November 2015 Update: Forestry and Timber Technologies Industry Leadership Group Martin Gale and Andy Leitch
Updating “Roots for Future Growth” • Now out of date. • Needs to reflect current market conditions and strategic drivers such as Scottish Economic Strategy • The new strategy will also put more focus on how the FTT sector enables other sectors to grow.
Programme for updating RFFG Create small working group to take exercise forward: Maximise the productive capacity of • Agree parameters for full sector to be covered, e.g. Imported material, Scotland’s woodlands and forests secondary processing/manufacture (timber structures before construction), recycled wood and woodfuel. Grow the market share and value added of • Explore how full sector economic contribution can be updated accurately. Scotland’s forest products • Agree objectives and outputs of an evaluation project commission work. Grow and communicate the industry’s • Review current RFFG and revise. contribution to Scotland • Refresh associated action plan. Grow the skills and capacity of our • Launch new RFFG with Action Plan – target date 30 August 2016. people
Current Key Strategic Focus Areas Maximise the productive capacity of Scotland’s woodlands and forests Grow the market share and value added of Scotland’s forest products Grow and communicate the industry’s contribution to Scotland Grow the skills and capacity of our people
Focus area 1: “ Maximise productive capacity of Scotland’s Woodlands and Forests” – Current/planned activities • Update supply and demand study. (Confor Lead) • Explore viability, operability and feasibility of carbon fund to facilitate accelerated rate of new planting. (SE, FCS and Industry) • Continue to improve our understanding of the timber properties of all potential productive trees species to maximise production. (SIRT)
Focus area 2 : Grow and communicate the industry’s contribution to Scotland – Current/planned activities • FCS report economic report (FCS) • Assess how we update contributions of other segments of FTT (mainly imported timber and secondary processing. (SE and Industry) • Refresh and re- launch “Roots for Future Growth” and report on progress of action plan. (ILG, Industry, SE) • Develop a programme of visits for senior SE/HIE staff and relevant Scottish Ministers. (ILG) • Refresh the current website; industry to help promote and support the site to ensure it is current. (ILG and others)
Focus area 2 : Grow and communicate the industry’s contribution to Scotland – Current/planned activities Wood for Good 2016 Campaign focused on housing: • Wood for Good “Modern Timber House” publication - April. • 4 Conferences across GB before July. • 14 RIBA/TRADA CPD events. • SIRT Grading event in 3 rd February. • Tree breeding and timber properties event in 17 th February?
Focus area 2 : Grow and communicate the industry’s contribution to Scotland – Current/planned activities S ustainable C onstruction T imber S ourcing and specifying local timber Ivor Davies Centre for T imber E ngineering, Napier University, E dinburgh, UK P repared on behalf of F orestry Commission S cotland S ustainable Construction T imber S ourcing and specifying local timber Ivor Davies Centre for T imber E ngineering, Napier University, E dinburgh, UK Prepared on behalf of F orestry Commission S cotland
Focus Area 3: Grow the market share and value added of Scotland’s forest products – Current/planned activities • Produced report “ A Traditional Material with a Modern Future ” identifying opportunities for adding value to timber supply chain. (ILG) Task Groups • Construction Product Innovation and Market Development . – Engineered wood products. – Wood fibre insulation. – Timber components in off site construction and retrofit markets. – Building regulations re-timber construction. Emerging markets : • – Bio-refining. – Nanocellulose technology.
Grow the market share and value added of Scotland’s forest products cont’d. • Technology transfer and adoption: – Scoping exercise to identify opportunities to adopt technologies from other industries or countries to generate efficiencies and improve effectiveness in the forest supply chain. • Work just about to be commissioned. • Group will prioritise projects to take forward.
Focus Area 4: Grow the skills and capacity of our people – Current/Planned activities • Task Group: In partnership with SDS and others, develop a Skills Investment Plan that will help address the skills and resource issues across the sector: • Sub Groups: • Talent Attraction – Promoting the sector. • New Entrants – Types of courses and training. • Workforce Development (upskilling) – KT and CPD. • Curriculum Review – Meeting employer needs and resourcing remaining courses.
Focus Area 4: Grow the skills and capacity of our people – Current/planned activities • SDS commissioned baseline study: • Outputs - Liz Barron-Majerik , Programme Development Manager, University of Highlands and Islands. • SDS key partner in addressing the “Skills Gap”: • Gerry McBride, Strategic Relations Manager Food and Drink and temporarily FTT.
Emerging Markets; Biorefining Working Group: SE, IBioIC, FCS, Industry reps. – We now have reports on “The potential for Forest -Based Industrial Biotechnology in Scotland”, “The extractive content of Scottish Roundwood” and a “ Biorefinery Value Chain report ”. – SE has just released a tender to: • Summary of current wood based bio-refineries around the world including the products made and potential alternative products. • Summary of potential technologies that are being developed to improve the economics of wood based biorefineries including the supply chain • Review of opportunities to add value to the CHP pellet supply chain by pre-treating the wood prior to being made into pellets.
Emerging Markets – Biorefining • Dr Mike Jarvis , Glasgow University and Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre. – short update on our work to date in exploring the biotech opportunity for wood fibre as a feedstock.
Adding Value through Advanced Construction. Horizon Scanning: Threats and Opportunities – Institute for Sustainable Construction, Sean Smith, Director. Sector support: Construction Scotland Innovation Centre – Bruce Newlands, Technical Director.
Looking forward: Keeping you informed of progress • 6 monthly digital newsletters. • Updates at Regional events. • Annual progress report. • Annual meeting of ILG.
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