ABOUT US
Veon is Ireland’s largest forestry and ecology management company and has been in business for over 30 years offering forest management services to woodland estate owners, investors and farmers. We manage approximately 15,000 ha of forests throughout Ireland ranging from commercial plantations to old woodland estates such as Coolattin Estate, Ballyfin Estate and Slane Castle Estate. Our commercial forestry plantations are managed to the highest standards and in 2021 Veon was successful in certifying over 4,000 ha of commercial plantations under the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC). We aim to broaden this to our entire forestry investor base over the coming years to meet the demand for certified timber from the timber processing sectors.
Over the last two decades, Veon has been the largest purchaser of commercial forestry plantations for investors generating more foreign direct investment into Irish forestry than any other Irish private forest management company. Our services are tailored towards maximising the commercial benefits of forestry for our clients. With delivery as a key goal, we established three forestry crews whose function it is to plant and maintain new forests. These crews are trained to the highest standards delivering a quality service in a timely manner.
In 2022, Veon Arboriculture was established to provide tree survey and tree management services to corporates, public utilities, local authorities and developers. Veon Arboriculture is quickly establishing itself and synergies have developed with our ecology and forestry teams to provide solutions for our clients, making sure trees are safe, protected and managed to increase their lifespan.
All our foresters are technical members of the Society of Irish Foresters (SOIF) and on the Forest Service list of Registered Foresters. Our Veon Ecology team are members of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management (CIEEM) and Veon is a CIEEM Registered Practice. Our professionals constantly improve their knowledge though CPD structured programmes in the Society of Irish Foresters and the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management.
We are constantly investing in our systems and staff to deliver the best possible solutions so that our clients can achieve their goals. Our management systems are based around Dynamics 365 with a custom built user–interface. This system is designed to help our teams manage day-to-day operations, communications with clients and stakeholders and licence applications. Dashboards within the system allow the management team to report and take action quickly in real time. Our Geographic Information Systems are based around ESRI software and QGIS. Our systems help our teams capture data in the field, analyse and produce high quality reports for our clients efficiently.
