Impulse event wood industry Central Switzerland
Sursee/Buttisholz - An event organized by regional development agency RET Sursee-Mittelland will focus on strengthening the regional wood industry. It is set to take place on May 10 at Tschopp Holzindustrie AG in Buttisholz, where a state-of-the-art new sawmill has gone into operation in recent weeks.
An impulse event for the wood industry will take place on May 10 at Tschopp Holzindustrie AG in Buttisholz: “Strengthening the regional wood supply chain”. According to a press release from regional development agency RET Sursee-Mittelland, Lucerne’s Central Plateau has a strong wood industry, and there is a very high level of expertise with wood in the local area. “In an international comparison, the local wood industry has a lead of 10 years when it comes to technology and knowledge,” says Pirmin Jung, President of the regional association for the wood industry, Lignum Zentralschweiz.
A series of events and communication activities are aimed at further developing these strengths. The partners are RET Sursee-Mittelland, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU), Lignum Zentralschweiz and the Netzwerk Innovationstransfer Zentralschweiz (network for innovation transfer in Central Switzerland, ITZ).
A program of short presentations will begin at 6 p.m. on May 10. The Managing Director of RET Sursee-Mittelland, Beat Lichtsteiner, will explain why the wood industry is important to the regional development agency and what objectives it is pursuing. Alfred W. Kammerhofer from the Federal Office for the Environment will take a look at the Swiss wood and timber value chain. Dr Thomas Troger-Bumann, Director of the WaldSchweiz association, will speak about achieving greater efficiency and a stronger regional focus. In his presentation, Michiel Fehr, department head for forest management in the canton of Lucerne, will look at how to achieve greater sustainability in the wood industry. Visitors will also be able to take a tour of Tschopp’s state-of-the-art new sawmill and enjoy an aperitif.
