with 40% grants currently available towards equipment and installation costs through the bioeNErgy scheme.
Bellingham Great Flood
A centenary exhibition commemorating the Bellingham flood of 1911 will run between Friday 5th August and Thursday 15th September at the village’s Heritage Centre.
Northumberland Community Flooding Partnership and Tyne Rivers Trust have contributed information boards for the exhibition.