CLT in the USA
05 January 2017
John Redfield watches with pride as his son moves a laser-guided precision saw the size of a semi-truck wheel into place over a massive panel of wood. Sources: Japan Today, Associated Press Redfield’s fingers are scarred from a lifetime of cutting wood and now, after decades of declin
Continue Reading →Deere sales down for 2016
05 January 2017
In the 2015/16 financial year (31 October), US-American Deere & Company generated turnover of US$4.900bn with construction and forestry machinery. Source: euwid The associated decline of 18% therefore matches the last turnover forecast quoted after the third quarter. Prior to that
Continue Reading →Enviro group stop legal proceedings against VicForests
05 January 2017
VicForests has welcomed an offer by an environment group to discontinue legal proceedings relating to harvesting on three sites in East Gippsland. Source: Timberbiz Harvesting operations had been suspended on the sites pending the outcome of the proceedings brought by the environment
Continue Reading →Tas government propping up a failed industry
05 January 2017
Tasmanians were told recently that arrangements had been finalised to use Hobart’s Macquarie Point to export up to 300,000 tonnes of “forestry residue” a year. The “residue” will consist of logs and woodchips. Source: The Mercury At the same time a deal has also been done to transport
Continue Reading →New era for Tas forestry
05 January 2017
Scores of new jobs will be created through a joint venture between TasPorts and Qube Ports to facilitate the export of forest products from Hobart according to Guy Barnett, Tasmanian Resources Minister. Source: The Mercury It will directly create 25 jobs on the wharf and support many
Continue Reading →CFMEU to merge with Maritime Union
05 January 2017
Construction and maritime union leaders have declared they are open to further mergers as they move towards finalising the creation of a 125,000-member super-union next year. Source: The Australian The Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union and the Maritime Union of Australia y
Continue Reading →Push to reopen Gisborne to Wairoa line
05 January 2017
A rail lobby group is pushing for a damaged section of line between Gisborne and Wairoa in New Zealand to be repaired. Source: Radio New Zealand Napier-Gisborne line has been unused since it was badly damaged in a 2012 storm but KiwiRail and Napier Port have since agreed to fix the so
Continue Reading →Notaras’ Lyons celebrates 40 years
05 January 2017
When Peter Lyons first started working at Notaras Timbers’ sawmill in Grafton, New South Wales as a 21-year-old, he had no idea he would still be there 40 years later. Source: The Daily Examiner It’s a love of timber that has kept him interested in the work all these years
Continue Reading →NZ New Years’ Honours List gets the chop
05 January 2017
Jason Wynyard of Auckland received an Order of Merit from the New Zealand government for services to the sport of wood chopping. Source: Timberbiz Mr Wynyard has won more than 230 World Championship titles and is unparalleled in the sport of wood chopping. At 16 Mr Wynyard was the you
Continue Reading →Greening earth and the growth of bioenergy
05 January 2017
A warming planet is not the only impact of higher carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere; it is a greener planet as well. This has been one of the striking, and controversial, scientific confirmations of the year. Source: The Australian The greening of the planet because of an increa
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