Forestry Industry WA Welcome Mat is a cross-industry initiative to build a stronger industry in WA by forging links across our diverse professions and building a better understanding, across the industry, of who we are and what we do. Source: Timberbiz Welcome Mat is an initiative in

New Zealand will be holding its Women in Forestry Conference from 30 April – 2 May 2020 in Whangamata. The Women in Forestry conference will bring together women in the NZ Forestry industry, to connect, learn and share experiences. Source: Timberbiz The third event of its kind, the co

Multiplex has topped out the largest mass timber construction project of its kind in Victoria, La Trobe University’s $100 million student accommodation project at its Bundoora campus. Continuing the trend to mass timber construction, 4500 cubic metres of cross laminated timber (CLT) a

The World Health Organisation has declared the coronavirus as a public health emergency of international concern.  Employers have a responsibility to provide a safe working environment and ensure the health and safety of their employees. Source: Timberbiz Employees who have been diagn

The Timberlink Board has approved plans to enter the growing mass timber market enabled through building a state-of-the-art Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) & Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) manufacturing facility that will service this growing market segment. Source: Timberbiz “CLT and G

The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomed the opportunity to present at the Federal Government’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Water Resources Inquiry into Growing Australian Agriculture to $100 billion by 2030, detailing the renewable forest industries capaci

VicForests has committed to the continued support of 10 contractors and 90 workers who have been impacted by a force majeure notice because fires have meant timber supply cannot be guaranteed in the foreseeable future from East Gippsland. Source: Timberbiz Almost all – estimated to be

Canada’s Resolute Forest Products announced that it completed the previously disclosed acquisition of Conifex Timber’s three sawmills in the US South with the total purchase price of US$163 million, plus working capital, which is estimated at US$13 million. Source: Timberbiz The three

In a recent report by Forest2Market the US hardwood industry was finally granted some long-awaited relief when the United States and China signed “Phase One” of a new trade pact between the world’s two largest economies. Source: Timberbiz The two-year agreement commits China to import