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Buy the world’s largest wooden super yacht

14 April 2023
The world’s largest wooden super yacht has joined the brokerage market and is newly listed for sale with Bush & Noble. Sources: Boat International, Bush & Noble Built in teak with a GRP superstructure, the unnamed 50-metre yacht entered construction in 2020 with design a
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Medium-power mulcher from Seppi

14 April 2023
After the introduction by Seppi of the high-power S9 series a few years ago, the company’s new medium-power mulcher series, S7, is almost ready to be launched. The new S7 line with its S7 “classic” and S7 “dyna” variants replaces the traditional SMO and SMO fh in the power range from
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UPM enlists Scouts and Guides in Finland to help with forestry

14 April 2023
UPM wants to better listen to and understand stakeholders’ expectations. But how to reach a younger audience and make the forestry company’s objectives better known among them? Source: Timberbiz With this in mind, UPM started a three-year co-operation with The Guides and S
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The Wood Project in Victoria

14 April 2023
Wood is all around us, but we rarely stop to think about the story behind it. From the floorboards beneath our feet to the tables we eat on, wood plays a significant role in our daily lives. Source: Victorian Forest Products Association Yet, it’s often overlooked and taken for granted
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Rail line to Hastings reopens after NZ cyclone

14 April 2023
Reopening the rail line to Hastings is a significant milestone in Hawke’s Bay’s cyclone recovery and will help move cargo to and from the region’s trade gateway, Napier Port. Source: Timberbiz On Monday 3 April the rail line between Woodville and Hastings reopened to trains. A tempora
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Vic Govt wants tree growers for its carbon farming program

14 April 2023
The Victorian Government is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from experienced tree-growing businesses to help regional landowners plant trees and reduce Victoria’s carbon emissions. Source: Timberbiz Businesses are invited to submit an EOI to become Registered Project Advisors fo
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One-off funding for heavy vehicle training

14 April 2023
One-off funding to support the development and delivery of Chain of Responsibility (CoR) training and education projects is now available, with $1.7 million being invested to help boost safety across the supply chain. Source: Timberbiz The funding will support businesses who use heavy
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Notaras sawmill now operates as Marshall Notaras Timbers

14 April 2023
It may be under new ownership, and be operating under a new name, but for staff at the former J Notaras and Sons Sawmill, now known as Marshall Notaras Timbers, it’s business as usual. Source: Australian Rural & Regional News Its admirable legacy and steadfast commitment to the Cl
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Opinion: Gavin Butcher – the vigorous growth of harvested forests

14 April 2023
Analysis of publicly available data by respected scientist Dr Lachie McCaw has shown that claims by Premier McGowan and his coterie of Forestry Ministers, Jarvis and Kelly, to be without substance. Source: Australian Rural & Regional News The WA government had stated that one of t
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Friday analysis: native forest harvesting’s demise is devoid of science

14 April 2023
  Those in the timber industry in Western Australia could easily be converted to the opinion that conspiracy theories do exist. Take Gavin Butcher’s comment piece in today’s Daily Timber News. Now, Mr Butcher is no newcomer to the timber industry in the west. He is a former direc
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