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ASH commissions $3m plant in Heyfield

18 March 2020
Australian Sustainable Hardwoods has commissioned its new $3 million timber manufacturing plant in Heyfield. The centrepiece of the new plant at ASH’s Greenmill in Firebrace Road is a high-strain twin band resaw, which uses German sawing technology to maximise the amount of useable ti
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Vietnam timber impacted by coronavirus

16 March 2020
As an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has raged in its northern neighbour China, Vietnam has been impacted in some perhaps unexpected ways. While the country’s human toll has been small the economic effects have been wide-ranging and are still developing. Source:
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UK softwood conference report

16 March 2020
The tight balance between supply and demand for softwood in the UK is set to continue throughout 2020, delegates at the UK Softwood Conference were told in London on 4 March 2020. Sources: Timberbiz, Timber Trade Federation UK, Camilla Hair Reductions in production in Canada, slower b
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Global softwood trade unchanged in 2019

16 March 2020
Global trade of softwood logs in 2019 remained practically unchanged from 2018 at 93 million m3, reported Wood Resource International (WRI). As much as 45% of globally shipped logs were destined for China. Source: Lesprom Sawlog prices continued their decline on all continents in late
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UQ student wins excellence in timber design

16 March 2020
University of Queensland student Bridget Scanlan was announced as winner of the inaugural Responsible Wood Civil Engineering prize. Ms Scanlan graduated as a structural engineer. Source: Timberbiz Ms Scanlan was awarded the inaugural Responsible Wood Civil Engineering Prize for excell
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NZ councils work together on planting and harvesting

16 March 2020
The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Wairoa District Council have committed to working together on managing the growth in the planting and harvest of forestry in the Wairoa District. Source: Timberbiz The two councils met recently to discuss the sustainable development of forestry in
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Small house, big impact: TAFE NSW students build house for charity

16 March 2020
A relocatable cottage built by TAFE NSW building design, carpentry, plumbing, and electrotechnology students was sold at auction at the weekend for $100,000 with the money raised going to the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Foundation. Source: Timberbiz The structure utilises timber wall
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Silicon Valley tech comes to Victorian conference

16 March 2020
US based Katerra is a company taking the building industry to a new level, applying Silicon Valley technology to design and construction. Source: Timberbiz “Katerra is a new kind of company in the building industry, delivering end-to-end integration with significant investment in tech
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PEFC launches a new website

16 March 2020
A new website has been launched for PEFC Australia promoting PEFC forest certification. The new website draws on the global reach of PEFC as the world’s largest forest certification scheme. Source: Timberbiz Wood Marketing and Communications Officer Jason Ross emphasised the growing a
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Event organiser for Green Triangle Timber awards

16 March 2020
A former Green Triangle Timber Industry Awards (GTTIA) committee member Lydia Mules has taken on the role of event organiser. Ms Mules is taking over from Prue Younger who has handed over the reins after two successful years to focus on some exciting opportunities that have arisen fro
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