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NZ government to import pre-fab steel framed houses

31 October 2013
A timber industry reeling from the liquidation of Rotorua-based sawmill Tachikawa Forest Products faces the possibility that a Government tender will lead to thousands of Chinese-built, pre-fabricated, steelframed houses flooding the Auckland market. Sources: Stuff.co.nz, Fairfax NZ M
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Hancock Timber after Gunns property

31 October 2013
US company Hancock Timber Resources Group and three Canadian superannuation funds are believed to have entered talks with receivers about a potential purchase of 200,000ha owned by Tasmanian timber company Gunns, which is expected to sell for more than $400 million when it goes to mar
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NZ homes wrapped in arsenic

31 October 2013
Kiwi homes are being wrapped with plywood containing an arsenic treatment banned in several overseas countries because of toxicity concerns. Sources: Stuff.co.nz, Fairfax NZ News
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Ballarat hardware business shake up

31 October 2013
Dahlsen’s has sold its Sebastopol site to Ballarat-based business G Gay and Co Hardware for $7.25 million. Source: The Courier
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Tachikawa payouts on hold

31 October 2013
Workers who have lost their jobs after a Rotorua sawmill closed say they are worried they will not receive redundancy payments. Source: Radio New Zealand
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Private forestry in demand in Queensland

24 October 2013
Demand for locally grown native timber from south-east Queensland could soon be on the increase. Source: ABC Rural
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Reclaim & Timber Co up in flames

24 October 2013
The bone-dry conditions that sparked the bushfire crisis are thought to have sparked a timber yard inferno in Sydney's southwest at Reclaim & Timber Co in Sefton. Source: The Telegraph
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ForestTECH 2013 in New Zealand

24 October 2013
Two major issues in the forestry industry at the moment are how to improve safety and how to safely and productively harvest the forests on steeper slopes, which are becoming a higher percentage of the overall harvest. Source: Timberbiz, Scoop Business
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WA timber plantations may return to agriculture

24 October 2013
The plantation timber industry is playing down concerns about the sector's plight in southern Western Australia despite predictions of a major rationalisation of the estate. Source: ABC News
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SA forest privatization attacked in audit

24 October 2013
Privatisation of SA's South East forestry assets continues to face criticism following the release of the state Auditor-General Simon O'Neil's annual audit overview. Source: Stock Journal
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