Cover It adopts FOLS
18 May 2017
Cover It Pty Ltd is the first harvesting contracting business in northern NSW that will move all operators over to the FOLS Skills Verification Program. FOLS is a national industry-led program, managed by ForestWorks. Source: Timberbiz Cover It Pty Ltd is one of 18 NSW harvesting comp
Continue Reading →WPMA open letter regarding timber standards
18 May 2017
The Wood Processors and Manufacturers’ Association (WPMA) is anxious to assure the New Zealand public that timber retains its excellent reputation as a construction material. Source: Timberbiz In an open letter to Timberbiz, Mr Brian Stanley, chair of WPMA, said that it was the most a
Continue Reading →Prefab housing manufacturer wins Hall of Fame award
18 May 2017
Prefabricated construction trendsetters Impresa House, operating in Melbourne for only seven months, has already taken out a prestigious manufacturing award, and chief executive Sean Morley will be at Frame Australia to explain how it was achieved. Source: Timberbiz The Australian com
Continue Reading →Planned burning guide for landholders and farmers
18 May 2017
Tasmania’s State Fire Management Council has developed a guide for farmers wishing to conduct planned burns on their properties. Source: Timberbiz Planned Burning for Landholders and Farmers was launched at Agfest and aims to provide private landholders with the useful informati
Continue Reading →Timber puts money back in the bank
18 May 2017
In a construction market where budgets are forever under pressure, the use of timber materials in combination with offsite construction approaches can be a genuine silver bullet for astute builders. Source: Timberbiz Richard Smith, Associate Director of MBMpl Pty Ltd says where timber
Continue Reading →AFPA gala dinner at the Great Hall
18 May 2017
One of the “big” events on the social and networking calendar is the AFPA Great Hall Gala Dinner in Canberra. Source: Timberbiz The third biennial dinner, hosted by Australian Forest Products Association, will be held on 12 September (6-10pm). It’s a gala celebration
Continue Reading →Adopting wood energy as a climate change opportunity
18 May 2017
A government/regional partnership has been working with business to grow new enterprise and transition from lignite to biomass energy to support business resilience in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz If you are working or have an interest in the wood energy sector at a national, region
Continue Reading →Big River Group joins ASX listings
18 May 2017
Australian building and construction products company, Big River Group, has formally announced its listing on the ASX under the company’s parent name, Big River Industries. Source: Timberbiz Following an application in March, the public sale was successful and stockbroker Taylor Colli
Continue Reading →Carter Holt Harvey Myrtleford in breach of FSC
18 May 2017
The union representing 200 workers who have been shut out of an Australian timber mill is seeking to have the company stripped of its certification as an ethical producer. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald In a major escalation of a three-week pay battle at the Myrtleford timber mill,
Continue Reading →More bad news for embattled Vic industry
18 May 2017
About 160 timber workers are set to lose their jobs because a supply shortage caused by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires have left the Morwell mill unviable, according to its owners Carter Holt Harvey (CHH). Sources: Wangaratta Chronicle, ABC, Timberbiz The workers were summoned to a
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