Husqvarna has poured more than 60 years of experience and knowledge into a saw chain that will perform optimally and deliver a cutting experience few can match. Sources: Logging-On, Husqvarna A full chisel 3/8” chain with a 1.5mm gauge for professional use – the design philosophy behi
New Zealand’s softwood log exports in June totalled 2.022 million m, crossing the 2.0 million m threshold for only the third month on record. Although well short of the record 2.141 million m recorded in March 2019, the big lift in exports reverses a downwards trend, especially for sh
As recently as 2017, just 11% of adults living in North America (surveyed by the North American Forest Partnership) would characterize the forest industry as “innovative.” And yet, we’ve seen the recent emergence of several cutting-edge wood technologies and forest products: from mass
Start saving now – Spirit Yachts unveiled its highly anticipated 34m sailing yacht, the Spirit 111. The sloop-rigged yacht is the largest single-masted wooden sailing yacht to be built in the UK since Shamrock V in the 1930s. Source: Timberbiz “Showcasing the Spirit 111 under sail and
UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is involved in the project with telecoms company Vodafone and forestry research specialist Forest Research. It involves using sensors attached to trees and connected through Vodafone’s narrowband-IoT (NB-IoT) network to c
The National Association of State Foresters (NASF), composed of the forestry agency directors in the 50 states, the US territories, and the District of Columbia, has released its COVID-19 stimulus platform, detailing policy recommendations for inclusion in future economic stimulus leg
In a new study, University of New Hampshire (US) researchers have concluded that when assessing forest imagery collected by unmanned aerial systems, an alternative method of delineating individual forest tree crowns within those images is more accurate than the most commonly used meth
Biomass UK has responded to a recent online poll by YouGov, commissioned by a number of environmental groups campaigning against UK biomass subsidies. The poll by YouGov was commissioned by the ‘Cut Carbon Not Forests’ campaign, which is calling on the UK Government to withdraw subsid
ULK, one of Russia’s largest forestry group of companies recently signed an agreement with WWF Russia. It aims to preserve valuable forests located along spawning rivers in the north western region of Arkhangelsk. Source: Timberbiz These spawning forest zones are a special category of
Regents Park’s Open Air theatre in London has used PEFC-certified cross laminated timber (CLT) to provide a stunning series of sustainable buildings. Opened in the 1930s, the theatre undertook a re-development project, using CLT for a series of buildings designed by Haworth Tompkins A