About Us

Sustainable Wood Solutions CIC was formed from a project seeking to source a local timber supply for Glasgow MET College from Glasgow City Council owned woodland and parks.

During this project it became clear how much timber was produced within Glasgow, that most was being sent to landfill and yet there was a strong and growing demand for locally sourced timber.

Sustainable Wood Solutions CIC was launched in November 2009 with financial support from UnLtd, an organisation set up to develop ideas for social enterprise.

Projects to date have included;

• Creating employment for 3 full time and 2 full time wood machinists, 2 admin and 1 sales staff
• Developing a wide range of quality timber products from waste logs
• Working with existing biomass users to overcome industry problems of chip quality and delivery systems
• Worked with schools across greater Glasgow to create woodland and education on recycling
• Developing and manufacturing products made from waste whisky barrels