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Tasmania hosts bushfire briefing

12 September 2019
The Tasmanian State Fire Management Council will be hosting a Bushfire Risk Network event to be held in Launceston on Wednesday 18 September 2019. This event will be held the day before the Multi Agency Pre-Bushfire Season Briefing. Source: Timberbiz This session will provide an overv
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Built Environment finalists in Vic Premier’s Sustainability Awards

12 September 2019
Gillies Hall at Monash University, the Nightingale 2.0 apartment development in Melbourne’s Fairfield, and Gannawarra Shire Council’s program Sustainable Gannawarra have been announced as finalists in the Built Environment category of the 2019 Premier’s Sustainability Awards. Source:
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Tigercat supports C3’s Australian expansion

12 September 2019
Forestry logistics company C3, which began life as an on-wharf logistics business in New Zealand in the 1950s, is today a modern, leading edge provider of product and handling solutions on wharf and beyond, employing more than 1400 people. Source: Timberbiz The company expanded its fo
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New Zealand Wood – Zero Carbon with proof

12 September 2019
If New Zealand’s ambition is to be a zero carbon economy by 2050 then it must nurture its wood industry, according to the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association. It believes that while many industries claim to be driving towards lower emissions none has the low carbon profile o
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Virtual reality takes children into forestry

12 September 2019
Teachers from across the country have been given the opportunity to experience and learn about innovative virtual reality (VR) teaching resources developed by ForestLearning, a program of Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA). Source: Timberbiz The ForestVR toolkit for schools wil
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Local business benefits $5m from Hyne’s new plant

12 September 2019
It was tools down at Hyne Timber’s Glue Laminated Timber plant for a progress update with local member, Bruce Saunders MP and Mayor, George Seymour. Following the sod turn in January this year, construction of the 4000m2 plant is almost complete, and showcasing 1374 of Hyne’s own timb
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Plantation insurance – the pressure is on

12 September 2019
Record temperatures globally over the past few years have generated unprecedented high Forest Fire Danger Index conditions. These conditions have extended the duration of the traditional fire season in many regions and, of more concern, have been the catalyst for losses in regions not
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Top 5 – Wood Used in Pulp Mills 2018-19

10 September 2019
Every month, IndustryEdge publishes Wood Market Edge, Australia’s only forestry and wood products market and trade analysis, and supplies its customers with hundreds of unique data products, advisory and consulting services. Find out more at www.industryedge.com.au 290 million GMT – A
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VAT construction domestic reverse charge delayed for Brexit

10 September 2019
The UK government has agreed to delay the implementation of domestic reverse charge VAT for construction services by a year, until October 2020. The move follows intense lobbying by the construction industry, which had warned that companies were not ready for what will be a significan
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Global pulpwood prices fall

10 September 2019
In the 2Q 2019, the European Sawlog Price Index (ESPI) fell to a nine-year low, reported Wood Resources International in its Wood Resource Quarterly. In Euro terms, average sawlog prices in Austria and Germany have fallen almost 20% over the past two years, improving the competitivene
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