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Outlook for home-grown timber in Welsh housing

Hamish MacleodDirector, Public Affairs,BSW Timber Group

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www.bsw.co.uk

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Welsh Forestry Sector

• £528 Million gvaindustry

• 500k sawn products• Supports 11,000 jobs• Positive contribution

to rural economy• Major element in CO2

mitigation


UK Forestry Sector: a naturally circular economy



BSW Sawmills



BSW Fort William Sawmill


BSW Newbridge-on-Wye Sawmill


63% of the sawn softwood market is imported

BSW Timber has 24% of UK-produced market share – which equates to 22,000 trucks per year


UK Market Share

BSW Timber has a 10% share of overall sawn softwood market in the UK



35,626

23,475

19,000

BSW Timber Sales in Wales (cubic metres)

Construction Fencing & Landscaping Pallets & Packaging

78,101 m3


Product Overview



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Imports UK Production TTF National Softwood Division Forecast

9.49 million m3 forecast

8.47 million m3

9.49 million m3 9.29 million m3 forecast

2.15% increase in 2016

UK Sawn Softwood Timber Consumption



New Home Building & Softwood Imports

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timbertrends

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New Home Building & Softwood Imports

timbertrends

Fencing & Outdoor Market by Source

1,116

1,385

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Pallets & Packaging Market by Source

717

1,008

1,357

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Construction Market by Source

892 822

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4,552

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More Better Report

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Affordable housing projects should be used to test emerging Welsh Housing Standards, and to identify the benefits and limitations of different construction techniques, by means of:

• performance comparisons (primarily energy and carbon, during delivery and in-use).

• potential for flexibility, adaptability, ease of maintenance and eventual re-use.

• applicability for alternative delivery pathways or skills training.

• use of local resources / products that might be developed into a Welsh supply chain.

Green, E.and Forster F (2017).More | better: an evaluation of the potential of alternative approaches to inform housing delivery in Wales.

Cardiff: Cardiff University

Timber Frame Housing Share

Timber frame housing share in the UK rose again to 27.6%

• Timber frame share in England rises to 22.2%• Timber frame share in Scotland is stable at 76.0%• Timber frame share in Wales recovers to 32.0%• Timber frame share in Northern Ireland falls to 16.0%

Annual survey of UK structural timber marketsMarket report 2015


Welsh case study: Gower cabins

(Not Welsh timber!!)

Social housing Scottish Case Study

Social housing Scottish Case Study

Social Housing Scottish Case Study

Scottish case study: R-Affordable Homes

BSW Softwood sawlog forecast availability annual average per 5 year period Trends

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Thank youHamish Macleod

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