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Winching on steep slopes

22 May 2024
When harvesting and forwarding in steep terrain, a traction aid winch is a useful complement to ensure a productive working day with low impact on the forest. The Komatsu Traction Aid Winch is a high-quality system based on more than 20 years’ experience of winch use in the alpine reg
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Aerospace manufacturer uses mass timber to build new factory

22 May 2024
Janicki Industries, an engineering and manufacturing company specializing in advanced composite materials and assemblies for the aerospace, defence, and other high-tech industries, had landed an important contract and needed a new building. Their other nine manufacturing facilities ha
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PEFC Annual Review – The highlights of 2023

22 May 2024
The 2023 PEFC Annual Review 2023 shows that the number of certified hectares of forest grew in all areas of the world, by a total of seven million hectares. Source: Timberbiz PEFC also welcomed the Croatian Union of Private Forest Owners Associations (CUPFOA) as a national member for
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Asbestos dumped in forest reserve

22 May 2024
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) is seeking the public’s help with an investigation into illegal dumping of asbestos roofing material in the Cherbourg Forest Reserve. Source: Timberbiz QPWS rangers found asbestos corrugated roof panels (commonly called “fibro” or “supe
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The summer solstice starting gun for mast seeding

22 May 2024
Emeritus Professor Dave Kelly, from the School of Biological Sciences at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha at the University of Canterbury (UC), is involved in a new discovery regarding mast seeding events (intermittent years of bumper seed production) in European Beech forests that could be
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Ex Gippsland timber worker now installs flat pack kitchens

22 May 2024
Victoria’s Forestry Transition Fund has helped an East Gippsland timber worker to successfully transition from working in a mill to running his own small business. Source: Timberbiz John Alen was made redundant when Parkside Mill, in Bairnsdale, closed at the end of last year, leaving
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Loader operator needed to test new skills training

22 May 2024
Driven by mechanisation, traditional career pathways in forestry crews are evolving. As part of New Zealand’s Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) program, ‘Te Mahi Ngahere i te Ao Hurihuri – Forestry Work in the Modern Age’, the Scion Human Factors research group is exploring ways
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FWPA moves to T3 mass timber building

22 May 2024
After 16 years at Queen St Melbourne, Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has relocated its office to the new T3 mass timber building in Collingwood, effective May 20, 2024. Source: Timberbiz This move marks an exciting transition for the organisation, aligning with its commit
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CLT Toolbox raises $1m to expand

22 May 2024
Melbourne-based startup CLT Toolbox has raised $1 million in a bridge funding round to expand its mass timber design software, less than 12 months after it raised an initial $1.5 million seed round in October 2023. Source: SmartCompany SmartCompany has reported that the fresh cash inj
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Displaced forestry worker gets 20c for his troubles

22 May 2024
Gippsland forestry workers displaced by the Labor government’s forced closure of the native timber industry have had their compensation payments frozen. Source: Timberbiz The Allan Government agreed to pay native timber worker and Heyfield resident Jeff Coster due compensation in Febr
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