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Morbark acquires Denis Cimaf

12 February 2019
Morbark has acquired Denis Cimaf (Quebec), the second acquisition since private equity firm Stellex Capital Management LP acquired Morbark in 2016. The acquisition of Rayco Manufacturing in October 2017, brought a lineup of innovative equipment into the Morbark family across multiple
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New Gen Husqvarna chainsaws

05 February 2019
Husqvarna has released the next generation of 50cc chainsaws for professional loggers and arborists, the Husqvarna 550 XP Mark II and the 545 Mark II. The chainsaws are redesigned from scratch, resulting in a new level of cutting capacity, maneuverability and endurance, making them id
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Sunshine Coast aged care facility specifies T2 timber framing

05 February 2019
Australian construction company, Living Choice has elected to use Hyne Timber’s termite resistant T2 Blue framing for its latest multi-residential aged care project on the Sunshine Coast. Living Choice project manager, Warren Danter said this latest project with a large, complex roof
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Robotic webinar for wall panel production

24 January 2019
On Wednesday 30 January 2019, Randek is holding a webinar presentation with a detailed review of the ZeroLabor Robotic System which is used to make open or closed wall panels that can be taken to site (panelised construction) or used to efficiently build volumetric modules. Source: Ti
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Deere and Hitachi announce split in Australia

15 January 2019
John Deere Construction & Forestry Company (Deere) and Hitachi Construction Machinery (Hitachi) have had a long and successful global partnership spanning multiple continents and product lines. This partnership has served both companies well and supported each company’s global gro
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Wooden tyres with renewable tread

04 December 2018
Wooden tyres don’t have the best ring to them, but Michelin firmly believes they’ll be a reality in 2020. The French tyre maker told Motoring of its plans to introduce wood into tyres, and it’s all about moving away from oil. Cyrille Roget, Michelin’s worldwide
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Automated platoon trucking will help to drive forestry into the future

26 November 2018
Truck platooning research has taken a quantum leap forward and in the process earned a spot in history by successfully road testing the emerging technology in the deep forests of Quebec in the first trial of its kind in Canada. The day-long trial (by FPInnovations and partners) took p
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Gough Cat NZ to distribute Weiler products

15 November 2018
Gough Cat New Zealand has announced an agreement with United States company Weiler to distribute its forestry product line in New Zealand. The products complement the Caterpillar forest machines that the company will continue to offer according to Gough Cat Executive General Manager C
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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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Nokian Tyres new portfolio for on and offroad use

10 October 2018
Nokian Tyres has been broadening its product portfolio of tyres for trucks with the latest addition the Nokian R-Truck product range for demanding on and off-road use such as earthmoving and forestry applications. Source: Timberbiz “On and off-road use puts special, even conflicting d
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