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March 2017

A NORTH-EAST SCOTLAND FORESTRY & TIMBER TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRY REGIONAL EVENT

DRONES, CLONES & BONES

Wednesday 8th March 2017

Finzean Hall, Banchory, AB31 6LY

Of interest to the whole forestry supply chain, especially the contracting sector, this evening event featured a fascinating mixture of presentations, covering the fledgling industry of unmanned aerial vehicles, the latest advances in timber technology and possibility of a biorefinery in Scotland and health & safety.


Presentations included:

  1. Drones: Matt Harmsworth, ROAVR, covering what can be done and how to do it safely and within the law
  2. Clones:
    1. A Scottish biorefinery based on wood fibre? - Dr Mike Jarvis, Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre
    2. Timber offsite and modern methods of construction - Dr Robert Hairstans, Edinburgh Napier University, Centre for Offsite Construction and Innovative Structures
  3. Bones:
    1. FISA 2017, Gillian Clark, CEO, FISA
    2. Workplace Health, Hilary Bell, NHS Grampian
  4. Industry Updates:
    1. Industry Leadership Group, Andy Leitch, Senior Advisor, Forest and Timber Technologies
    2. Confor and FCS, Jamie Farquhar, Confor

 


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