Collaboration of rural companies, helping the local economy.

The company

Gloucestershire Wood Fuels Limited was registered in April 2006, as an Agricultural Producer Co-operative under the Industrial and Provident Society Act.
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Founding members

Luke Ralli, an apple orchard grower, Ed Clarkson from Batsford Estate, and John Baly of Woodland Improvement and Conservation Limited
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Directors

As well as the founding members, there is Charles Coates of Gloucestershire County Council, John Davis of Woodland Improvement and Conservation, Mike Hartnell of Batsford Estates and Mark Russell of Severn Wye Energy Agency. http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/
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Background

In 2005, Severn Wye Energy Agency and Gloucester County Council, along with other partners, wanted to break the negative cycle of ‘no demand – no supply’ in the wood chip heating market. So they applied for and won a Biomass Infrastructure Grant, to kick start the supply availability.

Success

We have established two depots and are winning contracts to deliver to customers who have installed wood chip boilers. Excellent feedback from our customers suggests that we are doing things right.