before the end of the second world war, the forests commission began making additional plans to reforest and rehabilitate the strzeleckis and establish a timber supply. it was joined in the venture by apm. the company announced the formation of a subsidiary company, apm forests ltd, in 1951 and planned an enormous reforestation scheme to supply softwood and hardwood pulp to the mill. they also began purchasing properties to establish plantations that would eventually supply the new mill.