Some of these services are provided by independent contractors and professional foresters so that there is access to the expertise and machinery as it is required, thus avoiding financial outlay for services which are only needed periodically and often only once in the life of a plantation.

FFS in-house expertise applies to project management, planting, fertilising, form pruning, clearwood pruning, from ground level to 6.5 metres using ladders and safety harnesses to full Australian Worksafe standards, chainsaw thinning to waste and any other unusual silviculture requirements such as firewood cutting.