Wednesday 21 October 2015

FREE EVENT - Drier wood chip fuel: Multiple benefits for your biomass boiler system

South East Wood Fuels will be holding a seminar that will examine the benefits of well dried wood chip.

The event will include a site visit to a new wood chip drying facility at Hawkinge.

Places can be booked via Eventbrite.



Tuesday 20 October 2015

ONE DAY CONFERENCE - Modern Forestry: Unleashing the Rural Potential - BOOK NOW


Tuesday 13 October 2015

Making Woodland Work: How grants can help your forestry business



Thursday 8 October 2015

Woodfuel Quality Standards - new course available


Ignite is an innovative training programme of practical seminars and interactive workshops with a focus on woodfuel. 

Ignite is designed for those wanting to know more about woodfuel and to equip new and existing woodfuel businesses with the skills and knowledge required to meet the increasing demand from this growing market. Ignite courses have been developed and are run by RDI Associates Limited, a registered training provider with Lantra Awards and all courses are delivered by experienced and accredited trainers.

Woodfuel Quality Standards

This one day course introduces woodfuel suppliers and users to the full range of standards and quality assurance schemes in use in the supply chain and how to produce and specify the correct type of fuel. 

It looks at how to ensure your woodfuel is compliant with the Timber Standard for Heat and Electricity covering the legal and sustainability criteria and the requirements of the Biomass Suppliers List. 

The course also looks at how woodfuel properties can affect compliance with standards, how to specify and test fuel, and match fuel specifications to combustion systems. 

An introduction to BS EN solid biofuels standards will be provided, as will a review of the various woodfuel quality assurance schemes and the relevance these may have to your business. 

Finally, the course involves a practical sampling demonstration at a working woodfuel supply depot. 

Course attendees will also receive a copy of our Woodfuel Quality Standards Handbook and a Lantra Awards certificate of attendance.

Cost

1 day course - £140+ VAT

A 10% discount is offered to members of the Woodfuel Suppliers Group and Wood Heat Association. Please confirm your membership on booking. Prices include all course materials, refreshments, lunch and course registration and certification fees.

This course is being run in partnership with Forest Advisory Consortium England partners Woodnet and the Kent Downs AONB Woodfuel Pathfinder and the High Weald AONB.

How to book:

Phone : 01765 609355
Email : Erica.spencer@ruraldevelopment.org.uk
Post: Rural Development Initiatives Ltd
Unit 9
Sycamore Business Park
Dishforth Road
Copt Hewick
Ripon
HG4 5DF

Further details from www.ruraldevelopment.org.uk/events