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The powerful Doppstadt wood chippers “For the forestry and timber industry, the performance, robustness and flexibility of the machines are essential for profitability”, reports Daniel Kürten, product manager in charge of the Doppstadt shredding division. “We have expanded the range of precision chippers by two solutions that suit the market needs”. The tracked Doppstadt DH[…]

More power, longer service life and a magnet that attracts everything to it Doppstadt, the environmental technology company, now offers its DZ 750 Combi universal shredder with even more powerful components. This combination shredder is designed to handle even the hardest job, and now not only has a new, efficient drive unit, but also an[…]

SPRINGER Group, a leading international technology supplier, has acquired a majority stake in Finnish company FinScan. A company with its head office in Espoo (Helsinki area) is a specialist in scanners and software for automated optimization of lumber in sawmills. FinScan has installed more than 400 scanners in over 20 countries around the world. Timo[…]

Australian researchers have developed a world-leading genetic DNA testing system that can predict key commercial attributes of an adult eucalyptus tree from a single seedling leaf, and provide a strong return on investment to forest growers. With research funding from Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA) and industry to validate the technology, this breakthrough could[…]

It’s being announced that Prue Younger has accepted the position as Chief Executive for FICA (Forest Industry Contractors Association). Prue will commence this role on April 1, 2018 in a part time capacity for the next 12 months, as she will continue as Eastland Wood Council CEO until a new appointment is made. Prue has[…]

KiwiRail is reaping the benefits of an innovative growth strategy for its NZ forestry business designed to make the best use of its wagon fleet. Its financial result released this week shows an 8% revenue increase in its overall forestry business in just the six months to December. That is being driven by strong growth[…]

The NZ Government says it is close to securing 50,000 hectares of land for new forests under its Billion Trees programme. The programme, to see a billion trees planted over 10 years, is part of the coalition agreement between Labour and New Zealand First. The government-owned forestry organisation Crown Forestry is writing to landowners offering[…]

Gilbert is a market leader in the design and manufacturing of construction & forestry attachments, sawmilling equipment and snowgroomers. Totally oriented towards innovation, quality and customer satisfaction, we furnish highly profitable methods and technological equipment, surpassing the latest industry standards.

The 480B mulcher is built for the toughest terrain, soft soil conditions and the most demanding duty cycles. It is the ideal carrier for large scale clearing and right-of-way projects. The key benefits are: Powerful and efficient Tigercat FPT C13 Tier 4f engine Efficient, high capacity cooling system with variable pitch fan and automatic reversing[…]

Imports of logs, lumber and woodchips have been growing at such a rapid rate, and to such lofty heights, that it’s been close to unbelievable at times. Between 2012 and 2017 (estimated), Chinese imports of logs (softwood and hardwood) have increased by 42 percent, hardwood chip imports have jumped 59 percent and lumber imports (again[…]