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TimberPro to expand its footprint

17 October 2022
TimberPro, a manufacturer of forestry equipment in Wisconsin USA, is making a significant expansion to its current operation in with a new addition that will add 48,765 square feet to its existing facility. The company expects to spend approximately US$8 million on the expansion proje
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Seven new Cases for excavation

17 October 2022
Case has introduced seven new models of E Series excavators including two in new size classes. The company says these new excavators represent an enhanced level of hydraulic performance and precision, greater engine power and responsiveness, extended service intervals, and greater con
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FSC called to withdraw Sarawak timber giant Samling’s licence

17 October 2022
A coalition of civil society organizations is calling on the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to drop Sarawak timber giant Samling and withdraw its FSC Licence Agreement under a Policy for Association complaint. Source: Timberbiz The complaint names violations of traditional and human
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TAFE NSW training our next tradies

17 October 2022
TAFE NSW is training the next generation of tradies, as the nation’s construction industry continues to thrive following a record year of house builds commencing in 2021. Source: Timberbiz The Housing Industry Association (HIA) is forecasting 125,000 houses are expected to begin const
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Scion helps out English forestry with diagnostics

17 October 2022
The first occurrence of the pathogen Phytophthora pluvialis in Europe was discovered in Cornwall, England in August 2021, thanks to a diagnostic test developed at Scion. Staff from England’s Forestry Commission were surveying forests in south-west England for the presence of another P
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Compounding forces see new home sales drop

17 October 2022
New home sales declined by 15.7% in the three months to September, compared with the previous quarter. The HIA New Home Sales report, a monthly survey of the largest volume home builders in the five largest states, is a leading indicator of future detached home construction. Source: T
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NZIF says the govt is sowing doubt and slowing down planting

17 October 2022
According to the New Zealand Institute of Forestry (NZIF) new forest planting is no excuse for polluters to delay reducing their emissions. NZIF agrees with the Climate Change Commission that the nation needs time in the quest to reduce carbon use. Source: Timberbiz NZIF says that rec
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Opal shortlisted for APCO packaging award

17 October 2022
Opal has been shortlisted as a finalist for the APCO Our Packaging Future Awards 2022 in the category of End Market Leadership for the Opal dunnage solution. Source: Timberbiz Opal’s Dunnage Solution is a column-like corrugated structure that was created to limit product movement duri
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Inner-city Melbourne council rams through resolution to end native forestry even earlier

17 October 2022
Melbourne’s inner-city councils have rammed through a resolution at the Municipal Association of Victoria’s conference calling for native forest timber harvesting to be phased out well before the state government’s 2030 deadline. Source: Weekly Times Under the MAV’s rules Melbourne co
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Forestry Australia puzzled why mining can cut down jarrah but not forestry

17 October 2022
  Documents released under a Freedom of Information request have exposed a lack of evidence-based decision making by the Western Australian Government in relation to management of native forests, according to the organisation that represents professional forest scientists and man
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