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New digs for John Deere in New Zealand

20 April 2020
John Deere Construction and Forestry Equipment has a new home at two of New Zealand’s most respected machinery dealers to bring a greater range of sought-after machinery and cutting-edge technology to operators and contractors across the country. Source: Timberbiz From 1 July, the ful
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L-Series skidders and feller bunchers revised by Deere

17 April 2020
John Deere’s revised L-Series II Skidders and Feller Bunchers build upon the best features of the original machines while simplifying the design to increase reliability. Source: Timberbiz After listening to its customers, Deere made significant yet subtle improvements without compromi
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Australian and NZ Forest Products Map 2020

15 April 2020
The fourth edition of the Australia & New Zealand Forestry Products Industry Map is out. This 2020 edition is a full-colour map combining the wood processing and manufacturing operations of both New Zealand and Australia. Source: Timberbiz The map features more than 50 major updat
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Ponsse harvester head for processing eucalyptus

08 April 2020
Ponsse has launched a new debarking H8HD Euca harvester head for eucalyptus sites. The new harvester head has been designed as a response to customers’ needs. The new harvester head has been designed for the Ponsse Bear harvester and it is an ideal solution for track-based machines. S
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JCB now building ventilators not excavators

01 April 2020
JCB received a direct appeal from Prime Minister Boris Johnson to help plug the national ventilator shortage and to help save lives of Coronavirus patients. Following the approach, JCB Chairman Lord Bamford promised to help in any way the company could and immediately mobilised a rese
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JCB halts production at UK plants

01 April 2020
JCB has stopped production at most of its UK manufacturing plants as disruption resulting from the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic causes an unprecedented reduction in global demand. Source: Timberbiz The company has halted production for almost two weeks at most of its nine manufactur
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Komatsu Forest, Logset, Ponsse suspend operations

01 April 2020
Due to the closure of suppliers of critical components, Komatsu Forest will temporarily shut down its production of forest machinery at its factory in Umeå. On 26 March, the company agreed with IF Metall on short-term work from 13 April through 21 June for employees in production. Sou
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Big River’s big solution to bridge repairs

18 March 2020
Homes, buildings and infrastructure in regional areas are beginning to be rebuilt after the damage from bushfires. For many regional towns, bridges are the only ways in or out of their community. When a bridge has been damaged, the impact on the local community can be significant, par
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Morbark introduces two new horizontal grinders

18 March 2020
Morbark has released new 2400X and 3000X Wood Hog horizontal grinders, both can be equipped with tracks, and the 3000X can be built as a 5th-wheel/dual-axle unit or pintle hitch/tri-axle. Source: Timberbiz The 2400X is ideal for niche markets like municipal solid waste, pallet recycli
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Deere simplifies its grading solutions into entry level and premium

13 March 2020
At the 2020 CONEXPO-CON/AGG Show in Las Vegas, John Deere is showcasing an industry-leading range of OEM precision grade management solutions, including factory-integrated solutions across five product categories: motor graders, crawler dozers, excavators, skid steers and compact trac
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