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British Hardwood Trees will be partnering Tubex, as one of their main UK distributors of tree protection products, at the APF 2014 forestry and woodland event 18-20 September 2014. The BHT team will be on hand to meet with the Event's visitors to share the latest in industry and product developments for the supply of trees, hedging and planting accessories to the forestry, woodland and arboricultural industries.

Following the announcement by Tubexto focus on a refined list of key UK distributors, we have taken our first delivery of tree protection products and are now primed and ready for the season. Not only are we knee-deep in preparation for next season's stock arrivals, with our full range of planting accessories, we've got everything you need to ensure your newly-planted trees thrive and flourish.

British Hardwood Tree Nursery Limited have been selected as one of only five authorised distributors of Tubex tree protection products from July 2014.

As proud members of Confor, the body responsible for promoting forestry and wood, we are pleased to offer our continued support to the ‘Grown in Britain’ campaign.

Thanks to Matt McGrath, Environment Correspondent, BBC News for this story that highlights how the drought of 1976 is still impacting on our forests 37 years on.

The United Kingdom's Woodland Carbon Code (WCC) has been launched on the Markit Environmental Registry, with a view to enhancing the transparency and accountability in the trade in British Woodland Carbon Units.

Further to the six week consultation on banning the import of sweet chestnut trees that was launched at the silver medal-winning 'Stop the Spread' garden by Fera at the Chelsea Flower Show in May, Owen Paterson has announced that imports of sweet chestnut trees from areas that are affected by sweet chestnut blight will be banned from this summer. Here's what the Defra press release said.

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As relatively new members of Confor, the body responsible for promoting forestry and wood, we were pleased to learn more about the Grown in Britain campaign.

Defra minister Lord de Mauley has told 100 industry delegates at the HTA UK Plant Biosecurity Conference in York that he wants to see more plants sourced in the UK, imports sourced more responsibly and for "less scrupulous parts of the industry to clean up their act".