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Teamwork expert signed up for safety conference

Forestry teamwork expert Steven Falk from British Columbia, Canada has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for the forest safety conference series run by the Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA). Source: Timberbiz The conference runs at Rotorua’s Distinction Hotel on 3-4 Mar
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Summer science sessions at Forestry Tas

Forestry Tasmania has compiled the program for its 2014/15 summer season of popular science talks. The series highlights a diverse range of work in evidence-based forest management, with presentations on topics including special timbers, biodiversity, and Forest Stewardship Council (F
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Houses going up

The number of dwellings approved rose 0.6% in October 2014, in trend terms, and has risen for five months, according to Building Approvals data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Source: Timberbiz Dwelling approvals increased in October in Tasmania (1.9%), Victoria (1.7%
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Fire at mills, one for the second time

Carter Holt Harvey’s sawmill on Henzell Rd in Caboolture went up in flames for the second time this year, while in Western Australia a fire also destroyed parts of the Nannup Timber Processing plant. Sources: Caboolture News, ABC Rural Fire engulfed one of the Carter Holt Harvey’s saw
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Cable logging too steep for Coffs Harbour

Conservationists have slammed a suggestion steep sloping areas of forest west of Coffs Harbour could be ‘cable-logged’. Source: ABC News The state’s Environment Protection Authority (EPA) said the idea has been raised in discussion papers, and a trial proposal from t
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Steep learning curve at HarvestTECH 2015

Analysis by Future Forests Research indicates that the proportion of the forest harvest from steep hill country in New Zealand (over 20 degrees slope) is currently 44% of the total wood harvest. Source: Timberbiz This is forecast to rise to 53% by 2016 and to over 60% by 2025. Nationa
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US competition for tall timber

A competition run by the United States Department of Agriculture is offering a US $2 million prize (about AU $2.2 million) for new design ideas that will allow taller wood structures to be built in the country. Source: Architecture And Design The Tall Wood Building Prize Competition,
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Decorative laminates global demand

Global demand for decorative laminates is expected to rise 5.6% per year to 10.7 billion square meters in 2018, valued at US$40.8 billion. Source: Investor Ideas Demand will benefit from expected increases in the manufacture of products such as cabinets, ready-to-assemble (RTA) furnit
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Lumber prices in US gaining momentum

Spot lumber prices, as reported by Random Lengths (an industry publication), have been on the rise, but slowly and unsteadily. Softer than expected demand from housing and elevated inventories to date have helped alleviate some of the upward pressure on prices. Source: Spendmatters Sp
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