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Sealord investing $10M to develop a permanent forest

11 September 2023
Sealord is investing NZ$10 million over the next 10 years in a carbon offset program that will see underutilised Te Arawa whenua around the wider Rotorua region developed into permanent forest. Source: Timberbiz The program, developed by Te Arawa Fisheries and New Zealand Carbon Farmi
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AFCA merges two courses into the Professional Freight Task Management program

11 September 2023
Following the resounding success of the Professional Ownership & Driver Wellbeing Program, the Australian Forest Contractors Association has launched a ground-breaking program merging two highly successful initiatives into Professional Freight Task Management Program. Source: Timb
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AFPA welcomes the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition

11 September 2023
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has welcomed the launch of the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC), a new body of 10 leading, international forestry businesses with a mission to drive action on climate change, halting deforestation and biodiversity lo
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East Gippsland Shire Council votes to support of timber ban reversal

11 September 2023
East Gippsland Shire council sat in consideration of a motion supporting the world class Victorian sustainable native timber sector at a council meeting. After hearing an emotional public submission from FWCA Executive Officer Mick Harrington alongside a desperate plea from local coun
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FORESTRY NOW the State of the Industry Review

11 September 2023
The past three years have been a period of upheaval within the timber industry nationally with bushfires, COVID lockdowns, China, the decision to halt the native timber industry in at least two States and legal challenges to the timber industry as a whole. Source: Timberbiz On top of
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Nanolayer that tames the flame

08 September 2023
Researchers have developed a technique that utilizes a molecule-thin protective layer to control how a flame’s heat interacts with the material – taming the fire and allowing users to finely tune the characteristics of the processed material. Source: Timberbiz “Fire is a valuable engi
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Resolutely trialling truck platooning

08 September 2023
Resolute is helping advance an exciting off-highway automated vehicle (AV) technology known as truck platooning. Truck platooning involves a convoy of trucks that are linked together electronically, all operated by an experienced driver in the lead truck. The rest of the trucks in the
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Electrifying tower yarders

08 September 2023
Within the forestry sector most of the equipment used still relies on conventional mechanic or hydraulic drivetrains. An example of this is tower yarders now a new research paper titled “Tower yarder powertrain performance simulation analysis: electrification study” was published in t
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Brandt acquires assets of Wairarapa Machinery

08 September 2023
The Brandt Group of Companies has acquired the assets of Wairarapa Machinery Services in New Zealand. Source: Timberbiz “We are excited to welcome our 18th location in New Zealand, uniting the entire North Island under one dealer brand for Agriculture, Construction and Forestry equipm
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Updated TIRES report detects the potholes in our freight network

08 September 2023
A new report into the expected volume of timber freight movements across Victorian roads over the next five years has been released, which will assist in attracting essential funding to maintain local roads for the timber industry and wider community into the future. Source: Timberbiz
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