The purpose of this report is to summarise the outputs of the Timber Development Programme (TDP) 2014-15.

The aim of the TDP is to contribute to the sustainable development of Scotland's economy by enabling the timber growing and processing sectors to find the highest value and most appropriate end market for Scotland's timber. The TDP is structured as a three-year programme focussing on four prime objectives: 

• Promote a predictable and stable timber supply
• Encourage more use of timber and timber products 
• Enable improvements to timber supply chain efficiency 
• Enable effective communication and dissemination of research/industry outputs