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Italy builds its first wooden telecoms tower

07 February 2022
Italian company INWIT has built Italy’s first wooden structured mobile telecommunications tower. Work has finished on the installation of the first structure made of glued laminated timber, an alternative to steel. Source: Timberbiz It is 40 metres high with four walkways to position
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Russian Segezha CLT plant gains certification

07 February 2022
The Sokol CLT plant belonging to Segezha Group, a subsidiary of Sistema PJSFC has successfully passed Conformite Europeenne certification (CE) for its cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels. Source: Timberbiz The CE certificate was obtained after a field audit performed by employees of H
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First national agroforestry survey for the US

07 February 2022
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the first-ever National Agroforestry Survey. Data collection began 1 February and will conclude on 5 April, 2022. The survey will be sent to 11,100 farmers and ranchers nationwide to
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DesignBUILD is back, again

07 February 2022
After a number of false starts due to Covid, the DesignBUILD architecture, building, construction and design event will run from 10-12 May at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre. Source: Timberbiz DesignBUILD will welcome the industry back to an event reimagined from the
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Timber shortages cause extended building delays

07 February 2022
Shortages of timber have caused extended delays to house building over the last year-and-a-half with global supply chains gradually meeting the demands of the pandemic. Source: Timberbiz “In the final quarter of 2021, the value of select wood imports reached their highest level on rec
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Global statement on biomass welcomed by AFPA

07 February 2022
A new global statement heralding biomass as part of the suite of climate friendly solutions that nations around the world are embracing has been welcomed by the Australian Forest Products Association. Source: Timberbiz The statement, released following COP26, is one of three important
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NZ farmers should get incentives to plant more trees

07 February 2022
The Farm Forestry Association of NZ says Forestry Minister, Stuart Nash, should incentivise farmers to plant more trees to combat climate change. Source: Timberbiz “Why isn’t the government working with farmers to plant their own trees, rather than Stuart Nash seeming to have a priori
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Engineered Wood Products supports timber building program

07 February 2022
Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation’s $300 million Timber Building Program designed to support the construction of new buildings in Australia using renewable and low emissions en
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Bob Brown Foundation to fork out extra costs of appeal

07 February 2022
The Bob Brown Foundation has lost its full court bid to have fees from a 2021 court case covered by Sustainable Timber Tasmania. Source: The Mercury The foundation must now fork out for extra costs amid the unsuccessful appeal. STT last year refused access to their land for the Bob Br
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WA opposition fires a salvo at WA Forestry Minister Kelly

07 February 2022
Western Australia’s Minister for Forestry Dave Kelly must listen to the concerns of the forestry industry and drastically improve his attempt at a recently announced compensation package which has been labelled offensive by the sector, according to the State Opposition. The Labor Gove
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