Who owns Coillte Ireland?
Coillte
| Type | Statutory Corporation |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Newtownmountkennedy , Ireland |
| Owner | Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Minister for Finance (on behalf of the Irish state) |
| Number of employees | 862 (2016) |
| Divisions | 3 (‘Forestry’, ‘Land Solutions’,’Medite Smartply’) |
What is Coillte Ireland?
Coillte is a commercial forestry company, owned by the State, that manages approximately 7% of the country’s land. Coillte operate three strong businesses from this land – their core forestry business, a wood panels manufacturing business MEDITE SMARTPLY and a land solutions business.
Can I buy timber from Coillte?
Timber Sales We sell wood in a number of ways: standing in the forest, harvested to roadside for collection or delivered to our customers. We operate an innovative sales model with: A monthly auction of available volume to our sawmill customers. Direct sales to biomass, wood based panels and bedding customers.
What is the role of Coillte?
Coillte protects our cultural heritage and looks for partners to work with to bring out the best of Ireland’s hidden treasures…
Who is the CEO of Coillte?
Imelda Hurley (Nov 4, 2019–)
Coillte/CEO
Imelda Hurley, CEO She has a wide range of experience across a number of sectors, both nationally and internationally and has over twenty years’ experience in leadership and finance roles across a variety of sectors including food & agriculture, technology related supply chain management and professional services.
Can you camp on Coillte land?
Yes in selected limited locations only. We have two caravan and camping parks (Lough Key and Curragh Chase Forest Parks). For camping with scouts, guides or youth groups you should apply for a permit through our permit & licences section of our website.
Can I camp in Coillte forest?
Can we camp in Coillte forests? Yes in selected limited locations only. We have two caravan and camping parks (Lough Key and Curragh Chase Forest Parks). We allow fishing at lakes and rivers in the forests.
What trees do Coillte use?
Kilmashogue is 100% non-native, with a lot of Sitka spruce (68%) and almost a quarter larch (22%). The remaining portion is non-native broadleaves (6%) and other conifers (4%). Makeover Plans: Here, about 80% of the forest was planted in the last 30 years.
Is coillte public sector?
Coillte, of course, serves the public interest. Coillte is a private limited company owned by the State. The company acquired ownership of the State’s forests in 1989 in return for shares valued at £575 million.
How do I contact coillte?
I would like details of plans you have for Coillte lands in my area. Can you help? Yes, details of Coillte’s planned operations in your area are available. Every five years a review of strategic plans in each of our Business Area Units (BAUs) is carried out.
What trees do coillte use?
Is there free camping in Ireland?
There are no “free campsites in Ireland”, so you’ve got to create your own ones, via wild camping. Some things to note that the majority of these wild camping spots can only hold up to 2 or 3 motorhomes or campervans.
What kind of business does Coillte forestry have?
Coillte operate three strong businesses from this land – their core forestry business, a wood panels manufacturing business MEDITE SMARTPLY and a land solutions business. Coillte export to over 30 countries worldwide. I agree with the terms and conditions.
What does Coillte do for the forest in Ireland?
Coillte protects our cultural heritage and looks for partners to work with to bring out the best of Ireland’s hidden treasures… Today’s forest managers face a real challenge to balance the competing objectives of modern forest management.
What does Coillte do for the local community?
Coillte is rooted in communities all over Ireland and our record of providing land to local sports clubs is a good demonstration of that local commitment. We have facilitated the development of a wide range of sporting facilities, ranging from playing pitches and clubhouses to running tracks, all within easy reach of local communities.
How does Coillte do land acquisition and disposal?
We also adopt a highly collaborative approach with the relevant corporation or its intermediaries. Coillte as a forestry and land solutions business undertakes land acquisitions and disposals (including excision of lands from the certified estate) as part of its everyday business.