Industry, academia and government have partnered to create the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life – a new group designed to put Australia at the forefront of international best practice. Source: Timberbiz A strategic initiative of industry group Forest & Wood Pr

One of New Zealand’s biggest privately owned forestry land portfolios is for sale, comprising five separate plantations in the Lower North Island. Source: New Zealand Herald The portfolio encompasses more than 3061ha of trees spread across Manawatu and Wairarapa districts. The p

The WindTree is a ‘biomimetic wind turbine’ developed by French renewable energy firm NewWind and aims to get rid of that obscenely oversized windmill and replace it with a much more contextually sensible alternative – a decorative imitation tree, sporting dozens of small wind-turbine

LIGNA, a world leading trade fair for machinery, plant and tools for the woodworking and timber processing industry, is gearing up for its 2017 season. Source: Fordaq While the opening day is still about six months away, the organizers, Deutsche Messe and the German Woodworking Machin

A Donald Trump administration, combined with a Republican-controlled Senate and House of Representatives, could have reverberations that will be felt by the Canadian economy for years. Source: CTV News One of the first trade irritants that could test US-Canadian relations is softwood

Operators are looking to improve productivity due to tighter margins but the SA Government holding back PBS is causing a number of issues especially for timber haulage. Source: Diesel News One of the strong contenders to improve productivity is the Performance Based Standards scheme.

A new mobile preservative treatment plant will soon be traveling from New Zealand to the rural and maritime islands for treatment of sawn timber. Source: Fiji News In handing over the treatment plant, a representative from Crusader Engineering in New Zealand, Brian Hussey said that th

Nearly 400 hectares of dense, mountainous forest near the Kaikoura Ranges in New Zealand, a stronghold for indigenous plants and native birds, will be protected in perpetuity. Source: Stuff NZ One of Canterbury’s last untouched native forests will be protected for future generat