News - Wood Recyclers Association

Chair raises WRA profile at European conference

Oct 8, 2018

Wood Recyclers’ Association Chairman Andy Hill is to chair this year’s European Biomass to Power 2018 conference in Sweden. The two day event, which will take place on 7th and 8th November in Stockholm, will include updates on the European biomass market and its...

WRA Member Focus

Oct 8, 2018

Marubeni-Komatsu Ltd is the sole distributor of Komatsu equipment in the United Kingdom. We offer a large range of hydraulic excavators from 1-200 tonnes in size, including crawler, demolition, high reach, short tail swing, super long front, wheeled, intelligent...

Record number of attendees at WRA meeting

Sep 17, 2018

Last week's WRA autumn meeting saw a record number of our members attend to hear presentations by Howard Leberman from the Environment Agency and Dr Colin Church, outgoing CEO of the Chartered Institute of Waste Management (CIWM), as well as updates on the work of the...

See Andy speak at RWM

Sep 4, 2018

WRA Chair Andy Hill will be taking part in two panel discussions and giving a presentation on Developments in UK Biomass at the RWM 18 exhibition in Birmingham next week. Andy will be presenting an update on the biomass market in the Alternative Fuels Theatre at the...

WRA respond to DEFRA clean air consultation

Aug 16, 2018

The WRA has submitted a response on behalf of its members to Defra’s Clean Air Strategy 2018 consultation which closed this week. The association supported most of the proposed actions in relation to the strategy, but felt the consultation caused confusion by linking...

Autumn Members’ Meeting

Jul 25, 2018

The WRA's Autumn Members' Meeting is taking place on Wednesday September 12th 2018 at the Hilton Metropole Hotel, Birmingham prior to the RWM exhibition. The meeting will begin at the earlier time of 8.30am to allow members to leave by 10am to visit RWM, which is a...

WRA becomes first CIWM Network Partner

Jul 18, 2018

The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) has become CIWM’s first ever Network Partner in a new partnership agreement which will bring benefits to both organisations. CIWM launched the Network Partner scheme after discussions with the WRA about working more closely...

Exports of waste wood products decrease as UK markets grow

Jun 25, 2018

Overall UK exports of waste wood biomass and panel board feedstock dropped by 50 per cent last year compared to 2016, according to the latest statistics produced by the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). The trade body carried out an annual survey of its members...

David Laing awarded Lifetime Presidency of WRA

Jun 12, 2018

Scottish wood recycler David Laing has been awarded a Lifetime Presidency in recognition of the contribution he has made to the Wood Recyclers’ Association. The award was made last week at the WRA's summer members' meeting in Stirling Scotland. David was presented...

WRA warns of potential shortage of waste wood

May 21, 2018

The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) is warning that the UK could be facing an unnecessary shortage of waste wood next winter if regulators don’t resolve permitting issues. Andy Hill, Chair of the WRA, said this winter had seen the first real scarcity of waste wood...

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Plevin has been a member of the WRA for over 10 years. We experience numerous benefits to membership both socially and professionally. The regular meeting forums provide great networking opportunities and enable us to interact with colleagues within the industry to share learning and build stronger working relationships.

Meetings are informative and reflect the key issues which the industry faces on a day to day basis.

Having the backing of an industry body means that we’re not one voice among many. The problems we face are common throughout the industry. It turns out we are not alone in experiencing our issues, and there are many likeminded people that we can discuss the issues with, and reach sensible conclusions.

Graham Hobson, Finance Director, Plevin

It’s essential to have an industry body which represents its members at all levels to ensure we can continue to operate our businesses successfully. The WRA does just that.

Amanda Snowie, Scot Heating Company

The idea behind the WRA was to give the wood recycling industry a voice so we could lobby government and work collaboratively with them to influence legislation and regulations. We have achieved that and beyond. It’s fantastic to see the WRA going from strength to strength.

Geoff Hadfield, MD of Hadfield Wood Recyclers. Founder and current Board member of the WRA

When we formed the WRA the packaging waste regulations were coming into play and were very complex which was one of the main reasons we started it. Since then the WRA has continued to do a great job and I’m delighted it’s doing as well as it is.

Michael Tracey, Non-Executive Director of Tracey Timber Recycling Ltd & founder member of the WRA

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