Coillte Information

Welcome to Coillte's LinkedIn page. Coillte is Ireland’s semi-state forestry company responsible for managing circa 440,000 hectares of primarily forested lands. Coillte balances and delivers the multiple benefits of forestry for climate, nature, wood and people. It is the nation’s largest forester and producer of certified wood, a natural, renewable and sustainable resource. Coillte is the largest provider of outdoor recreation spaces in Ireland, it facilitates renewable energy generation on the estate and manufactures panel-board wood products. Coillte also enhances and restores biodiversity and delivers nature rehabilitation projects. Coillte employs over 800 people directly, and circa 1,200 contractors, working across three divisions; Coillte Forest, Land Solutions and MEDITE SMARTPLY, and is part of a wider sector which supports circa €2.3 billion of economic activity annually. Coillte’s vision is to create a sustainable future for all from its forests. Its mission is to deliver the multiple benefits of forests for climate, nature, wood and people and Coillte’s purpose is to manage the state forests on behalf of the people of Ireland. Coillte’s strategic vision for its future forest estate sets out its strategic ambitions to 2050 to bring more focus to climate action, biodiversity and recreation, while continuing to deliver for the forest and wood products. Learn more about Coillte at www.coillte.ie. See our LinkedIn house rules here: https://bit.ly/3LXrIJJ