Number of softwood round fencing manufacturers

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There were 52 active round fencing manufacturers in 2015 (Table 2.25).

Around two thirds of round fencing manufacturers (67%) consumed less than 5 thousand green tonnes of softwood annually.

Table 2.25 Number of softwood round fencing manufacturers, 2006-2015
Year	Size category (consumption)¹				Total
	< 1	1 – < 5	5 – < 10	10 +
2006	25	31	7	6	69
2007	29	28	10	8	75
2008	22	27	11	7	67
2009	22	26	13	7	68
2010	22	24	13	6	65
2011	22	24	10	8	64
2012	22	21	11	7	61
2013	21	22	11	7	61
2014	19	21	10	7	57
2015	16	19	10	7	52

Source: Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers

Notes:

1. Categories are based on total softwood consumption, in thousand green tonnes.

Data: Longer time series of the number of softwood round fencing manufacturers, by size category and by country (England/Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland) are available from the Data Downloads web page.

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