A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products are pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Palmer, our Commercial Director, as a non-executive director to the board of Euroforest Ltd.

Richard's appointment follows the acquisition of a minority shareholding in Euroforest Ltd by Allan Jenkinson.

A.W. Jenkinson Forest Products and Euroforest Ltd have enjoyed an excellent trading relationship for a number of years and work closely together in the fields of timber harvesting, woodfibre recovery and forest logistics.

Hakan Thorell (Euroforest Chairman and CEO of Ahlmark, Karlstad, Sweden) commented:

Working together with A. W. Jenkinson allows Euroforest Ltd to secure and improve their excellent service to growers and customers throughout the UK forest products market.

Richard Palmer, a Chartered Forester joined us in 2000, and is our Commercial Director, responsible for the broad trading relationships with forestry and sawmill suppliers feeding through to both traditional end users and emerging new markets.

Richard commented:

Although remaining two independent like-minded businesses, this closer working relationship will enable Euroforest Ltd and A. W. Jenkinson Forest Products to provide even greater efficiencies through increased investment in both the harvesting and transport infra-structure, to the benefit of both our customers and suppliers.

We wish Richard every success in his new appointment.