Abodo exterior CLT from pine
22 December 2016
New Zealand exterior wood specialist Abodo has achieved a first – an exterior CLT panel made exclusively from thermally modified radiata pine. Source: Timberbiz The CLT panel is made up of hundreds of 150°—50 sections of Abodo’s Vulcan Cladding – a thermally modified radiata pine prod
Continue Reading →Safety Summit program released
22 December 2016
Forest Industry Safety Summit 2017 programs for Rotorua and Melbourne have been released. Source: Timberbiz The last Safety Summit, held back in 2015, attracted more than 500 forestry representatives and we are very excited about another strong program for 2017. “The forest indu
Continue Reading →NZ wins the Christmas tree hunt
15 December 2016
When it comes to Christmas tree species, New Zealand wins according to National Geographic. Source: National Geographic There’s really no such thing as a ‘Christmas tree’—around the world people have grown to prefer different conifers for their Christmas centre piece needs, depending
Continue Reading →NZ mayor furious mill jobs scuppered
15 December 2016
New Zealand Far North Mayor John Carter is furious that hopes of a pulp and timber mill in Kaikohe – and 200 new jobs – have been killed. Source: Radio New Zealand The proposal for using cheap geothermal power was a cornerstone of the government’s Economic Action Pla
Continue Reading →Trees and fungi a match made in soil
08 December 2016
Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere look likely to benefit some plants more than others, Rangitikei farmer and forester Denis Hocking says. Sources: New Zealand Herald, Wanganui Chronicle In temperate climates like New Zealand’s, it’s looking as though for
Continue Reading →Bough to environmental pressure this Christmas
08 December 2016
What kind of Christmas present shows a loved one you care, creates a lasting memento and benefits generation after generation? Don’t be stumped, or bark up the wrong tree, or ‘bough’ to big brand pressure this Christmas. Source: Scoop NZ According to the Native Forest Restoration Trus
Continue Reading →Good forest returns for NZ
08 December 2016
New Zealand’s forestry sector can expect to see the current strong market continuing long term, fuelled by the ongoing demand from Asia. Source: New Zealand Herald, Wanganui Chronicle New Zealand export log prices rose for a third straight month in November, pushed along by low shippi
Continue Reading →NZ wood mill on ice
08 December 2016
Plans to build a new wood processing facility at Ngawha in Northland have been put on ice by Northland Inc, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and the Ministry for Primary Industries. Source: Scoop NZ It follows the publication of a study into the potential project by independent consul
Continue Reading →Tenon US sale no effect on NZ operation
01 December 2016
Tenon general manager Mark Taylor says the impending sale of the company’s USA distribution company will not affect operations in Taupo, New Zealand. Source: Stuff NZ Tenon Ltd shareholders voted to sell the publicly-listed company’s USA marketing and distribution business
Continue Reading →Coroner credits Helen Kelly for forestry safety
01 December 2016
A coroner has credited the work done by late union boss Helen Kelly as being one of the primary reasons why New Zealand’s forestry sector is now a safer place to work than it was a few years ago. Source: Rotorua Daily Post Rotorua coroner Wallace Bain released his findings into
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