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When the sun shines
Added to a recent order from our contractor customer Roocroft was this unusual item: a specially made flat-pack picnic bench to be used by those working on site as they install our post and rail fencing. Charlotte Harris, Construction Project Manager with Roocroft wrote to say “It’s made such a difference to team morale already,…
The work’s going well at Henley Wood
The dry spell has certainly helped us crack on at our holding at Henley Wood not far from our Mill where the Goodwin family are undertaking some thinning work for us. As these pictures show, not only are we extracting some excellent quality logs, we are also involving yet another local family firm to haul…
Champions all!
Hats off to Bishops Castle Onny Valley Rugby Club who have won their league this year after a thrilling season and some really tough games. We’re a proud sponsor of the club. You’ll forgive us for giving a special shout out to Sam Evans who is family and works at the mill, but rugby is…
Forestry’s a local family affair – and our timber is local too
We have two of our own local properties being thinned at present. The first is the one we’ve posted on recently at Henley, very close to the mill, where the work is being undertaken by the Goodwin family. The second wood is near Pulverbatch, less than 15 miles from us, being worked by Simon Flack…
Ransfords: the zero waste sawmill
People who know #Ransfords will know that we have a policy of zero waste. Day in, day out, every part of every log that comes into our mill is used. Sawdust and woodchips which are generated as the timber is processed have several uses – as does the tree bark. So, when logs like the…
Timber from even closer to home
We’re getting raw material from even closer to home this week, undertaking some thinning of Douglas Fir in one of our own holdings very close to the mill. Alex Evans used #Ransfords own low loader to move the harvester to the required position. Now, it’s all systems go!
More timber coming to the mill
Here are some more pictures of that local timber being loaded in the forest before being brought to the mill for processing.. The location is practcally on our doorstep so it’s especially pleasing to know that, as with forestry generally, local jobs for local people are being supported in harvesting, transport and processing.
Timber on our doorstep
This image shows Douglas Fir being loaded up in a forest just over a mile from our mill. It will soon be transformed into useful timber products and be on its way to our customers. No part of any of these logs will be wasted: bark, sawdust and woodchip will all be used for different…
Clean lines and a traditional feel for a new home in Shrewsbury
One of the great things about timber is its sheer versatility. It is used in housebuilding in many often unseen ways but because it’s such a natural material more and more architects are using timber cladding as a way of making new homes look both traditional and modern at exactly the same time. This new…
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…
