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Wood Resene design awards

17 September 2015
Stylish new timber buildings in Christchurch have been recognised in national design awards. Source: Stuff.co.nz A factory-built modular home design and two office buildings took honours in the recent New Zealand Wood Resene Timber Design Awards. The rebuilt Trimble Navigation office
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Tambo sawmill without timber allocation

17 September 2015
A western Queensland council says it is ludicrous it still cannot get a timber allocation for a sawmill. Source: ABC News The Blackall-Tambo Regional Council bought the disused Tambo Sawmill last year, hoping to revive the facility and create jobs. However, Mayor Barry Muir said despi
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On-port log storage increase in New Zealand

17 September 2015
A new cargo storage warehouse at Marsden in New Zealand will help Northport deal with its increase in on-port log storage, which has already given the company a lift in revenue this year. Sources: The Northern Advocate, The New Zealand Herald Marsden Maritime Holdings (MMH) recorded a
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Fourteen woodchip proposals on Tas table

17 September 2015
The State Government has compiled a short list of 14 private-sector proposals for a new woodchip export or processing facility in the Tasmania’s south. ABC News Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent taking woodchips from Tasmania’s south to Bell Bay for export since the c
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NZ to supply laminates to Canada

17 September 2015
An innovative Christchurch start-up has signed a lucrative agreement with a Canadian company for its laminated timber technology. Source: Stuff NZ The deal could see a product developed by Prestressed Timber after the Canterbury earthquakes used in buildings throughout North America.
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Pillliga forest pillaged by NSW Forestry Commission

17 September 2015
Sawmill owners in western New South Wales fear they are destroying the Pilliga forest in order to meet their timber contracts. Source: ABC News They say they are being forced to harvest increasingly younger trees — including saplings of the bare minimum size — which they say will ulti
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Vale Bob Humphreys

17 September 2015
The forestry and timber industry has lost a giant with the passing of Bob Humphreys. Source: Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) Mr Humphreys was a pioneer and leader of the industry in East Gippsland. He was in his 52nd year sawmilling in the region. During that time he
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Forestry contractors benefit from Burnie mill

17 September 2015
Forestry contractors in northern Tasmania are investing millions of dollars in new equipment to supply a woodchip mill near Burnie that’s reopened under new ownership. Source: ABC Rural It’s been five years since failed timber company Gunn’s closed it’s woodchi
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Different assessments of world forests

10 September 2015
This week we have the opportunity to compare different assessment of the world’s forests. Source: CIFOR FAO presents the results of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2015 (FRA 2015) at the World Forestry Congress in Durban. Global Forest Watch has released new global satellite ob
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UK Timber Trade Federation to only buy sustainable timber

10 September 2015
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) in the UK has pledged to buy only timber from sustainable sources by 2020 as it signs up to the WWF UK’s Forests Campaign. Source: Supply News TTF’s 300 members include sawmills, manufacturers, distributors and retailers, and account for two thirds of
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