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News

Catch up with all the developments at Great Brtish Timber and Charles Ransford & Son Ltd.

The early bird…

Here’s a very satisfying sight: a full load of 4m high single sided acoustic fencing panels delivered on site in Scotland before 8am. It’s one of 3 loads delivered the same morning to a battery energy storage system site near Coldstream in the Scottish borders. The panels will reduce the...(more)

Navigating the ā€˜Timber in construction roadmap’

The government has set ambitious sustainability and delivery targets for the UK construction industry. They include increasing the use of British timber, reducing carbon emissions and delivering a record number of affordable, sustainable homes. At Ransfords, we’re already on it. A big bold vision for UK timber For 150 years,...(more)

A beautifully written thank you

  Many of the people who work here went to school here in Bishop’s Castle or in the neighbouring villages, so, over the years we’ve always been pleased to support our local schools with whatever practical help we can. We don’t expect anything in return but when a ā€œthank youā€...(more)

Our no waste policy in action

This timber is coming in to the mill today from the Isle of Man harvested by Euroforest Ltd /AW Jenkinson. In the background you can see an AW Jenkinson wagon taking a load of base peat-free compost mix to Melcourt Industries, the ownership of which is shared between AW Jenkinson...(more)

Safety first

We’re pleased to report that as part of our continuing commitment to safety at work we’ve become corporate members of the British Safety Council, a not-for-profit membership organisation which works with its members to develop best practice to reduce risk, prevent injuries and promote health and well-being in the workplace....(more)

Making the most of the power of the sun

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...(more)

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 ā€œIt’s made such a...(more)

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...(more)