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Project to plant nearly 250,000 trees underway

05 November 2018
Two projects aiming to plant 247,000 native trees and develop skills and employment, as part of the One Billion Trees program, were announced by New Zealand Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage. Source: Timberbiz The Provincial Grow
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Waratah celebrates 45 years in business

05 November 2018
Waratah Forestry Equipment is proudly celebrating 45 years of innovation and serving customers in the forestry industry. Source: Timberbiz Established in Tokoroa, New Zealand in 1973, the company transitioned to meet local loggers’ heavy-duty delimbing needs creating a delimber-feller
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FWPA new board announced

05 November 2018
Forest and Wood Products Association (FWPA) has announced the election of two new directors to its board, as well as the re-election of two sitting directors. Source: Timberbiz At FWPA’s AGM on 31 October 2018, held at the Holmesglen Institute’s Chadstone campus, the election of two n
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New chief operations officer for Timberlink

05 November 2018
Timberlink has announced the appointment of Jason Wilson to the newly created position of Chief Operations Officer (COO) to support its growth and development strategy. Source: Timberbiz Duncan Mayes has also joined the Timberlink team taking up the position of EGM Innovation and Emer
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Log exports rose 26% in September – prices stable

05 November 2018
Australia’s total log exports rose 25.6% in September, falling just 19m3 short of the 500,000m3 mark for the month. Compared with the prior month prices were stable at an average $153.10/m3 measured on a free-on-board basis. Source: IndustryEdge for Timberbiz Despite the big lift in e
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Review of Sustainable Timber Tasmania annual report

05 November 2018
Revenue from the sale of Tasmanian forest products from public land rose by more than 19% last year to $144.86 million, according to Sustainable Timber Tasmania’s annual report. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz A $26.6 million increase in the value of the managed forest, plus othe
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Rayco new stump cutters and trailer

01 November 2018
Rayco Manufacturing has released two stump cutter models the RG55 and RG80 as well as a new TRG stump cutter trailer. These are the first new product introductions for Rayco since the company was acquired by Morbark in November 2017. Source: Timberbiz RG55 Stump Cutter This is an upda
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Prefab housing industry in Germany to expand

01 November 2018
At 2.86bn €, sales revenue generated by the German prefabricated-house industry in the current business year will probably be 7.7% higher than in 2017. According to information from president Johannes Schwörer at the meeting of members of the federation of the German prefabricated bui
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Malaysian Timber Council’s first timber conference

01 November 2018
According to the World Bank, the global demand for timber will quadruple by 2050 and Malaysia as one of the world’s leading suppliers of tropical timber-based products, needs to revisit the imperatives that will sustain or enhance its position in the global marketplace. Source: Timber
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Melbourne’s Hungry Fox satisfied with tulipwood

01 November 2018
The link between our physical environments and our emotional wellbeing has been substantiated by a number of studies. Australian designers seem to have a unique affinity with the natural environment and an innate understanding of how best to bring nature closer to life and leisure. So
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