Forest certification
Having qualified as a forester in 1968, Jim has gained extensive experience in forest management and sawmill management. Tomás Hanrahan joined Tipperary Forestry Services in 1999. Tomás is a graduate of Newtown Rigg College, Scotland and has built up extensive experience in the area of forest establishment and harvesting. Together they built a business with an emphasis on timber marketing, estate management and afforestation. To date the company manages forestry on behalf of over 300 clients consisting of farmers, estate owners, and investors.
Due to a significant increase in the private timber harvesting business in the period 2005 to 2007 Tipperary Forestry Services realised the importance of achieving forest certification. At this time, Kieran O’Connell joined Tipperary Forestry Services. Kieran is also a graduate of Newton Rigg College and is experienced in managing forests and estates in the southern region. With the increase in the volume of timber the company was handling, especially in pulp, it was getting more difficult to find markets for uncertified material. The sawmills and pulp mills carrying FSC Certification require that 80% of timber purchased must be certified. Tipperary Forestry Services believed that this figure was going to increase over time.
