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Fall in US housing threatens mill shutdowns in Canada

07 November 2022
A pall in North America’s housing market is slashing demand for lumber and threatening to shut down sawmills in British Columbia, Canada, one of the continent’s biggest timber-producing regions. Source: Vancouver Sun Lumber futures fell 4% to Can$433 per 1,000 board feet in Chicago on
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Designer timber bench to test your Yin & Yang

07 November 2022
Noted luggage brand Louis Vuitton has dabbled into the realm of furniture design with a Yin & Yang monogram wooden bench that will sell for a startling US$13,500 (almost $21,000). Source: Timberbiz The bench is totally made of wood, but the type of wood was unspecified, and the de
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Komatsu grappling with 10 new models

07 November 2022
Komatsu is introducing a new grapple range encompassing 10 completely redesigned models. For a forwarder, an efficient grapple design is key to ensuring high productivity. The grapples have a new design with a larger opening, which offers better wood pile penetration and makes it easi
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Retired outstanding professors acknowledged

07 November 2022
Outstanding professors who have retired from the University of Canterbury (UC) over the past year but continue to contribute and inspire have been acknowledged at a celebration event. Source: Timberbiz UC has appointed seven Emeritus Professors in the last 12 months, including Alison
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Napier Port grabs a custom solution

07 November 2022
Napier Port’s senior crane operators safely and successfully loaded logs onto the Norse Mobile bulk cargo vessel using log grabs custom-designed and built for use on the port’s existing mobile harbour cranes. This was the result of a recent trial. Source: Timberbiz Napier Port CEO Tod
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Wesbeam continues to build relationships with wood products

07 November 2022
For more than 18 years Wesbeam has delivered world-class wood-based products to the Australian building industry. The company’s national network has enabled it to deliver superior timber products and services while fostering strong relationships that have stood the test of time. Sourc
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Tasmania’s first Wood Encouragement Officer

07 November 2022
Gary Fleming has been jointly appointed by the Tasmanian Timber Promotion Board (TTPB) and the University of Tasmania. Mr Fleming will collaborate with industry stakeholders including project design teams, government agencies, and suppliers to identify and facilitate project opportuni
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Helping Gippsland’s forests with a group dialogue

07 November 2022
Scott McArdle is blunt. “Gippsland’s forests need our help. Fire, floods, storms, drought, pests, weeds, neglect, exploitation and the changing climate are all taking a huge toll but if we all work together, the future can be different.” Source: Australian Rural & Regional News Mr
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The flow-on effects of banning native forestry in WA

07 November 2022
  Western Australia’s Opposition has slammed the State Government over what it sees as a failure to see flow-on effects of banning native forestry on industries which rely on timber to provide goods and services. Source: Timberbiz Opposition Leader Mia Davies said more than
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Study shows forests are better than national parks

07 November 2022
A landmark study has found that state forests deliver better long-term social outcomes than national parks in South and Central Queensland. The Indufor-Natural Capital Economics study found – ‘State forests…would have a slightly superior outcome in terms of carbon sequestration and st
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