Timber businesses support charity farming project

Premier Forest Products and customer Ian Williams Carpentry have donated to a social enterprise flower farm at Hartcliffe City Farm, Bristol.

The South Wales businesses, have donated three picnic benches for use in the flower farm, which is run by Heart of BS13.

Heart of BS13 is a local charity based in South Bristol that aims to support and foster a healthy community. They work to improve the environment, tackle food poverty and create vocational training and jobs across Hartcliffe and Withywood.

The flower farm on Hartcliffe City Farm produces sustainable local blooms, while also offering vocational training and volunteering opportunities to people who have an interest in horticulture and floristry.

IWC’s client, ISG, asked the firm to donate to the cause as part of their ongoing partnership with the charity. Alongside the picnic bench donation, IWC also helped construct compost bays out of old wooden pallets.

Richard Wadely, hardwood & specialities manager at Premier Forest Products, said: “We’re so pleased to have worked alongside IWC to donate to the Heart of BS13 flower farm at Hartcliffe City Farm. The picnic benches, made from pressure-treated timber, are responsibly sourced and produced and align well with the charity’s aims, as well as complimenting the surrounding area.”