Nant Bele Timber Project

This Project will increase capacity to process hardwood timber, minor conifer species and oversize material and will create a new harvesting resource for small/difficult sites.

Expanding Existing Markets - Currently 1,400t p.a. of timber is processed at Nant Bele and sold as biomass in log form for domestic and retail use and for some small scale biomass boilers. The current set-up cannot meet the demand for private and commercial boilers and new customers are often turned away. The main issue is drying capacity. The existing kiln is small and inefficient and it is proposed to invest in a new kiln and biomass boiler to increase production and supply biomass for on-farm boilers. 

Creating New Markets - Within Wales there is very limited capacity for timber processors to use hardwood species, minor conifer species and oversize material. The Nant Bele Project will produce sawn timber for agricultural construction on a mobile sawmill and the purchase of a small excavator with a mechanical splitter will allow the breakdown of oversize material and production of split oak stakes. This will increase the volume of hardwood and oversize material that can be processed increasing the demand for timber from local woodlands.

Steep Ground Thinning Resource - It is proposed to employ an additional four people to create a bespoke team for thinning & harvesting on steep/difficult sites. The excavator detailed above will be fitted with a winch for steep ground working and a small harvester and forwarder will be purchased to process & extract thinnings timber.
 

Project details

Funding amount:
£371,262
Funding source:
Timber Business Investment Scheme
Area:
Carmarthenshire
Completion:

Contact:

Name:
Steve Lloyd
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