Forestry Firewood invests in a biomass furnace

There are a number of different ways to dry logs so that they are ready for burning, one way is the season the timber, and another common way is to “kiln-dry” the wood.

Therefore, a very popular type of firewood that customers want is kiln-dried fire wood, which has been dried so that the moisture content of the logs is greatly reduced.

Here at Forestry Firewood we are excited to say, that we have just invested in running our own biomass boiler, therefore the waste wood can now be used within our furnace. This then generates the heat we need to dry the wood in our kiln.

The furnace is therefore completely powered by our waste wood.

As you can imagine this is a very efficient process, and also allows us to create a superb quality of kiln dried logs. The logs are therefore dried, stored and then can be delivered to our customers.

What exactly is a “biomass boiler”?

Some kilns, used to dry wood can be powered by all different sorts of fuel, some are powered by diesel engines, others by kerosene for example.

What makes our business different is that we get waste product, in the form of wood that we can’t supply to our customers, so instead we can use this now within our biomass boiler within Newport, South Wales.

How does this change how Forestry Firewood kiln-dries their logs?

We can therefore use our biomass boiler, and send the heat generated direct to the kilns, and we are also not reliant on using fossil fuels such as diesel power to heat the kilns. Instead, all of the wood that would have otherwise gone for waste, is collected and then used in the kiln when we are undertaking the drying of our logs.

Where do you deliver your logs to?

Once our logs have been adequately dried in the kiln, our timber is therefore ready for sale.

We have a fleet of delivery vehicles in Newport, which regularly deliver our firewood right throughout the whole of Newport, and also the rest of South Wales.

We need a large quantity of logs delivered, is your business able to deliver large quantities of firewood?

Yes, where some companies only deliver logs in net bags, sometimes what a customer wants is a large quantity of loose logs. We deliver the vast majority of our logs loose, so you may have even seen on of our vans dropping off firewood in your street, in say Cardiff, or in Newport?

Will I have to season the logs once they are delivered?

No, some timber that you purchase, might need seasoning if bought from another company.

Therefore what a lot of people in Newport want instead is to have logs that are ready to burn straightaway, that’s as soon as it gets delivered, that’s exactly what we can offer as a business.

We can deliver the logs, because they’ve been kiln dried in our own biomass boiler, they will have a moisture content massively reduced, so that they are ready for burning.

This means that they can be placed straight into an open fire, a wood-burning stove or perhaps you would like to burn the wood during the spring or summer in say a fire pit?

Are the logs suitable for use in wood-burning stoves?

Yes, the vast majority of the wood that we deliver, our customers tell us that they are going to use this in their wood in wood burning stoves to heat their homes.

How can I arrange for delivery in Newport and in Cardiff?

We are regularly making deliveries throughout the whole of the city of Newport, as well as in Cardiff, if you would like to get quality logs delivered to your house, then why not give us a ring?

We also deliver to businesses as well.