Analysis: B&Q’s Finnish timber from forest to shopfloor

The harvesters can cut 40 cubic metres per hour and each hectare can deliver about R15,000 (£11,960) worth of timber.

As B&Q increases its efforts to source its timber products sustainably, Retail Week takes a trip to the retailer’s Finnish timber suppliers.

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