Studio Puisto has completed a rest stop on highway E75 (the major European road that starts in the Norwegian town of Vardø and runs south for 5,639 kilometres until it reaches Greece) in central Finland. Source: Designboom, images by Marc Goodwin The rest stop comprises a gas station,

In September 2016, the Brazilian exports of wood products (except pulp and paper) increased 13% in value compared to September 2015, from $209.5 million to $237 million, as reported by ITTO (the International Tropical Timber Organization). Source: Timberbiz The value of pine sawnwood

Protesters have stopped logging operations twice in the last week in the south-east forests of New South Wales. Source: ABC News The protesters said Forestry Corporation of NSW breached regulations that were intended to protect the biodiversity of the forest environment. On November 2

A large blaze at a timber processing plant in Taupō, New Zealand in the central North Island, has destroyed crucial machinery. Source: Radio NZ Firefighters were called to the plant, owned by New Zealand Timber Packaging, in an industrial area of the suburb of Tauhara, about 8.30pm. F

Sydney-based sustainable forestry manager New Forests has raised $660m from international pension funds to invest in new-growth soft and hardwood forests in Australasia. Source: IPE Capital-raising began 10 months ago for the Australian New Zealand Forest Fund 3 (ANZFF3). The fund clo

Tenon general manager Mark Taylor says the impending sale of the company’s USA distribution company will not affect operations in Taupo, New Zealand. Source: Stuff NZ Tenon Ltd shareholders voted to sell the publicly-listed company’s USA marketing and distribution business

A coroner has credited the work done by late union boss Helen Kelly as being one of the primary reasons why New Zealand’s forestry sector is now a safer place to work than it was a few years ago. Source: Rotorua Daily Post Rotorua coroner Wallace Bain released his findings into

Professor Phil Evans will introduce engineered wood composites and describes why they are displacing solid wood in many applications. Source: Timberbiz He will describe recent innovations in the manufacture and applications of engineered wood composites, drawing upon examples from Nor