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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Kidd concerns for safety arise

Lincoln Kidd told his girlfriend and mother about perceived safety issues on the forestry block where he died. Source: Stuff NZ And the man who hired Paul Robert Burr’s company to clear the block said he never saw Burr provide any hazard management plan specific to the block. Mr
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TFS announces $113m profit

Tropical Forestry Services (TFS), one of Australia’s largest forestry companies, has announced a full year after-tax profit of $113 million, courtesy of the falling currency. Source: ABC Rural TFS owns a number of Indian sandalwood plantations in the Northern Territory, Ord Vall
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Logging standard is cost effective

According to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) the logging standard is cost effective and that Senator David Leyonhjelm has a head-in-the-sand outlook. Source: The Australian Financial Review Adam Beaumont of the Forest Stewardship Council submitted an opinion piece to the Australi
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Kiwi technology to measure timber strength

A Christchurch company believes it can add tens of millions of dollars to the multi-billion forest industry by cutting-edge hi-tech testing to find out which trees are suitable for the booming housing and building construction markets. Source: Scoop Media Fibre-gen has produced a worl
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Record entries in NZ Wood awards

A record number of entries were received for the NZ Wood Resene Timber Design Awards this year according to Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA) Promotions Manager Debbie Fergie. Source: Timberbiz Winners of the eight categories will be announced at a function in Auckl
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Climate change target without forestry numbers

The New Zealand Green Party is upset that the Government withheld some information when it was consulting on a new climate change target. Source: Radio New Zealand The target was announced in July before a major United Nations climate change conference in Paris later this year. When t
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Australand rebranded as Frasers Property Australia

Diversified property group Australand will be known as Frasers Property Australia, following its acquisition almost a year ago by Frasers Centrepoint Limited (FCL). Source: Timberbiz The rebranding marks the completion of the integration of Australand with FCL’s existing Australia bus
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Gunns still blazing for forest contractors

There are fears forest contractors in Tasmania and interstate face potential bankruptcy because of new legal action being taken by Gunns Limited liquidators. Sources: ABC News, Herald Sun, AAP The Corporations Act requires the liquidator PPB to identify creditors, including contractor
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