Frame & Crane care is a new extended protection for forest machines that have an PONSSE Active Care service agreement The Frame and Crane care covers main frame structures for up to 10,000 engine hours if the machine has a valid service agreement during that period. PONSSE Active care service agreement needs to be valid[…]
Ponsse launches a new loader product family for the most popular forwarder models. The new K101 and K111 loaders are the latest additions to the product family, also represented by the previously launched K121 loader. The new loaders have been developed in cooperation with customers for efficient load handling, also in demanding conditions. The new[…]
Glennon Brothers, a third-generation family timber processing business, has entered into an agreement with SHV Energy to purchase Balcas Ltd, subject to approval from the Competition and Markets Authority in the UK and Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in Ireland. Balcas operates a sawmill in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, producing quality sawn timber products[…]
Roof Profiles has invested in a Hundegger Turbo saw and, according to company directory Johnny Fellingham, it is allowing the company to produce more volume of timber, to the highest quality standard. “This saw is becoming widely known as the best saw of its generation for cutting truss and timber frame material,” said Mr Fellingham.[…]
Wood processing technology supplier USNR has signed a number of major contracts in the last few months. At the end of 2020, USNR signed a €13m contract with Tschopp Holzindustrie AG in Switzerland, for a new sawline. The sawline will be a fully equipped premium production line, custom designed to cut a maximum volume of[…]
Finnish forest machine manufacturer Logset Oy and South African forest machine dealer Green Projects have signed a dealer agreement to market and sell Logset products in Southern Africa. For Logset this means claiming an area on a new continent: Africa. Under the terms of the agreement the new dealer will provide sales, service and parts[…]
Under the terms of the agreement, Thippaporn will sell Nisula Forest products, parts and offer services in Thailand for the products manufactured by Nisula Forest. “We are very happy about this new cooperation. It is a great opportunity for Nisula Forest, we have now a great and experienced team in Thailand offering Nisula forest products[…]
The former Martinsons’ sawmills in Bygdsiljum and Kroksjön, Sweden will take on the Holmen name from June 1. The move is part of the work of merging the companies following Holmen’s SEK1bn acquisition of Martinsons last year. The acquisition almost doubled Holmen’s sales of wood products to over SEK3bn, while also advancing positions in wood[…]
Building with tree and timber is booming in Scandinavia and Europe despite the prevailing pandemic and growth in the timber industry still looks strong. To meet sharply increased demand from the Nordic countries and the European market, Woodsafe has continuously invested in stae-of-the art facilities and is today totally Co2 neutral with solar energy. They are[…]
The drivers of logging trucks have to navigate school zones, tight intersections and small-town traffic because federal law prohibits them from driving on interstate highways. A new bill from a Wisconsin congressman would change that. Research suggests the federal weight limit on interstates makes logging truckers’ routes more dangerous, costs timber companies money and leads[…]