Coillte are privileged to be custodians of 7% of Ireland’s land. Their forests and land now extend to over 440,000 hectares. Over the last 30 years, they have cared for and developed their estate and businesses while being firmly focused on maximising the financial and social potential of these natural resources in a sustainable way.They have three high potential businesses: Forestry, Land Solutions and Medite Smartply.Forestry in Ireland has a history which stretches back almost 100 years but its development when the company left the Civil Service and became a commercial semi state.