The Institute of Chartered Foresters new members
03 Feb 2012
The Institute of Chartered Foresters has admitted 26 new members following its annual professional examinations.
Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson MLA has put trees and woodland in the spotlight by planting the first of 60 new oaks at Stormont Estate.
The Institute of Chartered Foresters has admitted 26 new members following its annual professional examinations.
Fountains Group bought for undisclosed seven-figure sum by OCS after falling into administration.
Woodland owners and managers (private and public), community groups and farmers in Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Avon, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall have until the beginning of March to take part in the RFS Woodland Awards.
Uncertainty over crop-protection renewals worries professionals but some say more time will help with alternatives.
First UK i-Tree Eco survey shows that larger trees provide greater quantifiable cost benefits in terms of pollution removal.
Landscaping and horticulture supplier Green-tech increased turnover from £7.1m to £9.6m in 2011 and increased staff by eight to 42.
The legal minefield of arboriculture is to be explored next month when experts look at lessons learnt from a recent case in which a boy was killed by a falling branch.
CHEP, the Manchester-based pallet and container pooling services, has planted the first trees as part of its sponsorship deal with the National Forest Company.
Kawasaki has extended the warranty period for all of its power products including brush cutters, hedge trimmers, hedge clippers and blowers.


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