Introduction to RDI and Northwoods
Rural Development Initiatives
Head office
Northwoods
BIOMASS PROJECTS

Supporting businesses
interested in installing 
biomass
bioeNErgy
grant support for entrepeneurs
in the woodfuel sector!
Training
Subsidised training on a whole host of forestry
skills, including chainsaw, FMO, first aid etc
Landskills
treeskills
75% payment of fees for training on 
most forestry activities on receipt of 
evidence of attendance and payment
Rural resilience projects
European project providing 
strategic oversight and a 
baseline measure of biomass
activity
Flooding
partnership
supporting rural communities to help themselves in 
times of threat to property, livestock, infrastructure 
and livelihood
Finance
Admin
Strategic oversight
Ian McCall
Claire Gaister
Will Richardson
Martin Glynn
directors
finance
health & safety
training
business
development
steering group
Forestry Commission
Confor
Northumberland National Park
Durham County Council
Northumberland County Council
Natural England
Business Link
One NorthEast

be nice to these guys!
20 staff
biomass projects
training programmes
Scotland
Forest industries cluster
Woodland forestry framework
Training
UK