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Multi-million structural lab in NZ

12 March 2015
The University of Canterbury in New Zealand has signed a contract with Dominion Construction to build a multi-million structural earthquake laboratory. Sources: Scoop Media, Timberbiz The new laboratory combines flexible learning space with large scale testing facilities that include
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Safetree NZ initiative

12 March 2015
The forest industry has launched another initiative in its efforts to reduce the number of deaths and injuries in New Zealand’s forests. Source: Radio New Zealand The Safetree project, unveiled at the forestry safety summit in Rotorua this week, includes a new website. Project m
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New Zealand’s largest log house for sale

04 March 2015
A property that is believed to be New Zealand’s biggest log house is on the market. Source: The New Zealand Herald It has a sprawling floor space more than three times the average Kiwi home. The gigantic, rustic Central Otago property was built in 2009. It features four bedrooms
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Forest owners claim NZ will miss greenhouse targets

04 March 2015
The New Zealand Government has rejected forest owners’ claims that New Zealand is going to miss its greenhouse gas reduction targets. Source: Radio New Zealand The Forest Owners Association said it was clear that New Zealand was going to fall short of its 2020 emissions reductio
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Hunting down Red Stag

26 February 2015
New Zealand’s largest sawmill, Rotorua’s Red Stag Timber, has announced a major new television program sponsorship, called The Red Stag Timber Hunters Club. Source: Rotorua Daily Post The 10 part series, to be broadcast on Sky Sport starting in April, travels the length an
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NZ mill to create 500 jobs

26 February 2015
A forecasted demand for lumber due to a boost in Chinese housing projects could support a new saw and pulp mill near Kaikohe New Zealand, creating a NZ$45 million industry in Northland and up to 500 jobs if the project progressed. Sources: NZ Herald, Northern Advocate Powered with low
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Campbell Global Grows in Latin America & Australasia

26 February 2015
Campbell Global, a full-service timberland investment firm, has added two senior positions to focus on its global business strategy. Mauricio Penteado joins Campbell Global as head of Latin America, based in Brazil; Rob van Rossen comes to the company as director of acquisitions, Aust
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Forest safety paradigm shift from international experts

26 February 2015
 After a horror year of workplace fatalities in 2013, New Zealand’s forest industry performed superbly in 2014, both in terms of safety and wood production. Source: Scoop NZ, Timberbiz The credit for the dramatic turnaround in safety performance has to go to the people on the forest f
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Safety council for NZ forest workers

26 February 2015
The New Zealand forest industry has established a safety council to make forests safer places to work. This was a key recommendation of the Independent Forestry Safety Review Panel that reviewed forest workplace safety in 2014.  Source: Timberbiz The Forest Industry Safety Council wil
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China continues to consume softwood

19 February 2015
China continued to dominate global log trade and was setting a new record high in the consumption of imported softwood logs in 2014. Source: Business Wire The seemingly endless increase in demand for wood raw materials from the manufacturers of wood products in China has resulted in y
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