The Malaysian Wood Expo 2019 which is from 19 to 21 November 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is jointly organised by the Malaysian Timber Council and Panels & Furniture Group of wood magazines, two powerhouses in Southeast Asia’s timber and woodworking sector. Currently, Malaysia’s

The University of Canterbury’s Head of the School of Forestry, Professor Bruce Manley, has won a Forestry Science Award for his dedication to, and leadership within, forestry research, and his innovative work on carbon forestry. Source: Timberbiz Professor Manley has led research grou

A cache of swamp kauri found by construction workers earlier this year on the West Auckland building site of the country’s largest retail store may yield important information about climate change according to a leading environmental scientist. Source: Timberbiz Results from radiocarb

Larkin and Drought Builders has received dual awards for Master Builder of the Year and Regional Residential Builder of the Year. Master Builders Victoria CEO Rebecca Casson and President Richard Hansen presented the awards for the company’s Barwon Heads home that features concrete wa

To honour family, friends and colleagues this Breast Cancer Awareness month, AKD Softwoods has turned pink this October to raise money and awareness. Source: Timberbiz AKD has partnered with the McGrath Foundation this Breast Cancer Awareness month by jumping on board its Pink Up Your

A new technique to develop fire-retardant coatings for rigid polymer foam-based building materials has received funding through the Australian Research Council (ARC) Future Fellowships program. The project has researchers from five Australian universities and four international univer

The opinions of young Gippslanders have been in captured in a report outlining their recommendations to the State Government on the future management of forests in Victoria. Shadow Minister for Public Land Use and The Nationals Member for Eastern Victoria Melina Bath was joined by Lea

OneFortyOne (OFO) has made its submission to the SA Legislative Council Select Committee on Matters Relating to the Timber Industry in the Limestone Coast. Chief executive officer, Linda Sewell, stated that the company had responded to the question of whether the export of wood fibre

The 1165 is a mid-sized harvester is for thinning, selective cut and final fell applications and incorporates strong swing and leveling capabilities, and is well suited for steep slopes. The machine is available in both six-wheel and eight-wheel drive configurations. Source: Timberbiz