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Brexit impact and stall is felt hard by timber businesses

09 April 2019
SR Timber’s Trading Director joined business leaders to tell UK Conservative Nicky Morgan MP about the stark realities that businesses are facing as the uncertainty around Brexit continues. The group, which included the Confederation of British Industry, a high street bank and leading
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Now too many possums deny access to forestry

09 April 2019
Thousands of Leadbeater’s Possums, the species which is officially listed as facing extinction, have now been found in the Central Highlands forests of Gippsland, the latest surveys show. A total of 688 known Leadbeater’s Possum colonies have been detected, according to the latest fig
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Grants for China projects or missions open

09 April 2019
With $100,000 in grants now available through the 2019 Australia–China Agricultural Cooperation Agreement (ACACA) program for projects which grow agricultural trade between Australia and China agricultural businesses with project or trade missions are encouraged to apply. Australia’s
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Andrews’ inaction unites and ignites timber industry

09 April 2019
Peak industry groups representing thousands of men and women in Victoria who gain a livelihood from timber and forest industries are demanding that the Andrews Government immediately release an updated Timber Release Plan and deliver certainty regarding Regional Forest Agreements. The
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Log Distribution Limited NZ opens to improve log exports

09 April 2019
Four forestry companies operating in the Wairarapa region of New Zealand announced the formation of Log Distribution Limited, a joint venture company which commenced operations on 1 April 2019. Log Distribution Limited is a collaboration between FOMS Ltd, Forest Enterprises Growth Ltd
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Research funding exhausted but two more NIFPI were promised

09 April 2019
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) and Forest Industries Association of Tasmania (FIAT) welcome the Federal and Tasmanian Governments announcement of more than $4 million in research funding for forestry projects at Launceston’s National Institute for Forest Products In
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Eight new cutting edge forestry projects in Tasmania

09 April 2019
The Australian Liberal National Government and the Tasmanian Liberal Government’s jointly funded Launceston centre of the National Institute for Forest Products Innovation (NIFPI) will deliver eight new cutting edge forestry research projects. Federal Assistant Minister for Agricultur
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WA RFA extended for 20 years

09 April 2019
The Western Australian Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) has been extended for another 20 years with an annual sustainable yield of at least 191,000 cubic metres of high-quality jarrah and karri saw logs. The landmark RFA agreement for WA’s $1.4 billion was signed on Friday by the Prime
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Scotland turns to robotics to help address market needs

03 April 2019
A new research program at Robert Gordon University (RGU) will focus on robotic fabrication of cross-laminated timber (CLT) joints. Researchers from the university’s Scott Sutherland School of Architecture & Built Environment will be working on the project with the Construction Sco
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UK promotes direct connections between specifiers & producers

03 April 2019
TimberWorks in the UK is a new campaign promoting understanding and knowledge-sharing between architects, builders, specifiers and TTF member timber suppliers. Just recently this included a visit to a local forest to see timber selection and harvesting, and a visit to East Brothers’ e
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