Forestry Journal

Forestry Journal and essentialARB
In 2008 Forest Machine Journal acquired the well known magazine, Forestry & British Timber, which had been for sale for some time. The two magazines have now been merged under the title Forestry Journal.

essentialARB was also purchased and is now available quarterly through a separate subscription. Each month there are essentialARB supplement pages within Forestry Journal to keep the continuity of information for the arborist. Subscribers to Forestry Journal will receive it as a free supplement for a limited period.

Forestry Journal aims to meet the requirements of all who work within the forestry and arboricultural sector. There are, of course, many different subdivisions to cater for, but every edition has many items of interest to any reader. Along side the planned features list there are many interesting an varied articles each month.

Forestry Journal is the only magazine for the industry that is widely available to all through subscription. It covers all aspects of a very diverse industry. A careful editorial balance ensures that every edition includes articles on industry issues and developments alongside features which cover the more hands on aspect of the industry.

In addition, Forestry Journal is also the best place to advertise your situations vacant as it is read by people working in all aspects of the industry. Of course, the best way to judge is to get a copy and see for yourself... If you want one, just ask!

This is just a taste of what you can find in Forestry Journal. Subscribe today for just £59 for 12 issues (UK and Ireland) £69 Overseas and £35 for students, be sure to receive your copy every month.

Touching Wood
Evidence suggesting the use of a hacksaw…
In a previous article I described how my old but tidy Ösa 250 forwarder has been a hard working and reliable piece of kit. This was either tempting providence, challenging the laws of Murphy, or that piece of alder that knocked me sideways.

Forest Research Update
Jim Christie attended the winter 2009 update, held in Aviemore on 12 November
The attendees to this update were welcomed by Steve Penny, Research Liaison Officer (Scotland), who explained who Forestry Research were, what they did, where they were located, and how they were funded.

Heads up
Our annual roundup of offerings from the leading harvesting head manufacturers
Technology appears to be the main area of advancement in harvesting head design over the past few years, with significant advances in hydraulic systems and computerised control systems.

FCA News
Donald Maclean tells us what the FCA has been up to lately – and adds an update on apprenticeshipsThe Forestry Contracting Association is active on many fronts. Here we have a brief resumé. Online membership directory The FCA is in the process of revamping its online directory. With the current directory not all members are entitled to have an entry, and those who do have only a simple lineage entry.

Newsletters and some other documents on the website are available as PDF files. If you cannot view the files, you need to download and install Adobe Reader from the Adobe website.

Why advertise with Forestry Journal and essentialARB?
The typical Forestry Journal and essentialARB reader subscribes because he regularly needs to buy equipment to carry out the tasks in which he is involved on a day-to-day basis. Typically he does not subscribe to any other industry magazine.

Forestry Journal and essentialARB is the magazine for the Forest & British Timber Industry. This means that if your company’s name has never appeared in Forestry Journal or essentialARB, there is no chance of him even considering you when he comes to make a buying decision. To advertise, even occasionally, will get your product onto his short-list.

Subscriptions from government agencies, local authorities, membership organisations, colleges and universities, as well as contractors and forestry workers, mean you reach more people, who buy equipment and services, through FJ and essentialARB than any other medium. Profit from the success of the most widely read forestry magazine.

Forestry Journal and essentialARB are the number one choice of people who make their living from our industry.
Forestry Journal and essentialARB are widely acknowledged as an authoritative and up-to-date-source of news on the politics of forestry.
Forestry Journal and essentialARB are the only forestry magazine with a designated Arb / Amenity section every month

Forestry Journal and essentialARB always carries articles on industry issues and developments alongside features which, cover the more hands-on aspects of forestry.

Always first with the news, Forestry Journal and essentialARB are therefore essential reading for the forestry manager or consultant, but achieves this without alienating the contractors and forestry workers who make up the core of its readership.

Forestry Journal and essentialARB focuses on a capital intensive area which is simply not taken seriously by other publications – so if you're not advertising in Forestry Journal you may be spending money talking solely to managers or consultants who, when they need to get a job done, will call an Forestry Journal reader in to do it for them!

Don’t waste your valuable resources talking to people who never buy or use the tools of the trade. Target the right people directly through the pages of Forestry Journal and essentialARB.