{"id":743,"date":"2023-03-27T02:19:21","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T02:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.miroforestry.com\/?page_id=743"},"modified":"2023-04-28T19:40:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T19:40:56","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.miroforestry.com\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\n\t\tAbout Miro Forestry\n\t<\/h1>\n<h3>\n\t\tOUR MISSION, VISION AND VALUES\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<strong>Our Mission<br \/>\n<\/strong>To develop and operate globally high-quality and cost competitive commercial forestry plantations producing plywood, sawn timber panels, poles and wood biomass sustainably to Forestry Stewardship Council\u2122 (FSC\u2122) standards whilst providing environmental, social and economic benefit to local communities.\n<strong>Our Vision<br \/>\n<\/strong>Be Africa&#8217;s leading forestry company based on shareholder value add, sustainability standards, environmental and social development benefits; with a passionate and determined team and supportive stakeholders.\n<h3>\n\t\tOUR VALUES\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<strong><em>BE THE BEST:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWe are determined to be the best vertically integrated forestry and timber products business in Africa.\n\t<strong><em>POSITIVE IMPACT:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWe aim to make a positive impact though our operations, relationships and voluntary contributions. We aim to have a happy and engaging work environment where individuals take leadership and initiative to deliver the positive impacts of the Company.\n\t<strong><em>CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWe are committed to continuously improving the way we operate from a commercial, health and safety, environmental and social development perspective. We are determined to be the best in our field, by each individual taking ownership of business needs and striving to efficiently achieve long-term business objectives.\n\t<strong><em>INTEGRITY:<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\nWe are committed to conducting our operations with integrity and with respect for the many people, organisations and environments our business touches.\n<h2>\n\t\tOur Policies\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<p>Miro conforms to Forestry Stewardship Council\u2122 (FSC\u2122), International Finance Corporation Performance Standards (IFC-PS) and International Labour Organisation (ILO) standards amongst others. In addition, Miro operates in conformance to several internal policies on Occupational Health and Safety, and Environmental and Sustainability amongst others.<\/p>\n<p>Download Miro Forestry &amp; Timber Products policies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miroforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/MFD-Policies-and-Procedures-2021.pdf\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miroforestry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Miro_Image-2_.jpg\" alt=\"Miro_Image 2_\" itemprop=\"image\" height=\"1340\" width=\"2000\" title=\"Miro_Image 2_\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.miroforestry.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" itemprop=\"image\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\"  \/>\n<h2>\n\t\tOUR HISTORY\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2023<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Team expanded to over 3,000 employees<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Construct a 60,000m3 output plywood factory in Sierra Leone<\/li><li>Expand the Ghana plywood factory to 60,000m3 output.<\/li><li>Over 30,000m3 of plywood sales to Europe, the UK, the Middle-East, and Africa.<\/li><li>Team expanded to over 3,000 employees<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2020<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Plywood Factory Development<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Raised US$48m of new money (taking total funds raised to c.US$120m).<\/li><li>Break ground to on 13,000m2 factory extension in Ghana to extend veneer production operations to full plywood production (to be commissioned in 2021).<\/li><li>50,000 pole per annum CCA treatment plant commissioned in Sierra Leone<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2019<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Edge Glue Panel Production<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Edge Glue Panel Production commences in Sierra Leone at pilot scale.<\/li><li>Trading department commences, trading third party timber products into West Africa (thus building revenue and market presence).<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2018<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Rotary Veneer Production<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Rotary veneer production commences in Ghana, selling export and into the local market.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2017<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Plantation Area Established Exceeds 10,000ha<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2016<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Sawmilling commences in Sierra Leone<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2015<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First\u00a0Investment by CDC Group plc, now renamed British International Investment\u00a0plc<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>US10.5m equity and US$4.5m mezzanine debt commitment with Finnfund increasing to match.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2014<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First Investment by Finnfund<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>US$6m mezzanine debt commitment.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2013<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First Investment by Aqua Ventures<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>US$750,000 invested by Aqua Ventures.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2012<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>First Eucalyptus Planted<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2009 Established <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Founded by Andrew Collins, CEO and Charles Bosworth, Strategy Director<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Small scale plantation development &lt;20ha commencing in 2010<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<h1>Contact us today<\/h1>\n\t\t<p>Send us a message and our team will get back to you promptly.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:sales@miroforestry.com\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGET A QUOTE\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Miro Forestry OUR MISSION, VISION AND VALUES Our Mission To develop and operate globally high-quality and cost competitive commercial forestry plantations producing plywood, sawn timber panels, poles and wood biomass sustainably to Forestry Stewardship Council\u2122 (FSC\u2122) standards whilst providing environmental, social and economic benefit to local communities. 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