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Latest timber industry news, updated on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Interpine can assess chip pile volumes with drones

Interpine’s drone UAV team uses drone-based SLAM LiDAR technology that can work in GPS-denied environments to collect data and calculate product/material volumes for inventory stocktaking. Getting warehouse stockpile volumes in tight spaces and internal warehouses is now much easier.
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New appointments at New Forests

New Forests has appointed Michelle Elliot as Global Head of Funds, and Sanjiv Louis as Director, Investments Asia.  Source: Timberbiz In this newly created role, Ms Elliot will be responsible for overseeing New Forests’ global funds management platform to support future growth and opp
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HVP Plantations’ new CEO

HVP Plantations has appointed Melanie Cook as its new CEO, after an extensive search following the retirement of Stephen Ryan in October last year. Source: Timberbiz Ms Cook will begin in the role in April, bringing with her a wealth of experience from a 25-year career with ExxonMobil
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Forestry careers on show in Green Triangle

Students from Casterton, Hamilton and Portland descended on Casterton Racecourse this week to explore forestry career opportunities in the Green Triangle. Source: Timberbiz Around 180 students witnessed an up-close water bombing from the Green Triangle Fire Alliance’s helicopter, whic
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VicForests will cease operations in June

VicForests will cease operations on 30 June, the end date was revealed on Wednesday during a court hearing involving VicForests and environmental group Wombat Forestcare. Source: Timberbiz Nationals’ leader Peter Walsh said VicForests was being treated deplorably. He said the State Go
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VicForests Statement: Setting the record straight – yet again

Recent public commentary about the closure of VicForests has included numerous false and misleading claims. VicForests knows there are individuals and organisations who are opposed to native timber harvesting who will be celebrating VicForests’ closure. But this doesn’t mean it’s open
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Friday analysis: It was the death by a thousand cuts

  VicForests will be gone by 30 June. It really doesn’t come as any surprise. The writing was on the wall, and writ large the moment the Victorian Government announced it would be shutting down the native timber industry by 2030. It brought that death forward when it announ
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Timber crisis in South Carolina as mills close

South Carolina loggers are sounding the alarm over a burgeoning crisis facing the state’s timber industry, saying recent market disruptions are leading the more than US$23 billion industry to the brink of what some contend is a catastrophic collapse. Source: The Post and Courier In a
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Geofencing keeping timber trucks safer

Digital speed limitation for timber trucks works well on stretches with a lot of infrastructure, and haulage companies show great commitment to safer timber transports. This is demonstrated by the geofencing project that SCA has undertaken in collaboration with the Swedish Transport A
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