Confor welcomes consultation on a Welsh Timber Industry Strategy
24 January 2025
Huw Irranca-Davies MS, the Deputy First Minister for Wales and Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Climate Change has launched a consultation on a strategy to promote the Welsh Timber Industry.
Speaking at the Senned this week, Mr Irranca-Davies said “Managing forests sustainably for timber production is a prime example of green and sustainable and economic growth, when trees are harvested carbon sequestration when they were growing remains stored in the timber, when that timber is then put to long term use like in furniture or building houses then that carbon stays locked away and not going into the atmosphere, mean while trees are replanted sequestering more carbon and the cycle continues.”
He said we want to create a “a thriving wood sector in Wales”.
Confor has pressed for such a strategy to ensure our forests are productive, produce the type of wood required for key sectors such as housebuilding and construction, and to facilitate the skills development needed to support that.
