Wood recycler Jamie Plevin has been elected to join the Board of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). Jamie, who is the Managing Director of R Plevin & Sons Ltd, said he is delighted to be joining the WRA. He was elected at the WRA’s Annual General Meeting which...

The WRA is holding an election to replace former Board member David Laing who retired from his position on the Board last year, to spend more time with his family. There are three WRA members standing for election: Jamie Plevin, MD of wood recyclers R Plevin & Son...

The Wood Recyclers Association (WRA) has elected Richard Coulson as its new deputy chair. Richard has been on the WRA Board for the past five years and is a member of its technical sub-committee which has been leading on the key industry issues of fire prevention...

WRA briefs members over Environment Agency changes

WRA Chair Andy Hill is today giving a presentation in Le Havre, France about the UK's waste wood market and the challenges it is facing. Andy was invited by the the Comité Interprofessionnel du Bois-Energie (CIBE - Interprofessional Wood-Energy Committee) to update...

Recycling specialist David Laing has announced he is retiring from the Board of the Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA). David was a pioneer of waste wood recycling in Scotland in the 1990s, installing a wood processing plant at Petterden in 1992. He joined the WRA...

Visitors to RWM 2017 next week can gain an in-depth understanding of the UK’s recycling, secondary materials and reprocessing capabilities at a specialised Recycling & Reprocessing Associations’ stand. The WRA will be joining seven other influential recycling...

Industry experts have joined forces and written to the Environment Agency to voice their concerns over proposed changes to the classification of waste wood. Representatives from a number of organisations have jointly penned a letter outlining their worries about how...

The Wood Recyclers’ Association is calling for clarification on exactly what grades of wood are acceptable for small scale RHI biomass boilers (non WID compliant), after discovering inconsistencies in guidance to boiler manufacturers and fuel suppliers. The trade body...

Read the opinion of our Chairman Andy Hill on just how valuable waste wood is to the supply of the UK's renewable energy market, published this month in the CIWM Journal. Click below to read the full article. Andy Hill CIWM July 2017