Harvesting
- John Gordon & Son currently harvest and
procure over 150,000 tonnes per annum of millwood and round fencing
for its Nairn and Carrbridge sawmills and small roundwood markets.
- Sites are worked throughout the North of Scotland
by experienced contractors of long standing, utilising the latest
in harvesting and forwarding equipment.
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- The company is uniquely placed in having direct
outlets for the full spectrum of forest products - from Spruce, Scots
Pine and other redwood species to specialist large diameter material,
palletwood, round fencing, slats and small roundwood. Combining marketing
skills with careful individual site management they can offer growers
the best possible returns for their woodlands.
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- Sites vary from woodlands worked by John Gordon
& Son for well over 30 years within the framework of the Moray
Firth Timber Marketing Consortium to Forest Enterprise plantations
on the West Coast where transport by sea is essential.
- In the spring of 2000 the Companys' harvesting
operations successfully achieved Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Chain of Custody - the international symbol of environmentally sound
forest management and sustainability.
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