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…
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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 p…
Out with the old…
The work on installing our new weighbridge has started with the removal of the old one. We’ll be working as quickly as possible during the annual maintenance shut-down to get the new weighbridge up and running. Just a reminder that this might be after our return to work on the 5th August so watch this…
The milll will be closed next week for maintenance
During the break we’re installing a new weighbridge and it’s unlikely that this will be operational until at least 9th August. Please bear with us and watch this space!
How to turn a few bags of compost into £450 for local causes
It was great to hear from Jane Allard recently, an especially green-fingered supporter of Sparc and many other local causes. It has become something of a tradition in recent years for us to supply Jane a with a few bags of award-winning (and RHS Endorsed) SylvaGrow® peat-free compost which is manufactured from composted fine bark…
Grand opening at St George’s Clun
There was a wonderful atmosphere at St George’s School Clun the other day when the new outdoor shelter (for which we supplied the timber) was opened in the presence of the children, teachers, families and friends of the school. Also in attendance was our customer Josh Davies who did the work with Mark Arbon, representatives…
Supporting our stockists
It was great to support #ransfords stockist #DaviesBuildersMerchants at their trade show last night. There was a big turnout and our sales Director Chris Offa reports lots of interesting conversations about #greatbritishtimber As a company that believes in strong partnerships with our customers we’re always happy to help stockists with activities like this in whatever…
New outdoor shelter and pond nears completion at St George’s Clun
It was great to hear from St George’s Primary School in Clun that work on their outdoor shelter and pond is almost complete. We donated some timber to the project. Class 4 have invited us to a celebration opening on 21st June which we wouldn’t miss for anything and we’ll post pictures of the event…
Efficient transport operations make perfect sense all round
One of the areas we pay a lot of attention to is the efficient use of transport. For example, in almost every case lorries taking finished product from our mill to customers run with full loads. It makes sound environmental sense because part loads mean more wagons on the road, full loads mean fewer. It…
When the sun shines…
It’s not yet 9:30 on a glorious day here in Bishop’s Castle. The big saws aren’t running because it’s Saturday but we are running the feather edge line, treatment tank, biomass boiler and kiln all operated by the power of the sun: an…
Work is progressing nicely on our new line
We’re in the home straight now in the construction of the new incisor and post pointing line. The inciser has completed its journey from Oregon to Shropshire and the electricians are starting the process of making everything work.. We were delighted to receive this 3D render of the new line from manufacturer Kalfass over the… Read more »
TWELVE STEPS TO SUSTAINABILITY: #1
Forestry and sawmilling are among the most sustainable activities in the UK economy. During the course of the year we aim to demonstrate 12 ways in which Ransfords plays its part. Here’s the first. We mill most of our timber from forests very close to home thus reducing timber miles. Wood from sustainably managed forests… Read more »
Nearly time to toast your toes. Happy Christmas from everyone at Ransfords.
More progress on the new production lines
Work on the new lines for adding various added-value finishes to posts from 75mm to 200mm s coming on very well thanks to a superb team effort. Above we can see the new 4 head saw being installed and, below, we can see our new inciser being loaded onto a truck in Oregon, USA ready… Read more »
Here’s a bright idea: pick your own kiln dried logs in the warmth of a heated building
Come and pick your own kiln-dried logs in a heated building here at the sawmill on Saturday mornings between 8am and 12noon. Don’t let the weather put you off: you’ll be warm as toast inside! Call at the weighbridge and follow directions. …
There’s no place like home
How lucky we are to live and work in the place we do. This is us delivering kiln dried logs to a local artist’s studio. Just look at that spectacular view of the Shropshire/Welsh border hills. Wonderful!
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How we make firewood (with a little help from our friends)
The logs we convert into usable timber are all checked to ensure that they match the correct quality specification before they enter the mill. Those that don’t meet the standard are turned into firewood. This short video shows the process. We made the video with Sasha Hughes of DA Hughes Forestry Equipment from whom we… Read more »
Sometimes it’s nice to have room to swing a cat
We’ve placed great emphasis in recent posts on the ability of our new firewood delivery vehicle to squeeze into very tight spots. Sometimes though it’s nice to have room to swing a cat as we had on this recent delivery in Bishop’s Castle. Don’t forget that firewood sales are handled by the weighbridge: call 01588… Read more »
A cold morning – and plenty to do!
We’re making great progress on the new building for our in-house engineering department and the new line for adding different finishes to posts from 75mm to 200mm. We’ll show more of that later but in the meantime here’s a reminder of how the weather has turned and the temperatures have dropped: steaming asphalt being laid… Read more »
Breathe in!
There are plenty of narrow roads and tiny lanes in our part of the world which is why we went to some lengths to design our new firewood delivery vehicle so it could cope. This is us out on Saturday morning in some pretty tight spots but the wagon and the hoist coped admirably! Firewood… Read more »