At a time when good news can be a bit hard to find, Alliance Timber’s decision to extend its Dartmoor operations in the Green Triangle is a tiny ray of light. Source: Bruce Mitchell The Alliance Timber Group’s Dartmoor mill site is looking to extend its opening hours to 6am to 10pm se

The provincial government of British Columbia is keeping its commitment to protect BC jobs and support companies investing in British Columbia that are creating more high-value products from its natural resources and want to employ local workers. Source: Timberbiz Changes to the Manuf

The new Ponsse Opti 8 is a state-of-the-art touchscreen computer designed for use in its forest machines. User-friendliness, a large high-resolution display, high ergonomics in the cabin and responsiveness form the basis of the technical and visual design of the Opti 8 computer: all f

Ken Pimlott once commanded a firefighting army. As the former chief of the world’s largest firefighting force, Cal Fire, he had more than 15,000 people and 50 aircraft at his disposal. But even he concedes that this mighty force is being overwhelmed by the fires burning along th

COVID-19 has meant conferences, exhibitions, seminars and symposiums have been cancelled, postponed or rescheduled. But conferences and exhibitions have an important role to play in any industry.To fill that void, Australasian Timber Magazine with Frame Australia has published a Timbe

Safety is and will always be a critical and number one priority no matter what industry you work in. For industries such as forestry, however, it becomes even more significant when the rate of injury and fatality ranks second highest in the country. Source: Timberbiz According to Safe

Queensland has welcomed the arrival of a long-term Large Air Tanker (LAT) Bomber 141 ahead of the 2020 bushfire season. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the $15 million aircraft will bolster the state’s aerial firefighting capabilities over the next five years. Source: Timberbiz “La

Member for Barker in South Australia, Tony Pasin has joined the Federal Parliament’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water’s inquiry into the timber supply chain. Source: Timberbiz Mr Pasin said Australia’s forest products manufacturing sector is worth more than $23 billion per

Timberlink has confirmed its Blenheim sawmill, which employs 75 people, will close before the end of the year following a review carried out in conjunction with PwC on the future of the mill. Source: Timberbiz Staff were informed of the decision on Tuesday and were in one-on-one meeti