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Combilift wins at IFOY and in warehouses

20 July 2020
Combilift was a winner at this year’s IFOY (International Intralogistics and Forklift Truck of the Year) Awards 2020– one of the most prestigious and hotly contested international awards in the materials handling industry which honours the best products and solutions of the year. Sour
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Norske Skog demand down including Australia

20 July 2020
Norske Skog’s demand and profits have come down mainly due to national restrictions on the movement of goods and people following the outbreak of the corona pandemic. The restrictions had severe negative impact on operations due to a sudden and considerable drop in demand for publicat
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International contest to be determined in Australia

20 July 2020
The International Council of Forest and Paper Associations (ICFPA) recently announced its biennial international Blue Sky Young Researchers Award contest to generate interest and raise awareness around innovations taking place in the world of forestry. Source: Timberbiz The ICFPA is a
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Richard Stanton award nominations open

20 July 2020
Responsible Wood is calling for nominations in this year’s coveted Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence in Forest Management or Chain of Custody. This is the sixth year of the award which pays tribute to a man who devoted his life to sustainable forest management in Australia
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Reports deliver on native forest timber in Queensland

20 July 2020
Reports from two Queensland research projects are now available on the Forest and Wood Product Australia (FWPA) website. The two projects have delivered valuable information for the native forest timber industry in Queensland. Both had strong steering committee input, as well as indus
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Community consultation on heavy vehicle restrictions in Gisborne

20 July 2020
Gisborne District Council has begun community consultation to seek feedback on recommendations to restrict heavy vehicles in the city to a single highway route. Source: Gisborne Herald The council is supporting recommendations made in a report by engineering consultancy WSP, which con
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Komatsu Gunnedah moves to new premises

20 July 2020
After more than a decade of operating at Martin Road, Komatsu’s Gunnedah Branch in regional New South Wales has relocated to a new facility, that is far beyond the ‘old branch’ in many ways according to Gunnedah Branch Manager, Peter Phillips. Source: Timberbiz For several months, the
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Kangaroo Island bushfire report recognises great losses for timber industry

20 July 2020
Local knowledge, use of forestry experts, and better understanding of fire behaviour in plantations is critical for future fire management on Kangaroo Island. Incident Management Teams (IMTs) and fire ground leaders need access to people with local knowledge, including suitably traine
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Ambassador title for Green Triangle logistics manager

20 July 2020
The Green Triangle’s Darren Shelden has been named as the latest Great South Coast Food + Fibre ambassador. The Australian Bluegum Plantations Port and Logistics Manager is based in Portland, but also manages the Albany port in Western Australia. Source: Timberbiz “Our customers are C
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ForestTECH goes ahead bigger and better in November

20 July 2020
Every year, since 2007, forestry resource managers, remote sensing, GIS and mapping specialists, inventory foresters, researchers and key technology suppliers from across Australasia attend the forestry technology series, ForestTECH. Source: Timberbiz It has now well and truly establi
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