Another view of Oakley Wood where we’ve been working recently, this time in the glorious evening sun at the top of the picture while, in the lower part, you can see the composting operation in our yard which we undertake for Melcourt, who make a range of composts for commercial growers and for amateur gardeners.…
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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. …
More windblown timber coming to the mill
Here are some more pictures of that windblown 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, lo…
When the wind blows…
The recent Storm Darragh caused a whole load of damage in its track both to people and property. One frequent ‘casualty’ in such storms are our forests and woodlands. This image shows windblown Douglas Fir being tidied up in a forest just over a mile from our mill. It will soon be transformed into useful…
Early morning at the mill
It’s a cracking morning here in #Bishop’s Castle and what better sight than a new load of logs coming into #Ransfords? From the forest to the wagon and into the mill to be turned into a host of useful timber products. We take great pains to ensure that not a scrap of any delivery is…
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…
From one rural business to another
Andrew Masterman, who is our man in the North of England, must have one of the most picturesque territories going – but there’s serious business going on there. He took this picture today whilst visiting Hartlington Fencing Supplies a family-run fencing business based 9 miles from Skipton in North Yorkshire. The business offers anything fencing and…
Round bits to square bits…and back again!
Sawmilling is a fascinating activity and, as in any other business, success relies on being able to supply the customer with what they want. So, whilst our logs arrive as round sections of tree the first thing we do is cut them up into square bits of useable timber like posts and rails. However, some…
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…
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.
Our new line is coming together nicely
As you can see from this image we’ve made huge strides in setting out the new lines for adding various added-value finishes to posts from 75mm to 200mm. There’s still a lot to do and even more equipment to arrive – but we’re ge…