More than a thousand pine seedlings have started their decades-long journey to replace the iconic Sugar Pine Walk in Bago State Forest, which was sadly lost in the 2020 Black Summer bushfires.  Source: Timberbiz The former site was planted in 1928 as a range of different exotic specie

A deal has been finalised that will see the largest vessel to ever call at New Zealand for the loading of logs. The deal is between South Pacific Shipping (SPS) and Oldendorff Carriers and was brokered by Braemar ACM’s Bruce McFarlane. Source: Timberbiz Braemar also negotiated the dea

The Frame & Truss Manufacturers Association (FTMA) together with Tim Woods of IndustryEdge have put together a briefing on measuring the demand-supply gap in housing. Sources: FTMA, IndustryEdge, Timberbiz This six-page overview discusses: Australian dwelling approvals by type Ann

Australia faces a major sovereign capability gap in the production of timber house frames by 2035, according to a landmark new report by Master Builders Australia and the Australian Forest Products Association titled Australia’s Timber Framing Cliff. Source: Timberbiz The report furth

Frame Australia has postponed its hybrid November event to June next year. The postponement has been put down to the uncertainty of lockdowns and travel restrictions which are expected to continue beyond the end of the year. Source: Timberbiz “We reluctantly decided that, for all conc

STARSOIL by Seppi M was recently completely redesigned with the transmission reinforced and now designed for tractors up to 310 HP. At the same time, brand new technology – the first of its kind in the market was introduced, the 2SPEED-POWERSHIFT transmission. Source: Timberbiz This “

A provenance trial studying Norway spruce trees growing from seeds sourced from 16 different European locations has got underway in a long-term project to identify trees likely to be resilient to climate conditions 50 years from now. Source: Timberbiz Forestry England, a partner in th

A team of engineers at Japan-based firm Kozo Keikaku Kunkyusho has developed an earthquake-resistant ‘CLT checkered block wall.’ Source: Timberbiz The system simply comprises cross-laminated timber panels organized in a checkered pattern, steel plates, and drift pins. The solution acc