Australasia's home for timber news and information

Uncontrolled timber fire on ship near Sweden

06 December 2021
A fire on a cargo ship carrying timber off Gothenburg on Sweden’s west coast was still not under control on Sunday after more than 24 hours, authorities said. Source: Reuters The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) said it had sent two helicopters, while several other autho
Continue Reading →

Giant wooden dragon recalls a stormy time

03 December 2021
A giant wooden sculpture of a dragon has emerged from a north Italian forest devastated by Storm Vaia three years ago. The winged dragon, described as the largest of its kind in Europe, was created by Venetian sculptor Marco Martalar and has taken social media by storm. Source: Wanted
Continue Reading →

Record breaking year for forestry value in UK

03 December 2021
It has been a record-breaking year for the forestry land sector, with average values more than double what they were three years ago and the total value of the forestry investment market reaching a new high, according to the latest UK Forest Market Report. Source: The Scottish Farmer
Continue Reading →

Scion building wins PEFC world award

03 December 2021
New Zealand’s Scion Innovation Hub, Te Whare Nui o Tuteata, by RTA Studio/Irving Smith Architects has won the PEFC Best Use of Certified Timber prize. Located in New Zealand, Scion Innovation Hub was chosen as the most outstanding of the eight shortlisted projects from around the worl
Continue Reading →

Christmas from the land of the giants

01 December 2021
A stunning Christmas tree from the ‘land of the giants’ has been chosen to grace one of the world’s most famous landmarks. Forestry England has despatched a magnificent British grown 42 foot Sitka spruce from 63,000 hectare(155,000 acre) Kielder Forest, Northumberland, to stand proud
Continue Reading →

A shot in the arm for forestry from AstraZeneca

01 December 2021
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has unveiled a new partnership program with Forestry England and Borders Forest Trust to plant more than one million trees across the UK by 2025, as part of the company’s efforts to become a carbon-negative business by 2030. Source: Edie AstraZen
Continue Reading →

New Komatsus for demanding conditions and rugged terrain

01 December 2021
Forestry equipment operates under difficult and demanding conditions. Komatsu now offers two new machines, the 931XC-3 8WD harvester and the 855-3 forwarder engineered for the rugged terrain of forestry and logging work. Source: Timberbiz The 931XC-3 (eXtreme Conditions) harvester Is
Continue Reading →

Bio battery a global game changer

29 November 2021
Stora Enso’s bio-based battery material Lignode won the Metsä360 award in Finland. The EUR 30 000 prize, funded by the Marjatta and Eino Kolli Foundation was granted for the second time. Source: Timberbiz The jury concluded that the renewable and non-toxic Lignode, that is produ
Continue Reading →

UK Wood Awards winners

29 November 2021
The Wood Awards 2021 winners have been revealed, recognising six buildings and two products as the year’s best structures made out of timber. The annual honours, which were established in 1971 as the ‘premier competition for excellence in architecture and product design in wood’, are
Continue Reading →

Elephant King of the forest

29 November 2021
Ponsse’s Elephant King forwarder is the most powerful machine in the company’s forwarder range an extremely productive forwarder offering a superior level of comfort, while being particularly economical and efficient when transport distances are long or transported trees are large. So
Continue Reading →

Archives

Subscribe to DTN

Click this link to subscribe. 

Copyright © 2022 Ryan Media Pty Ltd (Division of Provincial Press Group). All Rights Reserved.