Manifesto and Reports

This page lists our manifesto and report documents. Feel free to browse and download.
Do let us have any feedback on any publication.  Many thanks.
  • The WPIF`s Response to the Scottish Government Consultation on the Renewables Obligation (Scotland)
  • The WPIF`s Response to the Consultation on the Renewables Obligation Banding Review
  • Make Wood Work Newsletter (Issue 2)
    • Make Wood Work Newsletter (Issue 2)
    • Date:28th April 2011
    • summary:This newsletter follows on from our Make Wood Work Manifesto and is designed to provide a campaign update together with the latest biomass related news. The newsletter also includes details of the WWF Energy Report 2011, which claims that promoting biomass energy will cause 'significant social and environmental issues'. Furthermore, critics of the proposed Leith biomass plant have increased in number with Friends of the Earth US slamming Forth Energy's proposals on sustainability grounds.
  • EPF Business Fact Sheet
    • EPF Business Fact Sheet
    • Date:28/10/2010
    • summary:Fact sheet giving arguments in support of the European wood working industry as an important business sector for the European economy and future environmental goals.
  • EPF Environment Fact Sheet
  • The Make Wood Work Manifesto
    • The Make Wood Work Manifesto
    • Date:25th June 2010
    • summary:This is the Manifesto for the campaign and summarises the findings of the major research studies as well as outlining the WPIF's call to action - which sets out the path it believes Government should take.

      Designed to be an informative 'easy-read', it presents the key arguments in a straightforward style and makes a convincing case for the wood panel sector to be seen as an industry that deserves to be treated fairly. Our second issue of the newsletter will be printed in Spring 2011.
  • The Wood Panel Industry in the UK
    • The Wood Panel Industry in the UK
    • Date:12th May 2010
    • summary:This report by Europe Economics - Commissioned by the Wood Panel Industries Federation - is concerned primarily with the economic impact of the presence of the wood panel manufacturing industry in the UK, and of the potential threats to it.
  • Wood fibre availability and demand in Britain
    • Wood fibre availability and demand in Britain
    • Date:4th May 2010
    • summary:This report by John Clegg Consulting Ltd provides a picture of wood fibre supply and demand in Britain for the next 15 years. The report was commissioned by the Confederation of Forest Industries (CONFOR), the United Kingdom Forest Products Association (UKFPA) and the Wood Panel Industries Federation (WPIF).
  • Carbon emissions for end of life scenarios for wood fibres
    • Carbon emissions for end of life scenarios for wood fibres
    • Date:4th May 2010
    • summary:This report by Carbon River was commissioned by the Wood Panel Industries Federation. The report, which is primarily concerned with net CO2 emissions, maps and compares the emissions associated with the processing of one tonne of wood through the wood panel production process and the transport and eventual burning of one tonne of wood to generate electricity.
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