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Dorries new chief at AFS

27 May 2015
Simon Dorries recently commenced as chief executive of Australian Forestry Standards (AFS) and comes to the post with more than 30 years’ experience in the wood product industry. Mr Dorries is well regarded as a leading international expert in the manufacture, quality control and prod
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AFCA WA introduces new general manager

21 May 2015
The Australian Forest Contractors Association’s first WA meeting for 2015 will be held in Bunbury on 28 May 2015 at the Lighthouse Beach Resort, Bunbury. Source: Timberbiz This is a great opportunity to meet the AFCA’s new general manager, Stacey Gardiner, who will outline current act
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What’s in the Budget for forestry?

21 May 2015
The Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) has welcomed the federal budget commitments to support the forestry industry Australia wide. Source: Timberbiz These measures include strengthening the approach to illegally sourced timber entering Australia, the matched contributi
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NZ Future Forests will have different trees

21 May 2015
A Future Forests Research (FFR) program is creating high value specialty wood products from species other than radiata pine. Source: Timberbiz The new government funding awarded to the FFR led program is a significant boost and will help to create a high-value specialty wood products
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Carter Holt Harvey to list on NZ and Australian stock exchanges

13 May 2015
New Zealand-based wood products supplier Carter Holt Harvey has said it is preparing for an initial public offering, which would involve listing on both the Australian and New Zealand stock exchanges. Sources: The Australian, Radio New Zealand, NBR The announcement comes after months
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Timber to frame the future of commercial buildings

13 May 2015
Commercial multi-storey buildings have started to rise in Australia with the tallest to date a five-storey apartment building in Melbourne. To build more and better we need greater engineering expertise. Source: Timberbiz “The Green” by Australand Property Group is a new hybrid constr
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NZ Timber Industry disappointed by Cash Rate hold

07 May 2015
Members of the New Zealand Timber Industry Federation have expressed disappointment at the Reserve Bank’s decision to hold the Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 3.5%. Sources: Scoop News, Timberbiz President, John McVicar is questioning the logic of the Reserve Bank’s decision when a large
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Low pay for contractors may bite back

07 May 2015
Many tāngata whenua work as contractors in New Zealand and according to the general manager of Kajavala Forestry the low pay rates were causing many to leave the industry. Source: Radio New Zealand Forestry workers had been hit hard recently. There was the redundancy of 200 workers at
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New Home Sales Report released

07 May 2015
The latest result for the HIA New Home Sales Report, a survey of Australia’s largest volume builders, shows strong growth in March 2015. Source: Timberbiz The results mean sales volumes are at their highest level since early 2010. “The residential construction sector continues to be t
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Women in Forestry discussion group

07 May 2015
Women in Forests and Timber Network (WFTN) WA has breakfast discussion meeting organised for May. Source: Timberbiz Diana MacTiernan, manager community education and training from the Equal Opportunity Commission will act as facilitator. The aim of the discussion is to focus on work/l
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