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A family of foresters at OneFortyOne

21 July 2021
The youngest of seven children, Jeoffrey Van Den Hoogen followed in the footsteps of his father, a few brothers, and a sister, creating a career in local forestry. On a one-month trial at OFO’s Jubilee mill, Jeoffrey – better known as Coogee – started out stacking timber by hand in th
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FSC statement on Earthsight Russian logging issues

21 July 2021
In Monday’s issue of Daily Timber News, we reported on claims by Earthsight that Russian forests were illegally logged and that confidence in FSC certification was “wildly misplaced”. FSC has made a statement to address the issues that were brought up. Source: Timbebiz FSC has stated
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Sustainability roadmap for ASEAN furniture industry

21 July 2021
PEFC is embarking on a four-year journey with the ASEAN Furniture Industry Council (AFIC) to improve sustainability outcomes throughout the furniture supply chain in the ASEAN region. Source: Timberbiz As consumers worldwide demand sustainable products across a variety of fields, ever
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European Commission acknowledges impact of wood industry on climate strategy

21 July 2021
The European woodworking industries have been advocating for a long time for an increased recognition of the role of wood-based products to decarbonize key sectors of the economy, such as construction and renovation. Source: Timberbiz The carbon absorbed from the atmosphere is stored
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Malaysian company buys NZ farm for commercial forestry

21 July 2021
A Malaysian company has been given consent to buy a nearly 460ha sheep and beef farm in Western Southland, New Zealand. NZ’s Overseas Investment Office gave the consent to the 100% Malaysian-owned company Pine Plantations Private Ltd to buy the farm near Tuatapere from vendors Ayson a
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Atlassian’s new Sydney timber workspace

21 July 2021
Atlassian will be moving into a new HQ in Sydney which is being designed by New York firm SHoP Architects to be a 6-star NABERS and 6-Star Green Star rated multi-storey mass timber construction. Source: Timberbiz Atlassian will take a 15-year lease with the tenancy to become Atlassian
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Ikea sister Ingka registers interest in New Zealand

21 July 2021
A sister company to Swedish furniture retailer Ikea is on the hunt for investments in New Zealand, and not necessarily of the retail kind. While there’s no news on when exactly Ikea’s stylish shops will open in New Zealand, Ingka Investments Management NZ and Ingka Investments Forest
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New Forests purchases 63,000ha in US

21 July 2021
New Forests has acquired the 156,000-acre (63,000 ha) 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: Timberbiz The Hilt-Siskiyou Forest is the latest
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WA pine plantation owners blindsided by BP sale to Ents Forestry

21 July 2021
Landowners who have pine plantation contracts with BP Kwinana Refinery say they were blindsided when they found out the contracts were being taken over by Ents Forestry. Sources: Farm Weekly, Timberbiz Ents is a forest management and consulting company that has taken on 107 contracts
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First engineered timber fire station for Queensland goes up

21 July 2021
Construction has begun on Australia’s first ‘mass engineered timber’ Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) complex in Maryborough. Turning an idea into reality was a journey of innovation and collaboration, made possible through the partnering of two iconic Queensland families in the con
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