The Waimakariri Water Zone Committee is supporting biodiversity funding of NZ$50,000 for 150 hectares of remnant beech forest, wetlands and manuka scrub on Mount Lawry Station. Source: Timberbiz Waimakariri District Council, Environment Canterbury and the QEII Trust are working togeth

An auction is now live for a hand-crafted wooden Mack Superliner to celebrate truck maker’s Mack Evolution Tour. Sources: Big Rigs, Timberbiz The tour, which began in January and is set to wrap up in May and will travel to dealerships right around Australia. Big Rigs recently reported

The Whakatane Board Mill in New Zealand owned by SIG Combibloc will close around the end of June 2021. Approximately 210 people will lose their jobs, after a short search reportedly failed to yield a buyer. Source: IndustryEdge Once a cartonboard facility that stood alongside the Petr

A South Australian-first blueprint to drive economic growth in the state’s regions and create jobs across a range of industries has been released by the Marshall Liberal Government. Source: Timberbiz The Our Regions Matter blueprint focuses on five key areas to drive growth: Regional

The Federal Parliament has been urged to unite to support legislation proposed by Nationals Senator Bridget McKenzie that will provide certainty for Australia’s native hardwood timber industries and the thousands of people whose livelihoods depend on them. Source: Timberbiz The Senate

A re-elected majority Tasmanian Liberal government would partner with the Tasmanian Forests and Forest Products Network (TFFPN) to invest in the establishment of a Diversity Action Plan to increase the gender and cultural diversity of the resources sector. Source: Timberbiz Recent ind

  Prices for all categories of lumber break records as futures prices surge with no relief in sight for buyers. Closing prices on Friday, April 16, 2021 of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Random Length Lumber Futures contracts for every delivery month in 2021 were all above US$1000 p

Sennebogen’s 830 E series materials handler supports timber professionals in log transport and sawing operations as it is mobile with practical trailer application stands, a robust design and is delivered with 14m equipment as standard, depending on the weight to be loaded and trailer

  Apple announced a first-of-its-kind carbon removal initiative, called the Restore Fund, that will make investments in forestry projects to remove carbon from the atmosphere while generating a financial return for investors. Source: Timberbiz Launched with Conservation Internati