What are wood pellets? What are the benefits? Are they renewable? How are they delivered?

Products

Our premium quality wood pellets are characterised by low moisture content, high calorific value, excellent mechanical durability and minimal ash residue after combustion. They comfortably conform with EN standards and are available for purchase in bulk quantities or conveniently bagged.

6mm Wood Pellets available from stock in: -

  • 10Kg bags, individually or 1 tonne pallet (100 bags)
  • 15Kg bags, individually or 1.05 tonne pallet (70 bags)
  • 20Kg bags, individually or 1 tonne pallet (50 bags)
  • Large dumpy bags (1 tonne approx, individually weighed) with lifting loops and release chute
  • Loose in bulk, for collection or delivered, blown or tipped, direct to your store

8mm Wood Pellets available to order in: -

  • 20Kg bags, individually or 1 tonne pallet (50 bags)
  • Large dumpy bags (1 tonne approx, individually weighed) with lifting loops and release chute
  • Loose in bulk, for collection or delivered, blown or tipped, direct to your store

Quality assurance accreditation

Moves are presently underway to establish a common wood pellet quality assurance accreditation scheme, complete with a distinct certificated brand identity, which will provide additional reassurance to users that the pellets they buy meet the required technical and quality standards. A number of accreditation schemes are currently being touted commercially and the final choice of scheme for adoption is, as yet, unclear.

At present Duffield Wood Pellets are reviewing the documentation relating to our production and quality assurance activities in preparation for accreditation assessment. However, customers should be assured that we continue to manufacture our pellets to meet the published European technical specification standard for premium quality wood pellets - the 14961-2 A1 grade.

Essentially this indicates that pellets meeting this specification are manufactured from virgin timber and chemically untreated wood residues low in ash, nitrogen and chlorine. Our pellets are analysed on a regular basis to ensure that we continue to deliver the highest quality product to our customers.

For further information contact Duffield Pellets on 01765 640564 or email andrew.wilkinson@duffieldwoodpellets.com

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How are they used?

Wood pellets are best used in equipment specifically designed to burn them This could be an efficient and attractive room heater or a central heating boiler.

For medium to large scale projects requiring heat and water, a wide range of highly efficient pellet burning appliances are available, which may be automatically fed from a store, self ignite and be programmed like a conventional fossil fuel boiler.

Wood pellets can be used in an open fire grate or wood burning stove when fitted with a suitable pellet basket.

Wood pellet standards:

Standards are commercially important in that they establish a common ground of expectation for producers, suppliers, installers and consumers. For an overview of wood pellet standards ... read more

EN 14961 standard specifications

EN 14961 specifies a list of testable parameters which, in conjunction with a framework of quality assurance procedures and regular sampling and analysis, can be used to indicate the suitability of pellets for their intended use... read more

Plan for pellet delivery

Consider delivery vehicle access to your site and how fuel will be transferred. Choose a higher capacity store to take advantage of lower bulk rates and delivery charges... read more