Wood Waste · IWM

Turn your wood waste into usable fuel.

If your workshop generates shavings, dust, or offcuts, a briquette machine turns that waste stream into something genuinely useful. Reduce skip costs, offset your heating bills, and put your extraction waste to work.

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/ The Challenge

Skip costs. Haulage. Waste you keep paying for.

/ Our Position

Wood waste is a cost you pay twice — once to generate it, again to dispose of it. At production scale, that adds up quickly, and most disposal routes are getting more expensive, not less.

We've been specifying briquette presses for British workshops for decades. We'll tell you honestly whether your waste volumes and moisture content make it viable, and which machine fits your output — not which one suits us best to sell.

Our Briquette & Wood Waste Range

IWM briquette machine with control panel and hydraulic cylinder mounted on a wooden pallet in an industrial workshop

/ Why IW Machines

Four reasons waste-conscious workshops come to IWM.

The right press pays for itself. The wrong one just takes up floor space.

- 01

Decades of waste machinery experience.

We've specified briquette presses for workshops across the UK. We know which machines handle fine dust, which cope with mixed species, and which ones actually last.

- 02

UK-wide delivery and commissioning.

Our engineers install and commission on-site, anywhere in the UK. We train your team and don't leave until the machine is running correctly.

- 03

Honest about viability.

If your volumes don't justify a press, we'll tell you. If a smaller model does the job, we'll recommend it. The relationship matters more than the transaction.

- 04

Direct manufacturer relationships.

We work directly with Falach, BrikStar, and Robust. Real lead times, real parts availability, and technical support from people who know the machines.

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What our customers say

A track record measured in twenty-year machines.

5.0

Google · 14 reviews

"First class customer service, Ian and Henry know the equipment they sell inside out. Recently purchased a Falach 50 press and couldn't be more pleased, looking forward to installing under the extractor."

Philip Harding

IWM Client

"I have purchased a number of machines from International Woodworking Machinery over the years. They have always been a fantastic company to deal with from start to finish. Aftercare is exceptional, they really make you feel like a valued customer."

Freddie Armstrong

IWM Client

"We have purchased a wide belt sander, four sided planer and briquette press from IWM, each machine has been fantastic. Customer service is probably the best part about this company."

Freddie

Traditional Beams

"Highly recommend this company to any joinery or woodworking company requiring good quality woodworking machinery, Excellent service with good knowledge and advice readily available. fast and friendly service."

Harris & Son Joinery

IWM Client

"Excellent quality machine and excellent service. delivery was very quick and the machine was very well packaged. I would highly recommend IWM Ltd and I will definitely buy from them again."

Mark Saban

IWM Client

"The Soukup Crossline 650 is an unbelievable piece of equipment. Since its installation quality and productivity have both increased massively. The support has been excellent and IWM were great throughout the process. Highly recommend!"

Chris Duckworth

IWM Client

"Excellent experience dealing with IWM for our recent purchase of a Falach 50 Briquette machine. Henry spent a lot of time with me, at fairly short-notice, and I came away fully understanding the pros and cons of each machine and the type of briquettes they produce."

Chris Ashwin

IWM Client

"The Soukup Crossline 650 is an unbelievable piece of equipment. Since its installation quality and productivity have both increased massively. The support has been excellent and IWM were great throughout the process. Highly recommend!"