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

Forico employs Remsoft to improve operations

Forico, Tasmania’s largest private forestry management company, has implemented Remsoft Operations as a solution to overcome the limitations of spreadsheet-based operations planning. Source: Timberbiz Forico sustainably manages 172,000 hectares in Tasmania, Australia of which 90,000 h
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Aboriginal clans join VicForests to restore Wombat Forest

The Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation is partnering with VicForests to assist in restoring Country in the Wombat Forest following the June 2021 storms. Source: Timberbiz In June 2021 a significant storm caused widespread damage across large areas of Victoria, impacting arou
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Queensland timber industry condemns unlawful harvesting in Rinyirru national park

The Queensland timber industry has condemned the actions of a native log exporter who has been convicted of unlawful tree harvesting in the Rinyirru National Park in Far North Queensland. Source: Timberbiz Chair of the Timber Queensland Hardwood Division, Curly Tatnell, said that this
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NZ’s urgent need to reopen exports to India

New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association wants a delegation of government ministers to urgently go to India to try to re-open the export log market there, following the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority approval for EDN fumigation of export log stacks. Source: Timberbiz Th
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HIA to ensure politicians are aware of need for housing pre-election

With the official launch of the federal election campaign HIA will be working hard to ensure that all sides of politics have a clear plan on how to help all Australians have safe and secure housing. Source: Timberbiz “HIA has long argued that getting people into their own home is one
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Canon captures the beauty of lacquered wood in unexpected ways

Canon recently introduced a set of lacquered wooden dishes inspired by its lens hoods. It’s nothing like those plastic lens mugs from dollar stores, but carefully crafted using traditional Japanese woodworking techniques. Sources: Photography, Timberbiz Takumitou Lacquerware creates p
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Timber Development UK – the merger of TTF and TRADA

Timber Development UK has been formed from the merger of two of the largest and longest established organisations in the UK supply chain, the Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA), Timber Development UK announced. Source: Lesprom Bringin
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Centipede welcomed in Swedish forests

A new type of forest machine is driving around the forests of Sweden. It combines a low-impact approach, increased productivity and an improved operator environment and is the result of a major cooperative project that has been under way since 2019. Source: Timberbiz The concept machi
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