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Forestry England launches program to invite business into the forest

28 July 2021
In the lead up to COP26, as climate change and the alarming decline in biodiversity come into sharp focus, the UK’s largest land manager Forestry England has launched a new partnership program for businesses inviting companies to demonstrate their own sustainability values, by joining
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A PATHH to pandemic assistance in US for timber harvesters and haulers

28 July 2021
USDA has announced the Pandemic Assistance for Timber Harvesters and Haulers program (PATHH). PATHH provides up to US$200 million to support timber harvesting and timber hauling businesses that experienced a loss of at least 10% gross revenue from 1 January through 1 December 2020, co
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Tokyo’s Olympic village plaza made with borrowed wood

28 July 2021
The Tokyo Olympic Village Plaza is the gateway to the Olympic and Paralympic Village of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games and offers a wide range of services to athletes, team officials, guests and the media during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Source: Timberbiz It is located in Tokyo&
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Kuitpo Forest TreeClimb feedback

28 July 2021
The South Australian Government wants feedback on the establishment of a new environmentally sensitive treetop adventure facility alongside the Chookarloo Campground in Kuitpo Forest Reserve. Source: Timberbiz The Government is working with TreeClimb SA to develop an aerial adventure
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Vic Code of Practice for Timber Production submissions close today

28 July 2021
Submissions to the Victorian Code of Practice for Timber Production close today and the organisation representing timber merchants and retailers is urging members to make a submission. Source: Timberbiz The MGA/TMA, says that if the code is not fixed, contractors and their crews are l
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Heyfield Timber Festival back on this year

28 July 2021
After a 27-year hiatus, the Heyfield Timber Festival is set to return in October 2021 to celebrate the small town’s proud history and the relevance of the modern timber industry. Source: The Gippsland Times The Heyfield Timber Festival began several decades ago as a way of recognising
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New Forests acquires 156,000 acres in US

28 July 2021
New Forests Pty Limited has disclosed the acquisition of the 156,000-acre Hilt-Siskiyou Forest, a mixed-conifer forest along the California and Oregon border, from the Fruit Growers Supply Company (FGS) alongside an institutional investor client. Source: SWFI Fruit Growers Supply Comp
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Fonterra switches another plant to wood biomas

28 July 2021
New Zealand Minister for Energy and Resources Hon Dr Megan Woods officially opened Fonterra’s new wood pellet boiler at its Te Awamutu plant, and the Co-operative announced details for its next site to exit coal – the Stirling cheese plant in Otago. Source: Timberbiz Otago’s ‘fantasti
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Diversity Action Plan to deliver Tasmanian forestry more scope

28 July 2021
The Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network (TFFPN) will deliver a Diversity Action Plan for the forest industry which aims to increase the gender and cultural diversity of the workforce. Source: Timberbiz The project was a key commitment in the Tasmanian Liberal Government’s Fi
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Boral agrees to sell its timber business to Pentarch

28 July 2021
Boral Limited has entered into an agreement with Allied Natural Wood Enterprises Pty Limited (Pentarch Group) to sell its Australian hardwood and softwood timber business for $64.5 million. Source: Timberbiz The purchase includes Boral’s nine sawmills in NSW, making Pentarch the large
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