Helpful publications

• Forest research: Small and Mini Harvesting & Extraction Machinery: a Guide to their Selection for Safety
• The Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmilers (ASHS): Various 

Relevant websites/organisations

• Forestry Commission Scotland: Developing the small scale wood processing sector
• Rural Payments and Services: Harvesting and Processing Grant
• The Association of Scottish Hardwood Sawmillers (ASHS) - ASHS is a cooperative of small and medium sized businesses, supplying Scottish hardwood and premium softwood timber products to the UK market place. It also hosts an associate membership consisting of oak framers, tree surgeons, architects, furniture makers, farmers, land owners and other industries involved to some degree or another within the Scottish Timber industry.
• The Arboricultural Association – find consultants and contractors
• Tree Surgeon Finder – find local tree surgeons