More news more often
22 March 2018
More news, more often … that’s the promise when Daily Timber News moves into its twice-weekly timeslot (Tuesdays and Thursdays) from next week. This special industry-driven news outlet will take on a slightly different content coverage with special segments and opinion pie
Continue Reading →US hits Canada with newsprint duties
15 March 2018
American government hit the Canadian forestry industry with more duties this week as it upheld counterveiling duties on Canadian newsprint. Source: Times Colonist The United States Department of Commerce said in a statement that a preliminary investigation found Canadian exporters und
Continue Reading →Can cash promote conservation
15 March 2018
Paying rural villagers to cut down fewer trees boosts conservation not only while the payments are being made but even after they’re discontinued, according to a new CU Boulder study involving 1,200 tropical forest users in five developing countries. Source: University of Colorado The
Continue Reading →Progress on National Energy Guarantee
15 March 2018
As the consultation closes, the Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) congratulates the Federal Minister for Energy and Environment, Josh Frydenberg for progressing the National Energy Guarantee (NEG). Source: Timberbiz “The NEG, if well designed, is Australia’s best plan yet
Continue Reading →Report reveals timber impacts in WA
15 March 2018
Residents in the South West of Western Australia are concerned about the impact the timber and forestry industry is having on road safety, according to an industry report. Source: The West Australian However, the majority of residents believe the industry has a positive impact on the
Continue Reading →New regs for NZ forestry activities
15 March 2018
Plantation forestry is the third largest primary sector in New Zealand with significant economic and social benefits. Source: Mondaq Currently, forestry related activities are controlled by rules in district and regional plans. This is set to change as of 1 May 2018. Forestry activiti
Continue Reading →Native timber showcase and design competition
15 March 2018
‘A deep rich valley clothed with magnificent trees… in all my travels, I have never seen anything to equal the beauty of the vegetation.’ These were the words by botanist William Guilfoyle in 1869 to describe travelling up the Tweed River with Mount Warning, or Wollumbin, in the backg
Continue Reading →Vicforests provides work plus helps regional communities
15 March 2018
The Rubicon State forest has been a vital resource in supplying quality timber products to Victorians and supporting the regional economy for more than 100 years. Source: Timberbiz Andy McGuire, Regional Manager VicForests, said that timber harvesting was historically the major indust
Continue Reading →Hyne provides BIM content for GLT
15 March 2018
Hyne Timber is the first Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) manufacturer in Australia to provide Building Information Modelling (BIM) content for GLT in accordance with recently developed AS/NZS BIM standards. Source: Timberbiz Revit software users can now access the Hyne Timber ‘GLT F
Continue Reading →7.3 million trees planted through Ministry for Primary Industries
15 March 2018
The launch of the Government’s Provincial Growth Programme is expected to result in Hawke’s Bay benefiting from an increase in commercial forestry plantings. Source: New Zealand Herald As part of the program, Pamu Farms of New Zealand (formerly Landcorp) will plant up 1000
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