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There were 48 active round fencing manufacturers in 2018 (Table 2.25).
Around two thirds of round fencing manufacturers (65%) consumed less than 5 thousand green tonnes of softwood annually.
| Year | Size category (consumption)1 | Total | |||
| <1 | 1 – <5 | 5 – <10 | 10+ | ||
| 2009 | 22 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 68 |
| 2010 | 21 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 64 |
| 2011 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 63 |
| 2012 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 60 |
| 2013 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 60 |
| 2014 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 56 |
| 2015 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 50 |
| 2016 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 50 |
| 2017 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 50 |
| 2018 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 48 |
Source: Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers
Notes:
1. Categories are based on total softwood consumption, in thousand green tonnes.
Data: Longer time series of the number of softwood round fencing manufacturers, by size category and by country (England/ Wales/ Scotland/ Northern Ireland) are available from the Data downloads web page at: www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/statistics/data-downloads/.
Sources chapter: Survey of Round Fencing Manufacturers
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