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Mike Coke

Biomass products manager at stovax.com

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General manager at wundagroup.com

Martyn Bridges

Director of technical services at worcester-bosch.co.uk

What type of wood is best for a wood-burning stove?

Mike Coke, biomass products manager for Stovax Heating, says…

It's essential to only burn good-quality, dry wood. If the wood is wet or high in moisture content, such as freshly felled timber, much of the energy created by the fire is wasted

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