The Small Woods Association has produced these two guides on behalf of the Forestry Commission England and Countryside Agency, working to a steering group comprising these two organisations and the England Forest Industries Partnership.
The booklets are available free of charge from The Small Woods Association, The Green Wood Centre, Station Road, Coalbrookdale, Telford, TF8 7DR Tel 01952 432769 or email enquiries@smallwoods.org.uk or download from this site as a pdf.
The guide for the owners of small woods includes a woodland product review, a section on how and when to sell timber, and advice on presenting woodland to the market, preparing timber for sale, researching markets and advertising and promotion. 'I need to know more' section are clickable links so you can get instant access to the sites. Click here to download
For the makers of wood products guide the reader is taken through a typical business as an example from business plan, products review , market research, the marketing of the products, and marketing mix and segmentation, concluding with advertising and promotion. 'I need to know more' section are clickable links so you can get instant access to the sites. Click here to download