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Kiwi technology to measure timber strength

03 September 2015
A Christchurch company believes it can add tens of millions of dollars to the multi-billion forest industry by cutting-edge hi-tech testing to find out which trees are suitable for the booming housing and building construction markets. Source: Scoop Media Fibre-gen has produced a worl
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Record entries in NZ Wood awards

03 September 2015
A record number of entries were received for the NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards this year according to Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA) Promotions Manager Debbie Fergie. Source: Timberbiz Winners of the eight categories will be announced at a function in Auckl
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Climate change target without forestry numbers

03 September 2015
The New Zealand Green Party is upset that the Government withheld some information when it was consulting on a new climate change target. Source: Radio New Zealand The target was announced in July before a major United Nations climate change conference in Paris later this year. When t
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Australand rebranded as Frasers Property Australia

03 September 2015
Diversified property group Australand will be known as Frasers Property Australia, following its acquisition almost a year ago by Frasers Centrepoint Limited (FCL). Source: Timberbiz The rebranding marks the completion of the integration of Australand with FCL’s existing Australia bus
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Gunns still blazing for forest contractors

03 September 2015
There are fears forest contractors in Tasmania and interstate face potential bankruptcy because of new legal action being taken by Gunns Limited liquidators. Sources: ABC News, Herald Sun, AAP The Corporations Act requires the liquidator PPB to identify creditors, including contractor
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