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A window of opportunity in Italy

10 July 2018
Together with its German subsidiary ZUANI, Italian woodworking tool specialist TWT conducted an elaborate market study to find out exactly what customers want from state-of-the-art wooden windows. Source: Timberbiz As part of this project, led by ZUANI’s managing director Martin
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Global forest mostly increasing but not in Australia and NZ

10 July 2018
Areas covered by forest shrank at global levels from 31.6% of total land in 1990 to 30.6% in 2015, but “the pace of loss has slowed in recent years,” the Food and Agriculture Organization (FEO) has said. Source: Xinhuanet In its report “State of the World’s For
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Conference on use of data to drive tropical markets

10 July 2018
Reliable data is the key to unlocking market share in any business, and the market for verified sustainable timber is no exception. That is the stepping off point for this year’s annual European Sustainable Tropical Timber Coalition (STTC) Conference in Paris on 25 October. Source: Ti
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Terry Edwards retires after distinguished career

10 July 2018
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has paid tribute to retiring Forest Industries Association of Tasmania Chief Executive Officer, Mr Terry Edwards, after a distinguished career as a passionate and effective advocate for Tasmania’s forest industries. Source: Timberbiz A
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New partnership between Xlam and NZ government

10 July 2018
New Zealand Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni has announced a partnership between the Ministry of Social Development and Nelson manufacturing and construction company XLam. Source: Devdiscourse Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni is pleased to announce a partne
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Two forests for sale in New Zealand

10 July 2018
Two substantial forests on Te Manawa o Tuhoe land in the Bay of Plenty New Zealand are being marketed by Colliers International’s specialist forestry team. Source: New Zealand Herald The forests are quite close to one another, about 30km southwest of Whakatane, with a net stocke
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Liberals pledge $10m to AKD Softwoods

10 July 2018
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull attended AKD Softwood’s Caboolture sawmill with local LNP candidate for Longman Mr Trevor Ruthenberg to announce a $10 million pledge towards the $50 million expansion of the mill. Source: Timberbiz It is expected that this expansion will add 100 new jo
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Kangaroo Island timber valued at $107m

10 July 2018
As part of its end of financial year reporting duties, Kangaroo Island Plantation Timbers (KIPT) has sought a revaluation of its standing timber. Source: Timberbiz The company owns 86% of the plantation timber on Kangaroo Island – pine and bluegum – the majority of which is ready for
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National forestry log load restraint trial 

10 July 2018
The Australian Forest Contractors Association (AFCA) is seeking expressions of interest from forestry contracting businesses to participate in a national trial of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE eg Dyneema) Lashing to establish whether it is a viable means of log rest
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Forestry operations under microscope

10 July 2018
The controversy surrounding the harvesting of a coupe at a traditional timber town, Noojee in West Gippsland, highlights the issues facing the native forest industry. By Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz. A full hearing of the Federal Court, likely in February, will hear a claim by the Fri
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