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Going green with forestry equipment

30 April 2021
With the COP26 climate change summit scheduled in November 2021, political pressure is building to improve sustainability of manufactured products. Consequently, companies are increasingly calling on their suppliers to help them quantify their environmental performance. Source: Engine
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Logset overcomes a challenging year and elects new board

30 April 2021
For Logset 2020 was challenging in many ways. After a relatively strong start, the market collapsed temporarily due to the global pandemic and the uncertainty it caused. Source: Timberbiz The company said it reacted quickly to respond to the new market situation and thanks to good pla
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Euro study showing 69% increase in logging, it may be just 6%

30 April 2021
Is forest harvesting increasing in Europe? Apparently so, but not as much as reported last July in a controversial study published in Nature. The study, titled ‘Abrupt increase in harvested forest area over Europe after 2015’, used satellite data to assess forest cover and
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Raise the Roof with wood

30 April 2021
Located in the heart of Benalla, Victoria famed for is connection to Ned Kelly and the Kelly gang, the Benalla Sports and Equestrian Centre is a melting pot for equestrian community activity in the high country of north-eastern Victoria. Source: Timberbiz The picturesque venue boasts
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OFO awarded for environmental action at Kaituna mill

30 April 2021
Kaituna Sawmill has been celebrated for its contribution to environmental action at the Cawthron Marlborough Environment Awards held on 23 April 2021.  Source: Timberbiz Kaituna Sawmill has completed a suite of environmental improvements including a 46% reduction in the site’s greenho
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Hawkes Bay proposed trial to benefit farmers and forestry

30 April 2021
New Zealand Hawkes Bay Councillor Will Foley is excited about the proposed trial of the Right Tree Right Place program which he sees as having economic and environmental benefits for the farming community, local economy and wider community. Source: Timberbiz Under the trial, the Regio
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Carbon Neutral by 2050 with sustainable forestry and timber

30 April 2021
Increasing sustainable forestry and timber industries is key to achieving the global ‘Carbon Neutral by 2050’ goal, according to the new chairman of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization’s Advisory Committee on Sustainable Forest-based Industries. Source: Timberbiz “Th
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Tasmanian Timber Awards benefit industry and staff

30 April 2021
This year the Tasmanian Timber Awards will again recognise excellence in the forest and forest products industries at its gala dinner event in September at Launceston’s Albert Hall. As well as the 13 award categories featured in 2019, it will this year include a new award category, wh
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New NZ forest service may fix bottlenecks in supply chain

30 April 2021
The Forest Owners Association says the just announced creation of Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service heralds the potential to fix vital bottlenecks in the initial stages of the forest industry supply chain and drive further timber processing downstream as well. Source: Timberbi
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Woodgrain rocket designs

29 April 2021
An ingenious new approach to preparing spacecraft for travel could result in wood grained panels being incorporated into rocket design to help improve the mood and wellbeing of crew. Source: FWPA Dr Sasha Alexander, Director of Academic Program Industrial Design at the Western Sydney
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