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Heading in the right direction

28 January 2016
Maybe soon we can say goodbye to polystyrene, the petroleum-based material that is used to make Styrofoam. Source: Timberbiz In what looks like an ordinary bicycle helmet, Swedish designers have replaced Styrofoam with a new shock-absorbing material made with renewable and biodegradab
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Woolworths and Lowes can’t agree on price

28 January 2016
Woolworths and its US joint venture partner Lowe’s are expected to appoint independent experts this week to value the loss-making Masters chain after failing to agree on price. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald Woolworths and Lowe’s had until Monday to agree on the price t
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Who should buy Masters and Mitre 10

28 January 2016
Former Woolworths chairman John Dahlsen says Woolworths’ exit from the $45 billion home improvement market could boost competition if regulators approve a merger between wholesalers Mitre 10 and Danks and clamp down on Bunnings’ expansion.  Source: The Age Mr Dahlsen, who
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Bunnings not as dominant in NZ

21 January 2016
Woolworths in Australia is abandoning its multi-billion dollar home improvement arm, but a local retail expert says the retailers in New Zealand’s market are more evenly matched. Source: Stuff co nz Woolworths says it is looking to either sell or wind up its struggling home impr
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Woolworths exits Masters – Bunnings heads to UK

21 January 2016
Woolworths Limited is set to exit its home improvement businesses, Masters Home Improvement and Home Timber & Hardware, while competitor Bunnings is on the expansion trail. Source: Timberbiz Woolworths Limited is to exercise its call option over the 33.3% interest in Hydrox Holdin
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Urban Timber Project winner

14 January 2016
The Urban Timber Project competition, organised by Australian woodcare brand Intergrain in partnership with the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA), has a winner. Source: Architecture & Design Nicholas Camerer from Fremantle, WA, was announced as the winner of the
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Rare timbers closing down sale

14 January 2016
A clear out sale at Wauchope Wood and Turning Supplies has been attracting everyone from leading national timber merchants to small-scale wood hobbyists. Source: Wauchope Gazette With the land now sold, the business closure ends an important chapter in Wauchope’s timber history.
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Clarence Valley timber industry icon dies

14 January 2016
A man who helped shape Grafton and the Clarence Valley timber industry, Spiro Notaras, has died after battling the effects of a stroke. Mr Notaras, aged 83, died on Saturday. Source: ABC News He helped establish the timber industry in the region by buying and operating mills, one of t
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Researchers study how CLT stimulates rural communities

07 January 2016
Oregon Best will conduct a study of how cross-laminated timber can help stimulate the rural economies of Oregon and southwest Washington. Source: Timberbiz Oregon BEST brings together public university researchers and entrepreneurs and developers in the clean technology sector and won
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WA reduces wild sandalwood quota

07 January 2016
The West Australian Government has outlined a significant restructure of the state sandalwood industry for 2016. Source: ABC Rural The changes will include a reduction in wild sandalwood harvest quotas as well as a modification of industry sales and marketing structures. The Legislati
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