UK consumers want better laws that ensure the legality of wood products on the market in the UK and across Europe, a new survey finds. Source: Blue & Green Tomorrow Major timber-related businesses from the UK and other EU countries, from producers to retailers, have also signed a

The 8th China Yiwu International Forest Products Fair, coorganized by the State Forestry Administration of China and the government of Zhejiang province, will be held at the Yiwu International Expo Center on November 1-4 in 2015. Source: PR Wire This year is the seventh consecutive ye

New Zealand’s first remote-controlled forest-harvesting machine will help ensure the safety of forestry crews working on steep land. Sources: The New Zealand Herald, The Northern Advocate That was the verdict of Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy after he saw the machine in

An agreement has been signed by the Solomon Islands Sawn Timber Industry and New Zealand Imported Tropical Timber that signifies a step towards reducing illegal timber imports. Source: Solomon Island Broadcasting Corporation Pacific Periscope reports under the agreement, the Solomon I

TasPorts is finalising the sale of the government-owned Triabunna mill wharf on Tasmania’s east coast to an unnamed buyer. Source: ABC News The land-locked port has not been used since Gunns stopped exporting woodchips from the site and closed the mill in 2011. Entrepreneur Grae

The company in charge of Australia’s largest African mahogany plantation has enlisted the services of a drone to gather data on its trees in the Northern Territory. Source: ABC Rural African Mahogany Australia (AMA) manages nearly 13,000 hectares of mahogany trees in the Douglas

A timber company must pay almost NZ$90,000 in fines and reparation after a worker had the tip of a thumb and the fingers on his right hand sliced through by a saw. Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand Timber was sentenced in the Hamilton District Court for failing to take all practic

Construction companies are beefing up security measures, including hiding GPS trackers in loads of timber, in a bid to track down “unscrupulous builders and tradies”. Source: The Daily Telegraph Police in Adelaide’s south have revealed they are investigating claims rogue builders are