Supplying Timber Issue 9 0 - Autumn 2025 - Flipbook - Page 9
Tilhill acquires harvesting business
Tilhill Forestry, a leading UK
Graeme Kemp, Harvesting Director at
Du昀昀y Skylining and its assets,
forestry business and a member
Tilhill Forestry, said: “We are thrilled
including 12 employees and 12
of BSW Group, has acquired the
to further enhance our steep ground
machines – consisting of skylines,
business and assets of specialist
harvesting operations with the
harvesters, forwarders and an
timber harvesting company Du昀昀y
acquisition of Du昀昀y Skylining.
excavator – will be integrated into the
Skylining.
“The specialist 昀氀eet will allow us to
existing Tilhill Forestry business and
This strategic acquisition allows Tilhill
harvest in some of the UK’s most
Forestry to further expand its technical
complex forests, and the team's expert
harvesting capabilities, following
knowledge is second to none. We have
signi昀椀cant investment in its core 昀氀eet
a great working relationship already
over the past couple of years.
and are very excited to build on this as
Du昀昀y Skylining specialises in
we look to lead the timber harvesting
brand. Calum Du昀昀y will continue to
manage and direct all operations in
Image: Tilhill Forestry
has acquired the
business and assets
of specialist timber
harvesting company
Du昀昀y Skylining.
the specialist division.
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sector.”
harvesting on steep and challenging
terrain, using advanced skylining
Calum Du昀昀y, Founder and Owner of
techniques and operating with three
Du昀昀y Skylining, added: “This is a very
highly skilled crews.
positive move, both for our business
and the wider industry. Our team
Founded in 2018 and based in
are the very best at what they do,
Inverness, Du昀昀y Skylining works
predominantly along the west coast of
Scotland and has been instrumental to
various projects, including on the A82.
with safety top of the agenda, and
joining forces with Tilhill makes for an
incredibly compelling service o昀昀er.”
New climate impact
calculator launched
One Click buys SimaPro
One Click LCA, a provider
Access to, and the ability to
of scalable, easy-to-use
create, product-speci昀椀c LCA
life-cycle assessment (LCA)
data is critical for the timber
Metsä Wood has updated its
company's website at
www.metsagroup.com
industry to be able to reduce
carbon storage calculator to
SimaPro, which o昀昀ers
CO2e emissions and comply
deliver even greater customer
science-based LCA software,
with new regulations. Datasets
value.
as well as its developer, PRé
show the carbon impact of a
As the building sector
Sustainability.
material or product from cradle
contributes up to 40% of
to grave, providing companies
Together, they now o昀昀er an
global annual greenhouse gas
with an understanding of how
emissions, it plays a vital role
advanced LCA platform for
their decisions impact their
in combatting climate change.
every industry, with an ambition
carbon footprint — and how to
Wood construction is a part of
to reach one million users by
reduce it over time.
the solution.
The combined platform
As well as showing carbon
will provide the tools, data,
storage information, the Product
and services to deliver
Climate Impact Calculator also
actionable carbon insights,
measures the average Global
enable compliance, and drive
Warming Potential (GWP)
software, has acquired
2035.
sustainable growth across all
fossil of di昀昀erent Metsä Wood
industries.
products by volume.
The calculator is based
on Environmental Product
Image: Eric Mieras, MD of PRe
Sustainability, and Panu Pasanen
celebrate the acquisition.
SUPPLYING TIMBER
Declarations (EPDs) and is
available free of charge on the
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The calculator provides
information on Metsä Wood’s
products and services.
By designing Kerto LVL, birch
plywood, spruce plywood and
Finnjoist products for long
service life, Metsä Wood helps
ensure long carbon storage
times.
