More efficient log stoves all the rage

STOVES sales have increased by 35% year-on-year, as home owners realise the benefits of log stoves — the most efficient way of burning firewood.

In tandem, firewood annual sales in Ireland have risen to an estimated €29m. The market has grown by 35% since 2006, reaching 200,000 cubic metres in 2010 — significantly above previous industry estimates, but tying in with what is reported from the market, and the growing level of first thinning of forest plantations.

With timber more freely available in rural areas, rural dwellers with log stoves are becoming big customers.