We’ll post a link to some video footage shortly but in the meantime here are some pictures of a landmark event in the construction of our new Timber Treatment Centre
An even bigger lift – and a significant milestone
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Big lifts, with more to come
Nine weeks almost to the day since the first structural steel arrived on site the huge tanks which will store the chemicals used in our new Timber Treatment Centre have been hoisted into place. Next to go in will be the massive autoclave, the vessel into which the timber is placed for treatment under extremely high pressure. We’ll… Read more »
A red letter day in the history of our sawmill
On the 4th July 1978 Alan and Brian Evans stepped in to save the Bishop’s Castle sawmill of Charles Ransford & Son Ltd which was on the verge of bankruptcy. At that time the mill employed over 120 people, all of them local and had the mill gone all of those jobs would have gone with… Read more »
A red letter day in the history of our sawmill
On the 4th July 1978 Alan and Brian Evans stepped in to save the Bishop’s Castle sawmill of Charles Ransford & Son Ltd which was on the verge of bankruptcy. At that time the mill employed over 120 people, all of them local and had the mill gone all of those jobs would have gone with… Read more »
What a (Timber Treatment Centre) picture!
What a (Timber Treatment Centre) picture!
Supporting Ratcliffe’s marketing event
Ratcliffes Timber & Building Supplies provide building, timber, plumbing and electrical supplies for the trade and public in and around Llandovery and Llanwrtyd Wells. They are valued customers with whom we’ve been working for 5 years, so we were happy to support their promotional event this morning to give their customers the chance to meet… Read more »
The virtuous circle of forestry and sawmilling
This picture sequence illustrates perfectly why Great British Timber is such a popular choice for construction and landscaping: it grows on trees and is thus entirely sustainable. That’s provided of course – as all UK forestry operators ensure – that the felled trees are replaced. By specifying Great British Timber from Ransfords you’re helping to safeguard rural employment in… Read more »
Construction of the Timber Treatment Centre is going to plan. All we need now is the equipment!
This was the scene at our new Timber Treatment centre on Saturday. Just six weeks after the arrival of the first structural steel the frame is complete and the floor is in place. All we need now is the treatment equipment which will be installed before the roof and sides of the building are put… Read more »
Challenging times in the forest
The Tillhill Forestry Challenge held today at Llandegla Forest mountain biking centre involved a 14 mile mountain bike course with 6 Enduro timed stages to sort the wheat from the chaff. We’re delighted to report that our Alex Evans (left in the picture) took 2nd overall and our 4 man team, including a somewhat more mature member of… Read more »
A hive of concrete pouring activity
This is the scene at our new Timber Treatment Centre today as the mixer wagons arrive to pour the concrete floor. It’s a pivotal moment in the construction: once the floor is set we can get on with the process of installing the autoclave, other equipment and the services which will make this one of the… Read more »
A month on – and we’re pouring concrete for the floor of the new Timber Treatment Centre
It may take just a moment to see what’s happening in this wide angle shot. We’re looking at the inside of the new building from one of its corners. Everyone is working flat out to get the concrete poured while the weather holds. So far so good. Just two days short of a month from… Read more »
The new Timber Treatment Centre is coming on nicely!
It’s less than 3 weeks since the first structural steel for our new Timber Treatment Centre arrived on site. This picture shows the remarkable progress made in that time. Work continues at a pace in readiness for the arrival of the storage tanks and autoclave which will be craned into position in early July. We’ll… Read more »
A cracking start…
…and a cracking picture!
This is our new Timber Treatment Centre less than one week after the arrival of the first structural steel on site.
As you might imagine, we’re more than pleased with progress to date and hoping that the rest of th…
A sign of real progress
Here’s a sight for sore eyes. Thanks to meticulous planning, the first steel for our new Timber Treatment Centre is hoisted into place. We won’t tell you how many more to go, but we see this as a sign of real progress!
First structural steel arriving for our new treatment plant
With any building project there seems to be a long gap between the first idea and having anything on the ground to show for it. Our new treatment plant, which has been months in the planning, is no exception so it was great to see the first structural steels arrive on site. The new plant, which… Read more »
Work under way on our new treatment plant
This is the scene as work starts on the construction of our new treatment plant. Part of a programme of continual investment at the mill, it will greatly improve the efficiency of this part of our operation. Due for commissioning in January 2019, we’ll report further on this project in a future issue of cutting… Read more »
Back to school at Brockhampton
Great to see outdoor learning and play resources being installed at Brockhampton School in Worcestershire using Great British Timber from Ransfords. The school, which is rated ‘good’ by Ofsted has a strategic objective to be rated ‘outstanding’. In our business we know that there is much more to learn than what we see on a… Read more »
Happy Christmas!
Using a Scottish haulier to maximise efficiency for a Scottish delivery
In our industry as in many others the efficiency of the delivery system can make all the difference to cost for the customer and to the bottom line for us. Those things aside, it seems to us just plain common sense to apply the same search for smart solutions to delivery as we do to… Read more »