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Back to work and ready for it!
The mill re-opens on Monday 6th January after a break for the holidays and the chance to catch up on some much-needed maintenance. We’re more than ready for action with vast stockpiles of logs waiting to go through the mill to meet customer orders. We look forward to hearing from you!
Our Christmas & New Year break is approaching fast
We’ll be closing for Christmas at 11am this Friday but back and raring to go on Monday 6th January 2025. A very Happy Christmas to our customers and suppliers and all good wishes for 2025.
Here in Bishop’s Castle, it’s beginning to feel a lot like Christmas!
A huge tree at the top of the hill near the Town Hall has become something of a Christmas tradition here in Bishop’s Castle. Last week-end’s storm delayed the big switch-on of the lights but nothing can dim the enthusiam of a place like this for long. We’re very grateful to Euroforest, one of our main…
From one rural business to another
Andrew Masterman, who is our man in the North of England, must have one of the most picturesque territories going – but there’s serious business going on there. He took this picture today whilst visiting Hartlington Fencing Supplies a family-run fencing business based 9 miles from Skipton in North Yorkshire. The business offers anything fencing and…
Round bits to square bits…and back again!
Sawmilling is a fascinating activity and, as in any other business, success relies on being able to supply the customer with what they want. So, whilst our logs arrive as round sections of tree the first thing we do is cut them up into square bits of useable timber like posts and rails. However, some…
A special day at the races
Our annual visit to Ludlow Races had a special significance this year: we sponsored a race in memory of Steve Green who was our Company Secretary for over 40 years and who died earlier this year. Steve loved this afternoon out with colleagues and friends and he loved a winner. He’d have been especially pleased…
Good acoustic fences make Wren Kitchens good neighbours at their new plant in Humberside
The huge purpose-built manufacturing, management and training facility built for Wren Kitchens in South Humberside (aptly named The Nest!) embraces modern technology in just about every aspect of its design and construction. In one respect however it suffers from a very traditional problem: the noise created by vehicles coming and going from the site at…
NEW: Contemporary Planed All Around Fencing Lath
We’re delighted to announce the arrival of this addition to our fencing range. The planed all around fencing laths are available in the following sizes, treated or untreated: Please talk to your usual sales contact for full details.
Planning ahead!
We know it’s the Bank Holiday week-end but at the Mill we’re planning ahead for the colder weather so it’s all going on in the woodfuel area. We’re unloading Ash ready for cutting and splitting before being kiln dried. In the background of the top picture we’re chipping dry softwood to fuel the boilers which…
We’re looking for two Sawmill Operatives
Job description Job Title: Sawmill Operative x 2 Job Summary: We are seeking hardworking, punctual individuals to join the team in one of the UK’s most successful sawmilling operations. The successful candidates will be responsible for assisting in various tasks within the resaw department. The role requires proficiency in the use of various wood machining…
Nearly there with the new weighbridge
The team from Shropshire Scale are well on the way to completing the work on the installation of the new weighbridge. Final connections to the software to be made and testing to be done and some of the new concrete needs to harden but we should be up and running soon. As we keep saying:…
We’re back…but work on the new weighbridge continues
The Mill is back up and running today after our annual maintenance shut-down but the work on installing the new weighbridge continues. It’s likely that the weighbridge will not re-open until Thursday 8th August, but we’ll keep you posted
