Hear about the C&D industry’s role in our waste wood classification project
The Wood Recyclers' Association is leading on a project looking at the classification of waste wood within the UK. The link below allows you to watch an interview with Peter Kelly, head of sustainability at construction services company ISG, and part of the CIWM...
WRA officially launches its Fire Prevention Plan Guide
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) officially launched its Fire Prevention Plan (FPP) Guide at its members’ winter meeting in Coventry yesterday (Wednesday). The document is the first sector-specific guide on Fire Prevention Plans (FPPs) to be produced. It has...
WRA features in Fire & Risk Management Magazine
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EA approves FPP Guide for wood recyclers
The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) is delighted to announce that its Waste Wood Fire Prevention Plan Guide has been approved by the Environment Agency after nearly two years of development. The document, which is the first sector-specific guide on Fire Prevention...
Chair raises WRA profile at European conference
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...
Record number of attendees at WRA meeting
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
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
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
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
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...
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