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VAB Solutions President Jean Berube, has announced the appointment of: Mr. Michel Gosselin as a wood grading expert and Mr. Danick Dupont ing. as an Expert in Wood Processing. About Michel Gosselin Michel joined VAB Solutions team in October 2016. As an expert in wood grading, he will add value to VAB Solutions’ business partners.[…]

Hiab, part of Cargotec, has appointed Scott Hall as Senior Vice President, Sales & Services as of 24 January 2017. Scott Hall will lead Hiab’s global Sales & Services function and drive sales and services excellence across Hiab’s global network. He will report to Hiab’s President Roland Sundén and be a member of the Hiab[…]

The toughest land-clearing and ground-leveling jobs are no match for the new John Deere Root Rakes (RR72, RR78 and RR84), the latest additions to the ever-expanding lineup of Worksite Pro™ attachments. Optimized to work with John Deere G- and E-Series skid steers and compact track loaders (CTLs), and K-Series compact wheel loaders, these attachments get the job[…]

As the rapid growth in timber exports to China is showing no signs of slowing down, the Swedish Forest Industries Federation has predicted a 40% increase in 2016.“Imports of timber products into China has really taken off in recent years, far exceeding our expectations,” said Magnus Niklasson, Market analyst of The Swedish Forest Industries. “The[…]

EACOM has completed the installation of a new lumber grading system in the Elk Lake planermill in Canada. The equipment was manufactured by Autolog, Inc, a Quebec company and features the latest technology in lumber grading. With this recent project, the replacement of the two sawing lines and edger, as well as the reconfiguration of[…]

Finnish forest machine manufacturer Logset Oy has expanded significantly its dealer network and operation in Russia. Logset Oy has made new dealer contracts with Russian companies that are specialized in forest machine distribution and service. At the same time the cooperation Logset had with the Russian dealer Ferronordic Machines ends. “We want to have straight[…]

Communications expert Thomas Huemer is to join the corporate press office of Schweighofer Group/Holzindustrie Schweighofer, a major player in Europe’s wood processing industry. Huemer takes over as Head of Corporate Communications from January 2017 onwards, and will be responsible for Schweighofer’s publicity in Austria and around the world. Thomas Huemer is a historian and political[…]

Low wood fiber costs in Brazil have continued to attract investments in pulp production capacity leading to substantial increases in market pulp exports in 2016, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly Brazil’s pulp sector has for over two decades had some of the lowest wood fiber costs in the world, making the industry highly competitive, reports[…]

The inauguration of a highly protectionist president of the United States has sparked trepidation among B.C.’s forest-dependent communities and prompted B.C. Premier Christy Clark to tout her government’s efforts to find new markets outside the United States for its softwood lumber. Donald Trump did not wait for the keys to the Oval Office to signal[…]

To stay ahead of the competition, loggers need to keep up at the landing, and the John Deere 437E and 337E Knuckleboom Loaders are now equipped with new grapples manufactured by John Deere to further improve productivity and machine durability. The E-Series machines deliver five percent more swing torque and lift force over previous models,[…]