Responsible Wood is calling for nominations in this year’s coveted Richard Stanton Memorial Award for Excellence in Forest Management or Chain of Custody. This is the fifth year of the award which pays tribute to a man who devoted his life to sustainable forest management in Australia

A delegation from the Fraser Coast’s Japanese Sister City, Kasukabe visited Hyne Timber and Altus Renewables in Maryborough. The visit coincides with the five-year anniversary of the signing of the Kasukabe – Maryborough Sister City agreement in 2014 which followed the formation of a

Tough new penalties could mean jail for those who incite property invasion and harassment with the passage of the Criminal Code Amendment (Agricultural Protection) Bill 2019 through the House. Source: Timberbiz Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Nationals, Michael McCormack, and

Construction industry leader, Big River Group is continuing to expand its national network and increase its product offering, with the acquisition of Big Hammer Building Supplies in Townsville North Queensland. Source: Timberbiz Whilst Big River already operates a building supplies di

A big deficit in the supply of hardwood woodchips is expected in the Asia-Pacific in the next three-to-five years, with demand in China, already the world’s biggest importer, expected to continue growing, according to Australian forestry giant Midway Group. Source: Philip Hopkins for

Firefighters from Grafton, Coffs Harbour, Casino and the wider north coast were put through their paces this week; trained and tested at Forestry Corporation of NSW’s pre-season fire day held in Bom Bom State Forest. Source: Timberbiz Forestry Corporation is bolstering its firefightin

The UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has charged a second individual in relation to its five-year probe into what was billed as an ethical forestry investment scheme, one of two schemes estimated to have lost victims around £20m. Sources: Financial Times, International Advisor Omari Bo

Colourful, shimmering sequins made from wood-derived cellulose and a modular self-build system which allows you to build your own home from pre-cut plywood modules are just two of the outstanding entries shortlisted for this year’s TTJ Timber Innovation Award shortlist in the UK. Sour

John Deere has introduced its Intelligent Boom Control (IBC) for the 1470G Harvester, which is the largest harvester model available in the John Deere line-up. The IBC technology, first introduced to the harvester category by John Deere in 2018, increases precision and accuracy during