New Zealand's only Timber Design Awards achieved a massive jump in entries this year, reflecting the desire of professionals to differentiate themselves and their practices from the rest according to NZ Wood CEO Jane Arnott. This year 93 entries were received across nine categories, m
New Zealand company City Forests says its Government should abandon the Kyoto Protocol, rather than commit to revised rules it fears could lumber forestry companies with "massive" additional costs. City Forests chief executive Grant Dodson said changes to the Kyoto Protocol agreed las
The board of Tasmanian timber company Gunns has decreased and now has just four members following the resignation of one of its directors. Paul Teisseire resigned from the board on July 20. Source: Timberbiz
The NZ Farm Forestry Association has set up a national industry body representing the interests of local specialty timber producers and those with an interest in specialty timbers. To promote the practice a web resource with information about a range of local timber species, a photogr
The fate of a landmark deal to end 35 years of conflict over forestry in Tasmania rests with experts who will run detailed modelling to see if a proposed compromise is feasible. Timber and green groups revealed they had agreed to test a single "scenario" for new forest reserves to see
More than half of Liberia's forests have been granted to logging companies according to figures released to the Guardian newspaper in the UK from Global Witness – and all of the contracts have been issued during Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's government. Global Witness is an international no
The timber harvest in British Columbia, Cananda reached a record 90 million cubic metres in 2005 but fell dramatically the following four years to a 25-year low of just over 52 million cubic metres in 2009. Reduced demand for lumber in the US market, high manufacturing costs, high exp
Timber workers will be recognised for their contribution to the industry at the inaugural Timber Worker of the Year awards held at the annual Southern Shoalhaven Timber Festival in New South Wales. Woodworkers and builders will be commended for their creative and innovative use of tim
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