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New Komatsus for demanding conditions and rugged terrain

01 December 2021
Forestry equipment operates under difficult and demanding conditions. Komatsu now offers two new machines, the 931XC-3 8WD harvester and the 855-3 forwarder engineered for the rugged terrain of forestry and logging work. Source: Timberbiz The 931XC-3 (eXtreme Conditions) harvester Is
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TimberLab R&D for connections in mid-rise timber construction

01 December 2021
New Zealand-based TimberLab has secured a Callaghan Innovation R&D Project grant to help develop and standardise connection details for mid-rise mass timber construction. Source: Timberbiz The project budget is valued at approximately NZ$500,000 and is co-funded 40% by Callaghan I
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Ray Walker hanging up his chainsaw after more than 40 years

01 December 2021
At age 74 and having spent more than 40 of those years working with the forest industry as trainer, safety officer and all-round legend Ray Walker is hanging up the keys of his trusty Nissan Patrol to head into retirement. Source: Timberbiz Week after month after year Ray criss-crosse
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Healthy building approvals continue

01 December 2021
Detached building approvals are continuing to sustain healthy levels, above those seen pre-COVID according to the HIA. The Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday released its monthly building approvals data for detached and multi-unit data covering all states and territories. Sourc
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Pallet problems about to hit the supermarket shelves

01 December 2021
Regional Victoria’s Christmas has been thrown into chaos because the supply chain has all but run out of pallets. Leader of The Nationals and Member for Murray Plains, Peter Walsh, said it might sound laughable that the most basic items, such as a few pieces of wood nailed together, c
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Tzannes architects another winner with timber veneer

01 December 2021
The Australian Timber Design Awards again attracted outstanding examples of the use of timber veneers in the Timber Veneer category sponsored by the Timber Veneer Association of Australia (TVAA). The overall winner was the Judith Neilson Centre for Journalism and Ideas, based in Sydne
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Green lawfare costs VicForests $4.8m plus

01 December 2021
Victoria’s beleaguered native forest timber industry is being swamped with green lawfare cases, costing VicForests $4.8 million in 2020-21. Source: Weekly Times The state-owned forest manager’s latest annual report shows it “has been the respondent to an unprecedented volume of third-
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Australian Timber Design Award winners

01 December 2021
The $11.3 million Eric Tweedale Stadium in Western Sydney is the overall winner of this year’s Australian Timber Design Awards. The stunning stadium, offering a new home for community sport and providing residents and visitors with a revitalised facility, is also winner of the People’
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Bio battery a global game changer

29 November 2021
Stora Enso’s bio-based battery material Lignode won the Metsä360 award in Finland. The EUR 30 000 prize, funded by the Marjatta and Eino Kolli Foundation was granted for the second time. Source: Timberbiz The jury concluded that the renewable and non-toxic Lignode, that is produ
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UK Wood Awards winners

29 November 2021
The Wood Awards 2021 winners have been revealed, recognising six buildings and two products as the year’s best structures made out of timber. The annual honours, which were established in 1971 as the ‘premier competition for excellence in architecture and product design in wood’, are
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