We’re really pleased to have a new video which shows the progress of timber production from the forest to the finished product. The video features processes and production facilities unique to Ransfords and which make us one of the most advanced…
Category: acousticians
Traffic noise has a profound negative impact on the health of millions says report from House of Lords Science and Technology Committee.
Environmental noise and light pollution contribute to a range of adverse health outcomes including heart disease and premature death. Yet light and noise remain neglected pollutants, poorly understood and poorly regulated says a report by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee which counts some of the nation’s leading scientists among its members. They… Read more »
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“Seeing the wood for the trees” report calls for more action on domestic tree planting and timber production
Not only are trees and woodlands vital to the provision of timber, but creating new woodland is also widely agreed to be crucial for the UK to meet its 2050 net zero target and nature recovery targets, says the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee, members of which visited Ransfords earlier this year during its… Read more »
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The fourth of July: a story of independence, survival, and going from strength to strength
The fourth of July is mostly remembered as the day the people of the USA celebrate Independence Day but it’s also the anniversary of the day, 45 years ago, that this business was saved from going bust by the intervention of the Evans family. Brothers Alan & Brian Evans saved the sawmill from bankruptcy in… Read more »
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Trailer loads ready to roll
Nothing gives us greater pleasure than fine weather for landscaping and construction and lots of trailer-loads of timber products ready to leave our yard. In the background are full loads of treated and untreated boards and rails. In the foreground, one of many future loads of acoustic fencing panels which are destined to go round… Read more »
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Bishop’s Castle Under 12s in great form
Thanks to the team for these pictures showing off their new jackets – complete with our logo on the back. Sport of every kind is a big part of life in a small community like Bishop’s Castle and we were delighted to help with some sponsorship. Good luck to the under 12s and all the… Read more »
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It’s that wagon…and that man again!
We posted the other day about a load of beech coming into us from Savernake Forest. The AW Jenkinson driver who dropped that load off was Ray Powell…the same Ray Powell who brought logs into us yesterday and took a load of posts back to Cornwall for us to be delivered this morning. Ray’s a… Read more »
A rapid response thanks to our flexible friends
Yesterday was our first day back at work so it was nice to hear from a customer who wanted a load of posts. Trouble was that they were needed in Cornwall this week! As luck would have it we had a log wagon in the yard unloading, so, we loaded it up with the posts… Read more »
New firewood from an ancient forest
This load of Beech was delivered to us just before Christmas courtesy of Euroforest and AW Jenkinson and their driver Ray. The logs will be turned into kiln dried firewood in very short order. The load is especially interesting since it comes from Savernake Forest which covers around 4,500 acres in Wiltshire – and has… Read more »
Round to square and back again!
Most of our time at the sawmill is spent turning round logs into square bits of useful timber. However, sometimes we need to make the square bits round again! This video shows you how we do it….
TWELVE STEPS TO SUSTAINABILITY #12
In our business we’re used to taking the long view. A commercial forest like this one can take over 50 years to come to maturity from time of first planting – and it’s entirely dependent on nature delivering the goods. We take the same long-term view when it comes to growing our business: constantly investing… Read more »
How we make the most of every log we process
Safety first for visitors to the mill
We’re always pleased to welcome visitors to the Mill by arrangement: there’s much to see and we believe that once people have been here they’ll have a much better understanding of our operation. That being said, this is a working sawmill and the safety of visitors as they move around the yard is paramount. To… Read more »
Nothing beats the sheer versatility of timber
At top left are acoustic fencing panels headed for south Wales. They’ll reduce the impact of noise created by traffic and commercial activity and are effective precisely because they are made of timber. Because its surface appears to be so hard we tend to think of timber as a completely solid material. In fact, the… Read more »
When the wind blows
This video sent to us by our partners Euroforest shows one of our woodlands in Devon which was badly hit with severe windblown damage – over half of it was flattened during Storm Arwin in November last year. Some products from this site have been marketed locally and the log material has come to our… Read more »
Kallfass get straight to the point
The makers of our new automatic post pointing line have written an extensive study of the project on their website here. The new Kallfass line is now fully operational and has made a huge difference both in terms of the speed and accuracy of the process itself and in virtually eliminating manual handling of these very… Read more »
The virtuous circle of commercial forestry
These pictures are taken at one of our forestry holdings in the south west of England – an area whose warm and damp climate produces some of the best home-grown timber. The top picture shows logs being collected at the roadside to be transported to the mill here in Bishop’s Castle. The bottom one shows… Read more »
TWELVE STEPS TO SUSTAINABILITY #9
Every part of the log is used. These massive piles are of woodchip, bark nuggets, and bark fines which arise from the sawmilling process. They will go on to be used in a wide variety of horticultural products and bring landscapes to life all over the …
How to make an acoustic fencing panel in under 60 seconds
Ransfords are UK market leaders in the manufacture of acoustic fencing panels to reduce the impact of traffic and other noise on people living close to roads or commercial activity. Whilst almost every part of the mill is fully automated, the panels are still made by hand simply because there are so many variations in… Read more »
TWELVE STEPS TO SUSTAINABILITY #6
We extend the useful life of our timber in our purpose built Timber Treatment Centre housing the most sophisticated and efficient equipment of its kind. It is a closed system which ensures that the treatment chemicals are used to best effect and with zero environmental impact. Inset picture: a full load of our treated acoustic… Read more »