2016 - Number of sawmills by size

A total of 171 sawmills processed UK roundwood in 2015 (Table 2.8). Around three quarters (73%) of sawmills produced less than 10 thousand m³ sawnwood (softwood and hardwood) during the year.

Over the past ten years, there has been a reduction in the number of mills producing less than 25 thousand m³ sawnwood, while the number of mills has increased in the largest size category.

Table 2.8 Number of sawmills by size of mill, 2006-2015
Year	Size of mill (total production)¹							Total
	< 1	1 – < 5	5 – < 10	10 – < 25	25 – < 50	50- < 100	100+
2006	84	59	19	21	10	13	7	213
2007	82	54	17	20	12	12	8	205
2008	76	54	17	20	11	12	7	197
2009	79	50	14	23	10	11	8	195
2010	73	52	13	24	8	10	9	189
2011	70	51	13	23	9	7	12	185
2012	69	49	14	19	11	8	11	181
2013	67	46	14	17	13	6	13	176
2014	69	41	14	17	13	8	12	174
2015	66	42	16	17	12	6	12	171

Source: Sawmill Survey

Notes:

1. Categories are based on total sawnwood production (softwood and hardwood), in thousand m³.

Data: Longer time series of the above table are available from the Data Downloads web page.

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