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John Deere completes new US training facility

16 July 2019
John Deere has completed the construction of its new facility in Coal Valley, Illinois. The 696m2 facility is part of the Construction & Forestry Training Campus and includes three classrooms that can be used separately for training purposes, or combined to hold over 250 people fo
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NZ could set fire to China’s log jam

16 July 2019
It is reported that New Zealand logs are piling up on Chinese wharves as cheap, sawn timber makes its way by train into the People’s Republic from Russia and Scandinavia. Five million tonnes of logs, mostly from New Zealand are sitting on wharves in China unsold. Source: Timberb
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Woody mammoth construction for dinosaurs

11 July 2019
The Philip J Currie Dinosaur Museum aspires to become an internationally significant centre of paleontology Alberta, Canada but it has also broken new ground in timber construction for its architects Teeple Architects of Toronto. This 29,200 square foot museum rests on an ancient Pipe
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Research results show a ‘no deal’ Brexit will cost the UK

11 July 2019
A ‘no deal’ Brexit could result in soaring material prices and lower workloads and enquiries, according to the latest research from the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) in the UK. Source: Timberbiz When asked about the impact of a ‘no deal’ Brexit: Key results from the research inc
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Briefing on small micro entities in Mekong forestry

11 July 2019
Little is known about the small and microsized entities (SmEs) engaged in the forestry sector in the Mekong region, their characteristics, the number and gender of people involved in the businesses, their supply chains and levels of compliance with regulations. A new briefing publishe
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Forestry innovation centre for UK with funding of £400 million

09 July 2019
Plans for a Forestry Innovation Centre covering the north of England and south of Scotland have been unveiled as part of a major funding package worth almost £400 million. The Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal is a collaboration between the UK Government, Scottish Government and five
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CIFOR’s annual report released

09 July 2019
For more than 25 years, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) has brought critical forest research to global discussions, raising the profile of tropical forests and of people who depend on them. Its latest annual report shines a light on CIFOR’s achievements in 2018.
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European glulam vs Australian labelling

09 July 2019
Glue-laminated timber structural grades in Europe are different than in Australia and the confusion between the two grading systems started from how they’re labelled. Both the Australian and European products label their glulam products using the GL’X’ descriptor, but it refers to dif
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US-China trade war impacts forest products

03 July 2019
The trade war between the US and China has impacted US exporters of forest products to China. China’s economy slowed during 2018 and early 2019, causing the total value of imported wood pulp, lumber and logs to decline by just over 10% from the first four months of 2018 to the same pe
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Russia starts on its first CLT plant

03 July 2019
On 25 June, Oleg Kuvshinnikov, Governor of the Vologda Region, and Mikhail Shamolin, President and Board Chairman of Segezha Group, launched the construction of the first CLT manufacturing plant to be built in Russia. Source: Timberbiz The Governor and the Head of the company took par
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