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31 October 2019
Due to ambitious expansion plans in Scotland, Tilhill Forestry is pleased to announce the promotion to Regional Manager of two of its most experienced and respected professionals.Andrew Vaughan will move on from his role as District Manager of Central Scotland to take responsibility for a new North Scotland region encompassing...
28 October 2019
Learners on the inaugural Tilhill Diploma in Forestry and Woodland Management at Coleg Cambria Llysfasi welcomed speakers from the organisation for a drone display and presentations. Tilhill Forestry is the UK's largest forestry and timber harvesting company, and together with Cambria wants to educate the next generation of workers by way of industrial...
15 October 2019
Tilhill Forestry Re-appointed as Agents for Woodlands For Water Project Tilhill Forestry have once again been appointed as agents for the Woodland For Water project by the Environment Agency and Forestry Commission England. Operating throughout Yorkshire and the North East of England until March 2021, Tilhill Forestry’s team of local managers...
10 October 2019
First of 1.2 million new Surrey trees planted Surrey County Council has committed to facilitate the planting of 1.2 million trees – one for every Surrey resident – by 2030. Saturday (5 October) saw the first tree planted at the Surrey Hills Wood Fair in Cranleigh. The tree was planted by...
20 September 2019
Apply to attend the launch of the 21st edition of The UK Forest Market Report providing an annual snapshot of the UK commercial forestry and woodland investment market, including a review of the timber markets.Special guest speakers: Stuart Goodall, Confederation of Forest Industries (Confor)Richard Davidson, Private Forestry Investor Morning coffee and a...
20 September 2019
A STUDENT from the Scottish School of Forestry at Inverness College UHI is celebrating after winning an award from leading forestry management and timber harvesting company Tilhill Forestry. Alasdair Sangster, an HND Forestry Management student, won the Tilhill Forestry Award for Best New Planting Application following a report he prepared on...
15 August 2019
An Announcement by Martin Gale, Chairman of the BSW Timber Group After seven years of service, George McRobbie has announced his intention to step down as Managing Director of Tilhill Forestry. George will therefore be leaving the business on his 65th Birthday which falls on 7th October.However, George is not announcing...
12 August 2019
Tilhill Forestry’s Richard Hartley has decided on a career change by leaving his role as forest manager to become a harvesting manager instead. He has now joined the Company’s Southern England team after moving from Jedburgh, Central Borders. Richard joined Tilhill Forestry in 2016 after serving in the British Army...
26 July 2019
A student from Bangor University has won a special award given in memory of Phil Johnson, a greatly celebrated Tilhill Forestry member of staff. Ed Lewis who grew up in the wooded Welsh borders near Knighton, Powys, has recently won the Tilhill Forestry Phil Johnson Memorial Award for Best Silviculture Student...
25 July 2019
Tilhill Forestry is delighted to have won multiple awards across different categories in the 2019 Woodlands Competition at the Royal Welsh Show. This year was the Welsh National Competition with a major judging criteria to see improved management over the last 10 years, as well as quality of management overall. The...
23 July 2019
Robert Baker, 23, a Cumbria University student originally from a small village called Wootton Wawen in central Warwickshire, is celebrating after winning an award for ‘Best Dissertation’ on his course, BSc (Hons) Forestry Management. Rob achieved not only his BSc (Hons) in Forestry Management from Cumbria University (National School of Forestry)...
18 July 2019
One of the UK’s leading forest nurseries becomes part of the BSW Group.BSW Timber Limited has, of 12 July 2019, acquired Maelor Forest Nurseries Holdings Ltd. In addition to securing the future for the delivery of home-grown British trees to the UK forest industry, this exciting acquisition will enable Maelor...
17 July 2019
Tilhill Forestry and BSW Timber together hosted the latest session of ‘Dragon’s Den’ at Smiths at Gretna Green Hotel on 17th July 2019 as part of the ‘Unlocking Potential’ Management Development Programme facilitated by Explore Training. The joint BSW/Tilhill Forestry ‘Unlocking Potential’ programme was designed specifically to stretch and harness the...
11 July 2019
Tilhill Forestry is proud to announce our speakers for the Aberdeen Woodland Investment Seminar taking place on Tuesday 27th August. Following a successful seminar on June 18th in Cheltenham, this seminar will feature five speakers discussing a range of subjects within forestry and investment. Speakers include: Bruce Richardson, Head of Investment and...
01 July 2019
Tilhill Forestry is celebrating after winning the James Jones Trophy for the best New Commercial Woodland in the Quality Timber Award category at the 2019 Scotland’s Finest Woods Awards which recognise excellence in forests, woodlands and forest-related projects across Scotland. The winning property, Beirhope, located near Hownam, Kelso in the Scottish...
24 June 2019
Central Scotland District Forest Manager Rob Cleaver and Assistant Forest Manager Jamie Adcock completed their Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Permission for Commercial Operations (PfCO) drone course in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire last week with the Drone Pilot Academy. With Rob and Jamie fully licensed, the company now boasts eight fully licensed drone...
21 May 2019
Senior Forest Manager Tim Frost from our North & Central England District achieved his commercial drone pilot licence from the Drone Pilot Academy in Milton Keynes on Friday 10th May and was subsequently joined by Harvesting Contracts Manager Paul Mathieson and North Highland Senior Forest Manager Duncan Scott who completed...
15 May 2019
Attend Our Free Woodland Investment SeminarTilhill Forestry’s Investment and Property Team are delighted to announce their Woodland Investment Seminar taking place in Cheltenham June 18th. The event offers attendees the chance to find out more about investing in a woodland.Speakers include: Bruce Richardson, Head of Investment and Property, Tilhill Forestry. Christine...
25 April 2019
The Tilhill Forestry team took part in the Timber Trades Benevolent Society fundraising clay pigeon shooting competition at Clauny Clays in Kirkcaldy and came out the winning team. Tilhill Forestry also won back in 2017 but lost the winning spot to Scottish Woodlands in 2018. Winning the 2019 competition means Tilhill...
16 April 2019
Tilhill Forestry, Wales and Marches Forest Manager Simon Miller led a tour for NERM (Northern European Regional Meeting) to Hafod Boeth Forest with the International Forestry’ Students Association (IFSA), a not for profit organisation that connects forestry students from all over the world via a wide spectrum of activities. Twenty five...