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Houses going up

11 December 2014
The number of dwellings approved rose 0.6% in October 2014, in trend terms, and has risen for five months, according to Building Approvals data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Source: Timberbiz Dwelling approvals increased in October in Tasmania (1.9%), Victoria (1.7%
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Fire at mills, one for the second time

11 December 2014
Carter Holt Harvey’s sawmill on Henzell Rd in Caboolture went up in flames for the second time this year, while in Western Australia a fire also destroyed parts of the Nannup Timber Processing plant. Sources: Caboolture News, ABC Rural Fire engulfed one of the Carter Holt Harvey’s saw
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Cable logging too steep for Coffs Harbour

11 December 2014
Conservationists have slammed a suggestion steep sloping areas of forest west of Coffs Harbour could be ‘cable-logged’. Source: ABC News The state’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) said the idea has been raised in discussion papers, and a trial proposal from t
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Steep learning curve at HarvestTECH 2015

11 December 2014
Analysis by Future Forests Research indicates that the proportion of the forest harvest from steep hill country in New Zealand (over 20 degrees slope) is currently 44% of the total wood harvest. Source: Timberbiz This is forecast to rise to 53% by 2016 and to over 60% by 2025. Nationa
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11 December 2014
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US competition for tall timber

04 December 2014
A competition run by the United States Department of Agriculture is offering a US $2 million prize (about AU $2.2 million) for new design ideas that will allow taller wood structures to be built in the country. Source: Architecture And Design The Tall Wood Building Prize Competition,
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Decorative laminates global demand

04 December 2014
Global demand for decorative laminates is expected to rise 5.6% per year to 10.7 billion square meters in 2018, valued at US$40.8 billion. Source: Investor Ideas Demand will benefit from expected increases in the manufacture of products such as cabinets, ready-to-assemble (RTA) furnit
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Nelson Forests’ data repository

04 December 2014
Nigel Brabyn drills in on a key asset of Nelson Forests – its data repository, which is set to grow exponentially as digital tools are used in logging production. Source: CIO When Mr Brabyn took on the newly created role of business performance analyst at Nelson Forests Limited (NFL),
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Engineering company GHD looks to a timber future

04 December 2014
Tai Hollingsbee, principal of engineering company GHD, presented his views on timber construction at a recent conference held by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australia (EWPA). Sources: The Sydney Morning Herald, Illawara Mercury Mr Hollingsbee does not waste time wonder
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Inquest into Murupara forestry worker’s death

04 December 2014
The death of a Murupara forestry worker has been described by the Rotorua coroner as the “most unfortunate and tragic accident” at an inquest held in Rotorua into the death of 63-year-old father of four David Charles Beamsley. Source: New Zealand Herald Mr Beamsley, who wa
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