http://timberbiz.com.au/dtn/ Your daily source of timber industry news en-au Copyright 2012, timberbiz.com.au Lauren Corsey Mathew Lee http://www.timberbiz.com.au/dtn/details.asp?ID=951 How the Pacific region’s agriculture and forestry industries can gain access to the booming Chinese economy and its growing need for food and timber is what the European Union-funded Facilitating Agricultural Commodity Trade (FACT) project is examining. Source: Islands Business http://www.timberbiz.com.au/dtn/details.asp?ID=950 The manufacturing sector is vital to the Queensland economy as it underpins the resources boom and major infrastructure program supporting the growth of the mining and gas sectors and the 2012 Manufacturing Skills Conference, to be held in Brisbane on 18 May, aims to start a skills-led revolution to ensure that the sector is positioned to meet the future economic growth of Queensland. Source: Timberbiz http://www.timberbiz.com.au/dtn/details.asp?ID=949 Former Australian Greens leader Senator Bob Brown voted against his own opinion on forest regeneration. Source: Timberbiz http://www.timberbiz.com.au/dtn/details.asp?ID=948 A strategic re-alignment of Danks' business model and its vision for the trade sector has seen the hardware company appoint a general manager for its trade market. Source: Franchising http://www.timberbiz.com.au/dtn/details.asp?ID=947 A new Code of Practice has been launched designed to protect property buyers from being eaten out of house and home, by setting stringent standards for pre-purchase pest inspections. Source: Timberbiz http://www.timberbiz.com.au/dtn/details.asp?ID=946 The Victorian Government is leading a trade mission to the United Arab Emirates and Turkey in May, which includes Bruce Bell managing director of Timber Engineered Structures (TES). Source: Timberbiz http://www.timberbiz.com.au/dtn/details.asp?ID=945 A contract for the sale of Gunns’ Heyfield hardwood sawn timber business for $28 million is expected to be completed later this month. Source: Timberbiz http://www.timberbiz.com.au/dtn/details.asp?ID=952 The Forestry Commission Scotland has released a new publication to address growing business and environmental challenges that may be posed to forests in the future. Source: Farming UK