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Timber Business Investment Scheme - Wales

Last week the Deputy Minister for Farming and food announced the Timber Business Investment Scheme (TBIS) would open soon. 

The TBIS is designed to help private forest owners, local authority or other public sector forest owners and Micro, Small or Medium Enterprises (SME's) for investments that will enhance forestry potential or relate to the mobilising (harvesting), processing and adding value to forest products. 

Applications will need to show they are "Promoting resource efficiency and supporting the shift towards a low carbon and climate resilient economy in agriculture, food and forestry sectors and Promoting social inclusion poverty reduction and economic development in rural areas." 

As with all RDP schemes it is a competitive grant and you will need to apply through an Expressions of Interest window (EOI). This opens on 29 th February 2016 and closes on 23 rd May 2016. 

The scheme could contribute up to 40% of the total cost of a project and I attach a copy of the guidance notes for your information, page 5 and 17 show examples of eligible projects or activities. 

Full details and guidance notes are at; http://gov.wales/topics/environmentcountryside/farmingandcountryside/cap/ruraldevelopment/wales-rural-development-programme-2014-2020/timber-business-investment-scheme/?lang=en

  • Sep 20, 2022

Evaluation of the Timber Business Investment Scheme -Interviews with key stakeholders

The Welsh Government has commissioned Wavehill, a social and economic research consultancy, to undertake a final evaluation of the Timber Business Investment Scheme (TBIS). The aim of this evaluation is to complete an independent assessment of the scheme’s implementation and impact, to identify lessons learnt and provide an evidence base for future similar schemes.

As part of this evaluation, Wavehill will be gathering information through interviews with management and delivery staff and other key stakeholders to gain an understanding of your opinions and experience of the Timber Business Investment Scheme.

The Welsh Government is the data controller for the research. However, Wavehill will delete any personal data provided through the survey and anonymise the raw data, before it is shared with the Welsh Government.

The information collected during the project will be included in a report published on the Welsh Government website and possibly in other publications by Wavehill and Welsh Government.

Your participation in this research is completely voluntary. However, your views and experiences are important in order to help inform Welsh Government policies.

The contact for this research at Wavehill is: Ioan Teifi

E-mail address: [email protected]

Telephone number: 02921 202 826

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What personal data do we hold and where do we get this information?

​ Personal data is defined under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified by reference to an identifier’.

Welsh Government has provided your contact details (name, job role, email address and telephone number) to Wavehill for the purpose of conducting interviews as part of the final evaluation of the Timber Business Investment Scheme. Welsh Government holds your contact details due to your involvement with the scheme and the wider WG-EU Rural Development Programme 2014-2020. Wavehill will only use your email address and telephone number for purposes of contacting you to take part in an interview.

This research does not require the collection of additional personal data from you except for your image if you agree to an interview being recorded. We wish to record interviews for operational reasons. We will make this clear to you before the interview begins, and you will have the opportunity to tell us if you are not happy for the discussion to be recorded. If interviews are recorded, personal data will be removed during the process of transcribing. Recordings will be deleted as soon as this process is completed. If discussions are not recorded, personal data will not be included in written notes prepared during or following an interview.

Your participation is voluntary and if you do not wish to take part at any stage or be sent reminders then please reply to the invitation email and your details will be removed.

If you raise a query or complaint and provide personal data requesting a response, the researcher will forward the request only to the relevant official and subsequently delete it from the research data.

What is the lawful basis for using your data?

​ The lawful basis for processing information in this data collection exercise is our public task; that is, exercising our official authority to undertake the core role and functions of the Welsh Government.

Participation is completely voluntary. Research studies such as this are important for the Welsh Government to collect information and actionable evidence about its ability to deliver government priorities. The information collected in this research, for example, might be used:

In an evaluation report assessing the implementation and impacts of the Timber Business Investment Scheme in Wales and published on the Welsh Government website

To inform future delivery of services or programmes relating to the timber/forestry industry

How secure is your personal data?

​ Personal information provided to Wavehill is always stored on a secure server. The data can only be accessed by a limited number of researchers working on this project. Wavehill will only use this data for research purposes. Wavehill has cyber essentials certification.

Wavehill has procedures to deal with any suspected data security breaches. If a suspected breach occurs, Wavehill will report this to the Welsh Government who will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required to do so.

Wavehill will use the information gathered to produce a report that will be published on the Welsh Government website. This report will not include any information that could be used to identify individual participants.

How long do we keep your personal data?

​ Wavehill will hold personal data during the contract period, and any personal data not already removed during transcription will be deleted by Wavehill 3 months after the end of the contract. This includes your contact details. Wavehill will provide Welsh Government with an anonymised version of the data which will not include information that could identify you.

Individual Rights

​Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to the personal information you provide as part of the evaluation of the Timber Business Investment Scheme, you have the right:

​To access a copy of your own data;

For us to rectify inaccuracies in that data;

To object to or restrict processing (in certain circumstances);

For your data to be ‘erased’ (in certain circumstances); and

To lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.

The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office are: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 01625 545 745 or 0303 123 1113. Website: www.ico.org.uk

Further Information

​ If you have any further questions about how the data provided as part of this study will be used by the Welsh Government or wish to exercise your rights using the UK GDPR, please contact:

Name: Jessica Steventon

E-mail : [email protected]

Telephone number: 03000 250480

The Welsh Government’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at:

Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ, Email: [email protected]

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Timber Business Investment Scheme | Financial support through the RDP

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Are you involved with the timber industry? Are you aware of the current funding opportunity available through the Welsh Government?

The Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014 – 2020 provides support to rural communities and business in a number of areas including forestry. Currently the expression of interest window is open until the 28th April 2017 for the Timber Business Investment Scheme. It’s time to make the most of the financial support available through the RDP.

Investments supported by the scheme must be related to improvements in value in forests, for example by enabling woodland management activities, timber harvesting and/or in-forest or small-scale timber processing.

Support is available for tangible assets such as machinery and buildings as well as intangible assets such as computer software.

This scheme alongside other RDP schemes have expression of interest windows which open and close on a regular basis. If your business would benefit from this financial support but is perhaps not ready to submit for the current window it is a good idea to prepare for the next grant funding opportunity – why not write a wish list and maybe gather together supporting documents.

Baileys and Partners can give guidance and support with grant scheme applications. For the Timber Business Investment Scheme, consultancy fees for preparation of applications are not eligible but they can form part of reclaimable costs for the delivery of the assets, for example consultancy services for planning applications or statutory permissions.

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People living in the Maesteg valley are set to benefit from brand new trains after their introduction this week.

Assembled in Wales, the Class 197 fleet have been cleared to operate on the Maesteg line down into Bridgend and across to Cheltenham Spa via Cardiff, Newport and Chepstow.

The trains are part of an £800 million investment by Transport for Wales to upgrade rolling stock.

Chief Customer and Culture Officer Marie Daly said the trains would offer a “vastly improved customer experience”.

“These brand-new trains offer greater capacity and reliability and will be a marked improvement on what customers have had before. “The Maesteg line is a key part of our network so I’m delighted that the people along the route will be able to travel on our brand-new trains and enjoy the benefits they bring. “Our Maesteg services run through Cardiff Central and across to Cheltenham Spa, so getting these new trains on the route is another important milestone as we continue with our vision to create customer focused services and to encourage people to choose sustainable travel options. “This will be a vastly improved customer experience and I look forward to seeing customers onboard soon.”

The Class 197 fleet began it’s roll out last year, with 77 ordered via Spanish manufacturer CAF, who have set up a factory in Newport to assemble their UK trains.

The Deputy Minister for Climate Change with responsibility for Transport, Lee Waters said: 

“This is great news. Change has been a long time coming, but communities across Wales are now benefitting from our £800m investment in new rolling stock. “We want to make it easier for people to choose rail and these brand new, made in Wales, trains are modern and comfortable, providing a much-improved experience for passengers travelling to and from Maesteg.”

They will become the backbone of the mainline fleet and can run in formations between 2 and 6 carriages.

Following the introduction to Maesteg and Cheltenham, we expect the trains to be launched on the Ebbw Vale line and the Pembroke Dock line in time for the summer and on the Cambrian line in 2025.

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