Irish Timber Growers Association

What Irish Timber Growers Association does

The Irish Timber Growers Association (ITGA) is the national representative body for private woodland owners in Ireland, founded in 1977 and operated as a company limited by guarantee (CLG) from 17 Castle Street, Dalkey, Dublin. Its members include individual private growers, forestry companies (e.g., Coillte, Murray Timber Group, Bord na Mona), and forestry professionals, served by a small part-time secretariat of two staff under volunteer governance.

ITGA's core offering is a combination of information services and policy representation. Information products include a long-running annual Yearbook (in continuous publication for 35 years), the Wood Price Quarterly (WPQ) timber-price benchmark published since 2005, three newsletters per year, Field Days, and a Template Tree Sales Agreement (Second Edition, 2023) used by growers in transactions with processors; these are supported by a Timber Sales Dispatch System that records private-market timber sales. Policy and representation work takes place through appointed or invited seats on DAFM Project Woodland, the COFORD council, PEFC Ireland, and the National Bioeconomy Forum.

ITGA's revenue model combines individual membership subscriptions (€35–€299), corporate tiers (€115–€570+), and project-based funding from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), including co-funding for digital content such as the 2025 "Let's Talk Forestry" YouTube series and webinar program. Annual revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Irish Timber Growers Association

Legal name

Irish Timber Growers Association

Website

https://itga.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Irish Timber Growers Association, founded 1977, is the national representative body for private woodland owners in Ireland. It provides timber-price data (Wood Price Quarterly), industry publications, field-based training, policy advocacy, and standardized sales tools to individual growers, forestry companies, and forestry professionals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Forestry Trade Association Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Timberland Valuation, Appraisal & Timber Inventory (AFAMAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Timber Appraisal & Valuation Services (AFAMAIAE), Timberland Brokerage & Acquisition/Disposition Advisory (AFAMAKAB), Timberland & Forest Asset Management (IMAMAJAA)

Keywords

• Forestry trade association
• Timber price reporting
• Woodland owner representation
• Forestry publications
• Forest management services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Subscriptions: Annual membership fees based on woodland area owned (for growers) or organization type (for corporate/associate members). Tiers range from €35 (student) to €299 (owner over 50 Ha), with corporate rates from €115 to €570+ VAT. Membership provides access to publications, representation services, field events, and member-only data.
2. Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine Funding: ITGA receives funding assistance from the Forestry Division of DAFM for Woodland Support Projects and Forestry Promotion Projects, including the 'Let's Talk Forestry' YouTube Series and webinar initiatives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ITGA is a membership-based trade association that provides information services and policy representation to private woodland owners in Ireland. Its core offerings include the annual Forestry & Timber Yearbook, three newsletters per year, the Wood Price Quarterly (WPQ) pricing database, field days, and standardised timber sales templates (Tree Sales Agreement and Timber Sales Dispatch System). The association also acts as the recognised national representative body on industry working groups including Project Woodland, PEFC Ireland, and COFORD Council.

Product overview

The Irish Timber Growers Association is a membership organization (not a software company) offering a suite of information and representation services to private woodland owners in Ireland. The core portfolio consists of the annual Forestry & Timber Yearbook (the recognized national reference for Irish forestry information), quarterly ITGA Newsletters (Spring, Summer, Autumn), the Wood Price Quarterly (WPQ) price reporting system, and ITGA Field Days. Supporting services include the Template Tree Sales Agreement and Timber Sales Dispatch System for timber sales management, Representation Services positioning ITGA as the national representative body, a YouTube video series ('Let's Talk Forestry'), and webinar content. The organization was founded in 1977 and does not offer a traditional software product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ITGA Forestry & Timber Yearbook Recognised annual source of forestry information, statistics, reference material, contacts, and directory of forestry services in Ireland, published by ITGA for over 35 years. Distributed to members and available for purchase.
• ITGA Newsletters Three 16-page high quality newsletters produced and distributed by post to members every year (Spring, Summer, and Autumn issues), covering forestry sector issues, management topics, timber markets and prices, technical information, and grant scheme updates.
• ITGA Field Days Field events providing members and the wider forestry community opportunities to see forest management practices firsthand, discuss management options with forestry professionals, and cover a wide range of topics with geographical spread across Ireland.
• Wood Price Quarterly (WPQ) Independently compiled quarterly average private timber price information system providing standing and roadside prices on a regional basis, developed from the ITGA Private Roundwood Price Database operating since 2005.
• ITGA Template Tree Sales Agreement Standardised template agreement for the sale of Standing Timber, developed with Forest Service DAFM funding in 2014, adopted by DAFM for circulation with felling licences and meets forest certification requirements. Second Edition released in 2023.
• ITGA Timber Sales Dispatch System Standardised system for removal and accounting for timber movements from forest to sawmill or other end users, widely used in the Irish forestry industry.
• Representation Services Comprehensive information and representation service positioning ITGA as the recognised national representative body of private woodland owners in Ireland, with formal representation on industry working groups including Project Woodland, PEFC Ireland Working Group, COFORD Council, and others.
• Let's Talk Forestry YouTube Series DAFM-funded video series of twelve monthly episodes showcasing a forest owner's journey from planting decision through establishing and managing a forest, created by Linda Coghlan and Ryan Conway in association with ITGA.
• ITGA Webinar Series Online webinar series covering forestry topics including Earth observation/Satellite/Drone Technology, Encouraging Biodiversity in Forests, and Forest Fire Prevention & Control, conducted in conjunction with FORESTRY.IE and with support from Irish Farmers Journal.

Quantifiable outcome

• Timber sales support from template agreements and dispatch systems adopted as mandatory topics in DAFM's Forestry Knowledge Transfer Group Programme
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CoilltecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor sponsor of the annual Forestry & Timber Yearbook. Provides quarterly roundwood pricing data for inclusion in ITGA publications. ITGA represents private growers in timber sector discussions with Coillte participation in Timber Sector Leadership Group.
• Murray Timber GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of the annual Forestry & Timber Yearbook. Featured in field days including visit to Murray Timber Group facilities.
• Bord na MonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of the annual Forestry & Timber Yearbook. Collaborates on field days including visits to Edenderry Power Station operations.
• Irish Timber CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of the annual Forestry & Timber Yearbook. Industry body for timber sector.
• TeagasccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member of ITGA. Collaborates on Irish Agroforestry Forum events, joint field days, and the 'Let's Talk Forestry' YouTube series. Co-developed forestry guidance materials.
• Project WoodlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment forestry reform initiative. ITGA has representation on this initiative which is reviewing forestry programme implementation and appeal processes.
• COFORDcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerITGA has representation on COFORD Council and various COFORD working groups including Forest Policy Review, Private Roundwood Forecasting, Land Availability, Wood Supply, and Forest Research Strategy groups.
• PEFC IrelandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerITGA represented on PEFC Ireland Working Group tasked with revision of the Irish Forest Certification Standard. Joint submission on NPWS Review 2021.
• Royal Forestry Society (RFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint field days including 2026 event at Aughentaine Estate focusing on Forest Resilience and Income Diversification. RFS Species Trials showcased at ITGA events.
• GP WoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member collaborating on field days including visits to sawmill and group facilities. Partnership provides members insight into timber processing operations.
• Irish Forestry Unit Trust (IForUT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member co-hosting field days including visits to Clonad Woodlands and Kiltynaskellan Forest. Partnership covers windblow harvesting and reforestation procedures.
• Western Forestry Co-opcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member collaborating on annual field days including events in Sligo, Monaghan, and Northwest regions.
• Trees on the LandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Irish Agroforestry Forum collaboration. Joint workshops on agroforestry systems and quality timber production with ITGA and Teagasc Forestry.
• Irish Agroforestry ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-partner forum including ITGA, Trees on the Land, and Teagasc Forestry. Organizes workshops and field days on agroforestry management.
• Enterprise IrelandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate member and participant in Timber Sector Leadership Group. Supports forestry industry development initiatives.
• UCD Forestry SectioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with ITGA on Wood Price Quarterly (WPQ) compilation. Professor Aine Ni Dhubhain and Assistant Professor Amanda Sosa compile WPQ pricing data from private roundwood sales information.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Trees on the Land: Irish volunteer-run charity establishing native woodlands. Comparable as a partner in the Irish Agroforestry Forum and an emerging community/advocacy body within Irish forestry; smaller and more activist-focused than ITGA but overlapping in constituency and events.
• Woodland Trust: UK membership-based woodland conservation charity with ~1M members. Comparable as a membership-driven woodland organisation offering publications, events, and advocacy; conservation-focused rather than commercial-timber-focused, providing a partial overlap with ITGA's model.

Direct peers

• Confederation of European Forest Owners (CEPF): European-level umbrella federation of national private forest owner associations. Directly comparable in mission and constituency to ITGA at the pan-EU level, providing advocacy and policy representation for private forest owners.
• Society of Irish Foresters: Professional body for foresters and forestry graduates in Ireland. Comparable as a domestic forestry membership organisation with overlapping constituencies (private woodland owners, forestry professionals) and a similar information/representation role for the sector.
• Royal Forestry Society: UK membership body for woodland owners, foresters, and forestry professionals. Directly comparable to ITGA as a long-established national membership association providing events, publications, technical advice, and advocacy for private woodland owners, with whom ITGA co-hosts field days (e.g. Aughentaine Estate 2026).
• Irish Timber Council: Industry body representing the Irish timber processing sector (sawmills, board manufacturers). Directly comparable as a domestic forestry sector membership organisation and ITGA Yearbook sponsor, although oriented to processors rather than growers.
• Forest Industries Ireland: Ibec-affiliated lobby group representing wood-product and forestry businesses in Ireland. Comparable as a domestic sector-level association with overlapping policy advocacy goals and member base across the forestry value chain.

Broad incumbents

• Coillte: Irish state-owned commercial forestry company that manages ~7% of Ireland's land area. Comparable as a dominant forestry-sector stakeholder and core partner that provides quarterly pricing data to ITGA and co-sponsors the Forestry & Timber Yearbook.
• Forestry England: UK government body managing the public forest estate. Comparable as a large-scale forestry-sector organisation involved in pricing, standards, and policy; broader in scope and state-backed rather than membership-based, but overlapping with ITGA's information and representation role.
• Teagasc Forestry: Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority's forestry advisory service. Comparable as a public-sector body providing research, advisory, and training to Irish forest owners; co-developed forestry guidance materials with ITGA and co-hosts agroforestry forums.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ITGA10
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyU3fyDjnc_bBlg8MXg9HfQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/irishtimbergrowers
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/itga-ie

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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