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Presentation to Forestry Engineering Group ‘The State of The Industry’ John Kissock Penrith

Presentation to Forestry Engineering Group ‘The State of The Industry’ John Kissock Penrith 23/10/2007. Objective. Try to summarise my experience of the Industry over 33 years involvement by looking at; Developments and Strategies specific to JJSL

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Presentation to Forestry Engineering Group ‘The State of The Industry’ John Kissock Penrith

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  1. Presentation to Forestry Engineering Group ‘The State of The Industry’ John Kissock Penrith 23/10/2007

  2. Objective • Try to summarise my experience of the Industry over 33 years involvement by looking at; • Developments and Strategies specific to JJSL • Developments which have impacted on the wider industry • Areas where we could all do better!!

  3. August 1974 • Enthusiastic Aberdeen Graduate Trainee joins JJSL • Richard Nixon/Watergate • Bay City Rollers in the charts with ‘Shang a Lang’ • JJSL T/O - £4m • JJSL Production – 45,000m3 • UK Production represents 12% of total sawn timber consumption

  4. GB Housing Starts & UK Sawn Softwood Imports + GB Production, 1970-2006

  5. UK Sawn Softwood Production

  6. Long Term Trend in UK Softwood AvailabilityAverage Annual Standing Volume(million m3 overbark)

  7. Key Developments JJSL • Controlled Reorganisation and Diversification of the Business over 30 Years • The Change to North European Processing Technology • Investment in People • Added Value Investments • Investment in EWP Business

  8. Solid wood panel distribution • Sawmilling • Harvesting • Timber Systems Division • Pallet Manufacture • and repair business • Partner in wood product • manufacturing business • Joint Venture in lumber • business : Canada/USA • Investments in telecoms • business : Italy • Equity shareholder in • forestry business

  9. JJI-Joists: 5M Lineal Metres • Carcassing: 125,000m3 • Fencing: 80,000m3 • Palletwood: 130,000m3 • Pallets: 2.5M pallets • Utility poles: 125,000 poles • Railway sleepers: 2M • Consumer lumber: Major supplier to Home Depot

  10. Forres & Unit Pallets Forres & Aboyne Group Capex 1984-2008 (£000’s) Lockerbie, Kirriemuir, Forres, Aboyne Lockerbie Lockerbie Mosstodloch #2 Mosstodloch #1 Aboyne Dumfries

  11. SAWMILLS : Sawn Timber Production Kirriemuir 12,000m3 Kinnoir 15,500m3 Dumfries 60,000m3 Aboyne 74,000m3 Mosstodloch 87,500m3 Lockerbie 95,000m3

  12. Total Sawmill Production (m³) m³

  13. Sales Volume by Market Segment

  14. Investment in People • Significant process of change to be managed • Production Systems/Technology • Sales/Markets • All done initially with the same people both in the mills and at management level • Management originally largely from a forestry education background. More recently a stronger engineering focus introduced. • EWP Business introduced a different age structure and knowledge base

  15. Investment in People • Originally much of the training was ‘in house’ • Now looking externally – greater credibility both with our employees and regulators • ‘Investors in People’ on newly established sites • Institute of Leadership and Management Stage 2&3 • Specific H&S and Environmental training • MBA/Specific Business Management for Senior Managers

  16. Benefits • Employees better able to cope with demands of today’s working environment • Enhanced opportunity for internal promotion e.g. Aboyne, Kirriemuir, Forres • Introduces an attitude of continuous improvement both on a business and personal level

  17. Lockerbie Processing FacilityKilns , Timber Treatment ,Grading , Planing , Dispatch

  18. KD C16 J-Joists produced with planedand arrised edges for ease ofuse and handling.

  19. James Jones & Sons Ltd Timber Systems Division Forres

  20. JJI Production Plant 2007 JJI-Joist Line 2

  21. JJI Production Plant 2007 Finger Jointing Line

  22. JJI Production 2000-2007

  23. Evolution of UK I-Joist Market

  24. JJ-IntelliRoof™Off Site ConstructionSolutions

  25. Over the past 2-3 Years we have developed a fully insulated panelised roofing system - JJ-Intelliroof™

  26. Unusable space Warm, decked loft space Cold Zones Fully insulated envelope Fully floored prior to erection for safety Dangerous working environment Requires bracing, decking, insulating, felting etc. onsite Wind and water tight in one day Past – Attic Truss Future – JJ-IntelliRoof™

  27. Binder-Jones Ltd has been formally created on 6th August 2007. • International JV with Binder Holz Group, Austria, one of Europe’s largest sawmill groups and leading engineered wood manufacturer. • Initially BBS panels will be imported from Binder’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Austria. • Trials have been conducted on JJSL material and independently tested by TimberSolve. • Long term objective is to create a manufacturing facility in Scotland utilising British timber processed in JJSL sawmills. This will be subject to: • Market acceptance • Quality assessment • Volume availability • Environmental legislation and criteria

  28. What is “Massive Wall”? • “Massive Wall” or “Solid Wall” panels are multilayered, made completely of wood. The layers are either glued, dowelled or nailed into solid panels. • The panels are solid pre-fabricated elements made of wood which have the following characteristics: • insulate heat • simultaneously carry loads • fireproof • positive acoustic effects • Structures constructed with these panels create zero carbon buildings, massively reducing carbon footprints. • They are manufactured, and processed, off site under factory conditions and can be erected extremely fast and efficiently. • There are significant environmental benefits across the entire manufacturing and build programme and the system ideally lends itself to: • Social housing • Commercial developments • Self build market • Environmentally conscious builders and developers.

  29. Industry Strategic Developments • Machine Stress Grading • Long Term Contracts • Centre for Timber Engineering/SIRT Programme, Napier University/Engagement Forest Research Team on Wood Quality • Wood for Good/Wood for Gold • Scottish Forest Industries Cluster

  30. Machine Stress Grading • Ensured Sitka Spruce entered the construction market on the basis of an objective strength test • British/European Standards ensure fitness for purpose • Not subject to geographic preferences - performs as it says on the label • Do not believe in national branding but very much support Company branding of generic product

  31. What Next in Timber Grading? • Collaborative Work with Forest Research • Quality Assessment using a combination of hand held tools for standing trees and logs • Predictive Tools to help control cost at the sawmill • Potential for X Ray systems for log grading in the sawmill

  32. Tree and Log Assessment Dynamic MOE predicted from measurements of stress wave velocity made on standing trees and logs Source: SIRT (John Moore) (Photos courtesy of Alexis Achim)

  33. Measurement of MOEd on Boards HM-200 testing of sawn timber Source: SIRT (John Moore)

  34. Measurement of MOEd on Small Clears Source: SIRT (John Moore)

  35. Long Term Contracts • Have been in place for 8/9 years • Benefits to both parties • Security of supply • Reduced transaction costs • Supply tailored to market requirements • Sharing of market intelligence • More responsive and supportive of market development opportunities

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  38. Centre for Timber Engineering • Established 5 years ago with support from SE/Industry/Napier University • Primary role – Education both on campus and through distance learning programmes • Linked to I.W.Sc. training programmes • SIRT • Research aimed at market development

  39. Wood For Good/Wood For Gold • Original Budget £3M (now £1M) • Main Contribution Scandinavian • Proportion from FC/UK Producers Group • Generic Promotion – CPD/Carbon Issues • Project Based Funding – Simplifying Timber Specification/Timber Frame Housing/Wood Windows/Pallets and Packaging/2012 Olympics • Aimed at Growing per Capita Consumption from 0.16m3 to somewhere near the European average of 0.25m3 in the long term

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