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2 months ago | 
timberbiz.com.au | Bruce Mitchell
New Zealand’s Forest Owners Association and Forest Industry Contractors Association have come together to establish a new joint Training Committee to strengthen how the sector approaches vocational training. Source: TimberbizThe new committee is comprised of eight individuals, with four representatives from key industry organisations, who will provide coordinated leadership and ensure training systems reflect the real needs of forest owners, contractors and the wider workforce.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
timberbiz.com.au | Bruce Mitchell
Leading companies in Australia’s timber construction sector have joined forces to launch the Future Framing Initiative, a groundbreaking collaborative program aimed at revolutionising the lightweight timber framed construction industry.
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Mar 4, 2025 | 
timberbiz.com.au | Bruce Mitchell
An inspirational partnership between NTHA Training and Endeavour Foundation (based in Maryborough, Queensland), in conjunction with Community Solutions— Apprentices and Trainees, is providing crucial educational opportunities for people with disabilities in a supported work environment.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
onlinelibrary.wiley.com | James Gardner |Bruce Mitchell |Ellsworth LeDrew
Corresponding Author Ellsworth LeDrew Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Correspondence to / Adresse de correspondance Ellsworth LeDrew, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of Waterloo, 200 University Ave. W., Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1. Email/Courriel: [email protected] for more papers by this author
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
timberbiz.com.au | Bruce Mitchell
In the Trump administration, trees were crops. In the Biden administration, they’re guardians of the climate. This fall’s election will determine which label wins, though the Forest Service’s work on the ground may not change all that much.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
timberbiz.com.au | Bruce Mitchell
Whenever a Volvo Penta engine is sold, a partnership begins. Almost ten years ago, the first Eco Log 580E Harvester was fitted with the first Volvo Penta engine ever installed in a forestry application and sold to Swedish forestry specialists Nitta Rundvirke AB.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
timberbiz.com.au | Bruce Mitchell
According to a survey conducted by the Finnish Shareholders’ Association, the Finnish Foundation for Share Promotion and T-Media, the most reputable listed company in 2024 is Ponsse. Source: TimberbizThe survey evaluated the reputation of 80 listed companies in the eyes of Finnish private investors. Ponsse is the only company in the survey to achieve an excellent reputation. The top three most reputable listed companies were Ponsse, KONE, and Gofore and Vaisala, sharing third place.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
timberbiz.com.au | Bruce Mitchell
Scion scientists have identified a unique microbiome associated with pine pollen, a significant step forward in forest research. Source: TimberbizLed by microbiome scientist Lottie Armstrong and Dr Steve Wakelin, the world-first discovery reveals that pine pollen carries specific microorganisms consistently across regions and years. This microbiome may also offer insights into future environmental and allergy research.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
timberbiz.com.au | Bruce Mitchell
For 70 years, the Coronation Forest schools programme in New Zealand has provided local school children a behind-the-scenes glimpse at a working production forest in the Golden Downs forests. Source: TimberbizThe programme was initiated by Nelson man Arnold Cork who had an idea that would leave a legacy for generations. To mark Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, Cork suggested planting trees in an area of Golden Downs State Forest and renaming it Coronation Forest.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
timberbiz.com.au | Bruce Mitchell
To align with the European Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), FSC is introducing a new generation of Risk Assessments that will replace the existing FSC National Risk Assessments. Source: TimberbizThis enhanced approach will not only support the production of FSC MIX products under the FSC Controlled Wood system, but it will also be a critical tool for evaluating risk in compliance with new legal requirements, including the EUDR.
