Voice 'Unless we start thinning there's going to be a major shortage': Our insider on learning from past mistakes
Our insider is back with his latest take on the timber situation in the UK.
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In the latest in our A Voice from the Woods series, our insider looks new saw blades.
Voice 'The public has no idea': Our insider on red diesel, biomass and storm-damaged timber being left to rot
In the latest in our A Voice from the Woods series, our insider looks at the incoming ban on red diesel.
Voice from the woods 'Producing a machine with so many blind spots seems insane to me': Our insider on the impact of a new loader
In the latest in our A Voice from the Woods series, our insider details looming problems facing the industry.
Voice from the woods 'I'm stuck in no man's land': Our insider on the confusion over red diesel rules and the future ahead
In the latest in our A Voice from the Woods series, our insider details the choices facing the industry over fuel.
Voice from the woods 'Trees which are far too big are being butchered by harvesters': The latest from our industry insider
In the latest in our A Voice from the Woods series, our insider details looming problems facing the industry.
voice from the woods 'Dealing with these people drains you': Our insider on life in the industry
In the latest in our A Voice from the Woods series, our insider details his struggles in dealing with members of the public.
PREMIUM A voice from the woods: one man's hell
FOR a small sawmill, apart from having to compete with larger ones, the most underlying and ongoing issue is definitely staffing.
PREMIUM A voice from the woods: September 2021
WHEN I first began working in the woods, at the young age of 16, I worked alongside a cutter in his early 50s, whose eyesight wasn’t brilliant. I was fascinated by his ability to sharpen his saw by touch, but he could never quite make out what he actually did. Now, it’s 40 years on and I’m in the same boat!
