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Tauranga sawmill best in show

21 January 2016
Jake Peterson founded Spectrum Innovations in New Zealand, which trades as Turbo Sawmill, in 2007 with the support of his father, Carl. Source: Bay of Plenty Times The two worked together to design and build The Gladiator swing-blade sawmill, utilising Carl’s inverted “T&#
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Oji to invest $25M in NZ

21 January 2016
The New Zealand forestry unit of Japan’s Oji Group plans to invest $NZ23 million to consolidate and expand capacity at its sawmilling and drying facilities in Otago. Source: New Zealand News Oji’s Pan Pac Forest Products unit bought the sawmilling and drying assets at Milb
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Scion new GM forest science

21 January 2016
Scion has announced the appointment of Emeritus Professor Alison Stewart to the role of General Manager Forest Science. Source: Timberbiz Chief Executive Warren Parker says Emeritus Professor Stewart brings a rare combination of science excellence, technology commercialisation and bus
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Illegal logging forced WA sandalwood quota

21 January 2016
The West Australian Government was forced to drop the annual harvesting quota of wild sandalwood because it took too long to tackle illegal logging, according to one of the state’s biggest harvesters. Source: ABC News Environment Minister Albert Jacob announced last month that t
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Uncertain future of Mid North timber workers

21 January 2016
Timber workers in the Mid North of SA claim they are being kept in the dark by the State Government over its plans for the local forestry industry, with up to 100 jobs at risk. Source: The Advertiser Bundaleer and Wirrabara forests were devastated by fires in 2013 and 2014. About 2000
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EPA fines NSW Forestry

21 January 2016
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued two penalty notices to Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) for harming a threatened species during harvesting operations in northern NSW last year. Source: The Northern Star In March 2015 the EPA received a report from a local
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Bunnings not as dominant in NZ

21 January 2016
Woolworths in Australia is abandoning its multi-billion dollar home improvement arm, but a local retail expert says the retailers in New Zealand’s market are more evenly matched. Source: Stuff co nz Woolworths says it is looking to either sell or wind up its struggling home impr
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Woolworths exits Masters – Bunnings heads to UK

21 January 2016
Woolworths Limited is set to exit its home improvement businesses, Masters Home Improvement and Home Timber & Hardware, while competitor Bunnings is on the expansion trail. Source: Timberbiz Woolworths Limited is to exercise its call option over the 33.3% interest in Hydrox Holdin
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US lumber prices and the deal with Canada

14 January 2016
US lumber prices have started to climb after reaching a 5-year low in September 2015, although they remain around 20% lower compared with last year. Source: Spendmatters The expiry of the Softwood Lumber Agreement (SLA) between the US and Canada in October 2015, and lack of news on wh
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No formaldehyde risk in home furniture

14 January 2016
The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) released test results on consumer safety of home furnishings containing engineered wood and the compliance of those products with California’s formaldehyde emission standard (CARB). Source: Woodworking Network Whitney Tilson, the founder a
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