Dakin-Flathers, bandsaw blade manufacturer and manufacturer of the Ripper37 sawmill blades, has unveiled plans to expand their existing state-of-the-art facility by over 7,500m2 covering 3 floors at its current premises in West Yorkshire, England. Due for completion in early 2023, the Featherstone site will allow Dakin-Flathers to service its customers, in over 100 countries globally,[…]
John Deere introduces the new H225E harvester head for eucalyptus tree harvesting. The purpose-built harvester head for eucalyptus debarking has been designed for use with the larger size-class 1270G or 1470G wheeled harvesters equipped with an 8.6 m boom and with tracked harvesters. It features excellent single-pass debarking with the patented Vario feed rollers. John[…]
Ponsse Plc has completed the sale of asset items related to its business activities in Chile. On 5 November 2021, Ponsse announced that it will move its sales, spare parts and maintenance services in Chile under its new subsidiary Ponsse Chile S.p.A. To this end, Ponsse and its local retailer F.C. Ventas Y Servicios Limitada (hereinafter “FC[…]
Komatsu Forest AB will move its spare parts warehouse to a new address on April 19. Their warehouse will therefore be closed between 15-18 April. Soon, their supplier DSV’s new state-of-the-art logistics center in the north of Stockholm, Sweden, will be ready for use. The facility is close to Arlanda Airport, railway, port and highway[…]
Construction equipment manufacturers are joining the surge of companies shutting down their operations in Russia. Caterpillar, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Komatsu and JCB have all announced decisions to suspend operations in the country until further notice. In a statement, Caterpillar announced it’s suspending manufacturing in Russia. “Operations in Russia have become increasingly challenging, including supply chain disruptions and sanctions, and we[…]
A University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company study evaluates the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions relative to gasoline-powered pickup trucks as part of the decarbonization of the transportation industry. Sedan, SUV, and pickup truck battery-electric vehicles have approximately 64% lower cradle-to-grave life cycle greenhouse gas emissions than internal-combustion-engine vehicles on average across the United[…]
Pölkky Oy, a Finnish wood processing company, has awarded AFRY an engineering and consulting services assignment for the renovation projects of its sawmills in Kajaani and Taivalkoski. Wood is a natural, renewable, and durable raw material with unique material properties. Renewable, responsibly produced wood is the only sustainable building material. The use of wood as[…]
Renewable energy company Drax Group is donating £280,000 to the Disasters Emergency Committee Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal to support relief efforts for the Ukrainian people following Russia’s invasion. The sum includes £30,000 of employee match funding from Drax’s employees based in the UK, US and Canada, maximising its collective impact to help those fleeing the conflict.[…]
BSW, the UK’s largest integrated forestry and sawmilling group, has unveiled its new brand, with an expanded vision of ‘seeing timber in new light’. The brand launch sees the group uniting its capabilities under a new, overarching, BSW Group brand, forging an integrated supply chain to create value and sustain long-term growth. Tony Hackney, CEO,[…]
Sourcing Position Statement – BSW Group Like everyone around the UK, BSW Group is continually watching the ongoing developments in Ukraine, with a concern for their people and hope for peace as soon as possible. BSW Group member businesses, BSW Timber Solutions and Bayram Timber, purchase raw material from Russia, and it has been our[…]