Michael Ansell, Director Forestry Commission Business Units
Adding Value with Forest Engineering Innovations Michael Ansell, Director Forestry Commission Business Units Forestry Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Services Plant & Seed Supply Renewable Energy 350 staff 40 million turnover ROUNDWOOD TIMBER VALUE CHAIN
Plant Nursery Ground Prep Planting Restocking Harvesting Transport Infrastructure Nurseries Bedlifter Ground Prep Disc Trencher/Continuous Mounding Ground Prep Strombach Scarifier Automated Planting Bracke Planter
The Bracke Planter is capable of planting through light brash at the recommended stocking density of 2700 trees per ha but is not designed to treat heavy brash. Insecticide treatment is possible Tracked and wheeled base units have both been used successfully. Ground preparation and harvesting operators have sufficient skills to operate the planter effectively but will only achieve high output if they have a high level of skill and motivation. Even at higher outputs the unit cost of restocking is only just comparable with manual planting. Although not yet cost effective it is on right lines and it may become viable in future. Valmet Eco Planter advantages Scarifies and plants Minimal ground disturbance Two plants at each position Disadvantages Requires precise plant specification Problems coping with heavy Sitka brash Automated Planting Valmet Eco Harvesting Timberjack/Valmet Forwarders El Forest Steep Ground Working Steep Ground Harvesting Harvesting and Steep Ground
Tilting Frame Harvester/Ponsse Infrastructure Survey Vehicle Infrastructure RUTT (Roads under Timber Transport Transport LGPV/CTi Recreation Salcey Walkway/North Woods Mountainbike Trail Wildlife Video Monitoring
Map of Wildlife Video Monitoring Sites Wildlife Video Monitoring
Troup Head Stress Laminated Timber Bridges
Stress Laminated Bridge Stress Laminated Timber Bridges
Arran Golf Club Bridge Renewable Energy Windfarm/Hydro Windfarm Civil Engineering
Farr Windfarm Infrastructure Hydro Potential Gleann AChaolais Biofuels and Oil The Future