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    2017 – Number of sawmills by country

     Around one half (53%) of the 169 active sawmills in 2016 were in England, around one third (33%) were in Scotland, 9% in Wales and 5% in Northern Ireland (Table 2.9). Year England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland UK 2007 105 20 70 10 205 2008 103 18 68 8 197 2009 101 17 68 9 195 2010 98 17 65 9 189 2011 96 16 64 9 185 2012 95 15 62 9 181 2013 92 15 60 9 176 2014 92 15 58 9 174 2015 91 15 56 9 171 2016 90 15 55 9 169 Source: Sawmill Survey Data: Longer time series of the above table, and for mills in England by region, are available from the Data Downloads web […]
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    2018 – Number of sawmills by country

     Around one half (54%) of the 164 active sawmills in 2017 were in England, around one third (32%) were in Scotland, 9% in Wales and 5% in Northern Ireland (Table 2.9). Table 2.9 Number of sawmills by country, 2008-2017 Year England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland UK 2008 103 18 68 8 197 2009 101 17 68 9 195 2010 98 17 64 9 188 2011 96 16 63 9 184 2012 95 15 61 9 180 2013 92 15 59 9 175 2014 92 15 57 9 173 2015 92 15 55 9 171 2016 89 15 54 9 167 2017 88 14 53 9 164 Source: Sawmill Survey Data: Longer time series of the above table, and for mills in England by region, […]
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    2016 – Number of sawmills by country

     Around one half (53%) of the 171 active sawmills in 2015 were in England, around one third (33%) were in Scotland, 9% in Wales and 5% in Northern Ireland (Table 2.9). Table 2.9 Number of sawmills by country, 2006-2015 Year England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland UK 2006 108 21 71 13 213 2007 105 20 70 10 205 2008 103 18 68 8 197 2009 101 17 68 9 195 2010 98 17 65 9 189 2011 96 16 64 9 185 2012 95 15 62 9 181 2013 92 15 60 9 176 2014 92 15 58 9 174 2015 91 15 56 9 171 Source: Sawmill Survey Data: Longer time series of the above table, and for mills in […]
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    2018 – Production of sawn softwood by mills in each country

     1.9 million cubic metres (52%) of sawn softwood was produced by sawmills in Scotland in 2017 (Table 2.14).  A further 31% was produced by mills in England, 9% in Wales and the remaining 9% in Northern Ireland. Over the last 10 years production of sawn softwood by mills in England and Scotland has increased steadily, while […]
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    2017 – Number of sawmills by size

     A total of 169 sawmills processed UK roundwood in 2016 (Table 2.8). Most mills (83%) produced less than 25 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood) during the year. Over the past ten years, the number of active sawmills has reduced by 18%. Most of this decrease has occurred in the smallest size categories. Year Size of mill (total production)1       Total < […]
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    2018 – Number of sawmills by size

     A total of 164 sawmills processed UK roundwood in 2017 (Table 2.8).  Most mills (84%) produced less than 25 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood) during the year. Over the past ten years, the number of active sawmills has reduced by 17%.  Most of this decrease has occurred in the smallest size categories. Table 2.8 Number of sawmills by size […]
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    2016 – Number of sawmills by size

     A total of 171 sawmills processed UK roundwood in 2015 (Table 2.8). Around three quarters (73%) of sawmills produced less than 10 thousand m3 sawnwood (softwood and hardwood) during the year. Over the past ten years, there has been a reduction in the number of mills producing less than 25 thousand m3 sawnwood, while the number […]
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    2018 – Consumption of softwood by mills in each country

     Mills in Scotland consumed around one half (51%) of the 6.8 million green tonnes of softwood delivered to UK sawmills in 2017 (Table 2.12).  A further 31% was consumed by mills in England, 10% in Wales and 9% in Northern Ireland. Table 2.12 Consumption of softwood by country, 2008-2017 Year England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland UK thousand green tonnes      2008 1533 599 2415 560 5107 2009 1548 538 2672 532 5291 2010 1694 583 2913 528 5719 2011 1726 634 3082 543 5984 2012 1821 654 3195 528 6198 2013 1879 702 3420 532 6532 2014 1982 711 3661 530 6884 2015 1917 655 3247 531 6350 2016 1984 737 3441 558 6720 2017 2095 691 3479 583 6848 Source: Sawmill Survey Data: Longer time […]
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    2018 – Softwood round fencing manufacturers

     There were 50 active round fencing manufacturers in 2017 (Table 2.25). Around two thirds of round fencing manufacturers (66%) consumed less than 5 thousand green tonnes of softwood annually. Table 2.25 Number of softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2008-2017. Year Size category (consumption)1    Total   <1 1 – <5 5 – <10 10+   2008 22 27 11 7 67 2009 22 26 13 7 68 2010 21 24 13 6 64 2011 21 24 10 8 63 2012 21 21 11 7 60 2013 20 22 11 7 60 2014 18 21 10 7 56 2015 15 19 10 6 50 2016 17 16 11 6 50 2017 16 17 9 8 50 Source: Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers Notes: 1. Categories are based on total softwood consumption, in […]
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    2016 – Roundwood purchased by softwood round fencing manufacturers

     A total of 328 thousand green tonnes of softwood (UK grown and imported) was purchased by softwood fencing manufacturers in 2015 (Table 2.26). This represents a decrease of 2% from the 2014 total of 336 thousand green tonnes. Table 2.26 Total roundwood purchased by softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2006-2015 Year Size category (consumption)1 Total < 1 1 – […]
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    2016 – Production of sawn softwood by country

     1.8 million cubic metres (52%) of sawn softwood was produced by sawmills in Scotland in 2015 (Table 2.14). A further 31% was produced by mills in England, 9% in Wales and the remaining 8% in Northern Ireland. Whilst production of sawn softwood by mills in Scotland and England had recovered following the financial crisis to exceeded […]
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    NFI Survey Manual for third cycle field samples

     Information on assessments made during NFI field data collection and protocols.