Triassic

So you have to write a 2000 word report describing the most significant anatomical structures and mechanisms by which trees defend themselves against damage by both living organisms and non living organisms.

Can I suggest you start with Google and keep things simple to start with, try a search for "trees defend themselves" this will bring up a variety of users which you can sort into structures and mechanisums. Structures are the thick bark, mechanisms are bitter sap.

Or incline the rails so gravity helps move the Timber down towards the boiler.

A mate of mine went into rope access and has travelled the world inspecting everything from sky scrapers to oil rigs. He now lives in Singapore and covers the Far East. Loves it!

My last significant purchase was from a firm in Germany. It was around £450 cheaper than in the UK and delivery was free. Also you can't be stung for import duty or VAT because you're buying within the EU. I drove it off the pallet and went to work.

The magnox waste reduction technology has been in use for a few years and has a good track record. Any discharge to the environment would have to be below internationally accepted limits. The process has been used elsewhere in the UK, the following article is worth a read.

Dissolution solution - Nuclear Engineering International

That was in 2011 mate

The BBC have a load of space to fill now the football's finished, so any news will do, even if it's years old. Nice carving though!

I would like to enter the Husky competition for that wizzy battery powered saw, but having checked my training certificate it's out of date .... very sad ... No new saw for me then.

I've just purchase some new equipment, ranging from hand tools, to some bigger stuff. I was wanting to cut down the likelihood of theft and increase the likelihood of getting it back if stolen. So how do you mark your stuff, branding, sign writing, repaint in your colours, smart water, engraving etc? What is best practice?

Any thoughts?

You could do a questionnaire using Survey Monkey and post a link here and some of the other green forums (Green Building Forum, Navitron etc). That way the whole process is anonimised, will be less prone to bias and you get a wide cross section of respondents and you also remain anonymous if you wish.

Great idea by the way!! Hope you make your million!!!

I agree the guy should be certified.

What sort of equipment do you have in mind?

Not sure if there are grants available, unless you mean the Renewable Heat Incentives and pellet stoves etc! https://www.gov.uk/government/policies/increasing-the-use-of-low-carbon-technologies/supporting-pages/renewable-heat-incentive-rhi

I noticed there are loads of bags of firewood, ready split for sale in this auction. It may be of interest to someone here -

Short Notice Sale CONTRACTORS, MARINE SALVAGE & PUMPING PLANT & EQUIPMENT and STOCKS OF ARCHITECTURAL SALVAGE (circa 1000 lots) - Timed Online Auction - Sanderson Weatherall - BidSpotter.co.uk

Lots 233 to 244

Lots 579 to 650

Also loads of timber for firewood!!

Lot 187 a large looking Tirfor starting bid £8. Also a few snatch blocks and shackles.

Auction ends 18 June.

Not helpful... Scared of competition?

Sounds more like you've not done your homework. The competition is out there and prices are keen, it's very easy for an established firm to undercut your prices and before you k ow it your margins will be gone.

The best bit is the police have done sod all other than a crime number and a visit to my home to do an interview.

Anyone in Cumbria milling larch?

Has anyone ever moved a Monkey Puzzle?

I have one to move, it's about 15 feet tall and 3 inch girth and is far too close to a house. I've been asked if it can be moved to the bottom of the garden, about 100 feet from the house.

Any suggestions as to the best time of the year to move it, ground preparation and other advice etc?

We had one with water ballasted tyres so as to add weight.

I got the impression that the bottom has fallen out of the woodchip market, might be worth you reading this. http://arbtalk.co.uk/forum/general-chat/74742-stobarts-woodchip-prices.html

If you are young and just starting out in your career can I suggest you do a search locally for charitable trusts. We have one in our village set up in memory of some local person. They give money (not a loan but free money) to young people within the area, in our case £250, the money has to be used to but tools, equipment, books, or pay for training.

Well worth asking at the local library if they have any details.

Here you go, how about a Biomass Wood Waste Pelleting Plant, 2.5-3.0 Tonnes per Hour Capacity?

One for sale here - Sanderson Weatherall - Chartered Surveyors, Valuers and Auctioneers | Sanderson Weatherall

Reading a news article about a guy who got scammed when buying stuff on line and how he didn't bother to report the fraud to the Police. The news reporter suggested that maybe this is why reported crime is falling. Thought?

With all this talk of cutting trees down I was wondering how many trees you plant each year as replacements?

Out of interest, what has been the response from the Police?

Was the kit marked?

Any cctv images or other intelligence?

In One building we rented the same thing happened. The roof was large concrete roof sheets, they simply smashed the sheet. The landlord overclad the whole roof with profiled tin, they came back a second time but only managed to bent a corner of the tin to find a second layer of roof before giving up. Another place had sheets of plywood covering the whole roof, onto which were laid tiles.

As security improves the robbers have realised the roof can be the last easy way in.

As has been said before, security needs to be layered, locked gates, motion sensors in the yard, cctv, alarms, locks and chains, rooms and containers within buildings - all locked, gear marked, geese. Think like a robber.

They have these on sale in Aldi at the moment, £9 .