Forest Talk

Nelson engineered timber solutions company, Prolam, has given an 80-year-old sawmill on Little Sydney Road, Motueka a new lease on life.

The first logs in more than five years have been milled at the restored sawmill, Motueka marking a new chapter for the region’s timber industry.

Closed in 2017, Nelson family-owned business Prolam has been working to reinstate the 80-year-old mill to support the production of its structural timber solutions. &..... more

The Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA) has announced the appointment of two new Directors, Ian Jones and Ben Campbell.

Mr Jones is the General Manager of Fletcher Wood Products which includes the operating businesses of Waipapa Pine and Renewable Wood Fuels. He is responsible for the strategy and construction of the new $275m wood panels plant in Taupo. He has a long history with Fletcher Building, working in businesses across ..... more

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Bravo strike team arrived home late last month after assisting with the response to wildfires burning across Queensland.

Thanks to recent rainfall and a significant drop in the number of wildfires across the state, Bravo will be Fire and Emergency’s last deployment to Queensland for the foreseeable future.

Two deployments made up of a total of 53 personnel from Fire and Emergency, the Department of Conservation ..... more

Forestry adventurer, Ross Lockyer is back in the February edition of NZ Logger with an account of his years in Burma. Who needs skidders when you’ve got elephant and buffalo? Never a dull moment with Ross. Here’s a taste:

“In mid-1984, I was offered a consultancy with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) as Logging Engineering Consultant for the Project Completion Mission pertaining to the ADB Burma Forestry I Loan Project. My job was to travel ..... more

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council is removing nearly 40,000 tonnes of woody debris from Hawke’s Bay rivers and catchments. The Regional Council used aerial surveys to identify and prioritise high-risk catchments that include Waipawa River, Mangaone River, Aropaoanui River, Esk River, Mangakapikopiko Stream, and Wairoa River.

Regional Council, Acting Group Manager Integrated Catchment Management Anna Madarasz-Smith, says removal of woody debris is crucial ..... more

All industries face challenges in managing logistics but none more so than forestry. From remote and rugged locations to limited communications, variable forests, breakdowns and, of course, the weather, the logistics of forestry can be a maze. 

To navigate that maze, Trimble Forestry’s The Connected Forest has developed a domain specific Wood Supply Execution (WSX) solution specifically for planning and executing the Woodflow process for lo..... more