The Weinig Group will implement a new “Woodworking as a Service” business model over the next two years. In the future, this will enable customers to pay for machines according to actual usage. Sources: Lesprom, Timberbiz This means that a machine will not be purchased once for a spec

Someone has just paid US $500,000 for a rare Apple-1 computer built and tested by company co-founders Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. The 45-year-old computer went up for auction on Tuesday, which resulted in the winning bidder reportedly paying US$400,000 to own the machine, and anothe

A dramatic drop in global log prices has impacted on operations in New Zealand and some forestry crews face a lean Christmas until prices lift again and full production hopefully resumes. Sources: Gisborne Herald, Timberbiz Eastland Wood Council (EWC) chief executive Philip Hope said

The Green Triangle has the ability to “build the nation” and is setting on a new partnership with landowners to realise growing market opportunities. With national and global demand for wood products set to quadruple by 2050, the Green Triangle Forest Industries Hub (GTFIH) has commit

Forestry Corporation has put 40 new firefighting recruits through their paces at its Tumbarumba training camp in preparation for the fire season ahead. New recruits and contractors from North Coast, Mid North Coast, Bathurst, Deniliquin, Batemans Bay, Eden, Bombala, Tumut, Moss Vale a

An experienced construction specialist with a demonstrated history of working in the construction industry for 38 years has been to the Forest & Wood Products Australia Board. Brisbane-based Yvonne Pengilly was elected at the FWPA’s online AGM and Stephen Dadd, Katie Fowden

The Victorian Supreme Court has dismissed a case against VicForests brought by Kinglake Friends of the Forest Inc. Kinglake was granted an injunction in June last year halting VicForests’ operations after it alleged that VicForests had breached logging regulations in 14 coupes in the

Surely the complete hypocrisy of the Tasmanian Greens and a handful of tourism operators latest claim, that Tasmanian forestry is damaging the Tasmanian brand, is not lost on the public. Native forestry and tourism in Tasmania are now and always have been intrinsically linked and comp