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Research by management consulting firm ÉEM has indicated certification for wood and paper products by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is the most effective certification system for managing Canadian forests, a GreenBiz.com report said. The results compare FSC certification to three other standards used in Canada, the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI),[…]

Swedish drying kiln and equipment supplier, WSAB, has received a large order from Sib Export Group in Russia including two progressive kilns and seven compartment kilns. The deal is a part of the largest sawmill investment program in Russia where $100 million is being poured into a green-field sawmill close to Irkutsk in Siberia. The[…]

Swedish drying kiln and equipment supplier, WSAB, has received a large order from Sib Export Group in Russia including two progressive kilns and seven compartment kilns. The deal is a part of the largest sawmill investment program in Russia where $100 million is being poured into a green-field sawmill close to Irkutsk in Siberia. The[…]

The Forest Dialogues, a multi-stakeholder initiative whose objective is to improve the sustainable management of forests, has published its findings and recommendations following a discussion surrounding European smallholdings. The scoping dialogue took place in Brussels at the end of June 2007 and brought together 35 leading players from the forestry sector in a discussion aimed[…]

The US Forest Service has revised its guidelines for management of wildlife on national forests in Arizona and New Mexico, and in doing so has rejected a decade of restoration-based forest management, according to a ENN report. The Center for Biological Diversity (CBD) has filed a formal objection to the first logging project to be[…]

With deforestation as the second leading source of climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions, experts are focusing the discussion on the viability of compensating countries for protecting their forests, according to information from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). The proposal ‘Reduced Emissions from Deforestation’ (RED) was not included in the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)[…]

ScanMeg, with input from some of its customers, has developed a secret weapon against downtime on canter lines that you can employ to increase throughput by 3 to 5% by spending pocket change. You don’t have to send budgets to the Board of Directors for approval to get an instant payback simply for redeploying your[…]

Europe Forestry will sell and service all of Precision Husky’s equipment in locations in Europe, including the Scandinavian and Baltic market. The complete Precision Husky line of equipment includes ten models of tub grinders and six models of horizontal grinders. These units are available with engines from 100 hp to 1100 hp. The company manufacturers[…]

Baxley Equipment Company has a long history of dedicated service to the Forest Products Industry, starting in 1988 with the formation of Hi-Tech Engineering, Inc. We are located in beautiful Hot Springs, Arkansas which is surrounded by lakes and mountains. Top rated school districts, outstanding churches and nearby shopping centers make it an excellent place[…]

The risk of serious injury or death has forced the closure of almost one in 10 forestry operations inspected so far in an industry-wide safety assessment. The assessment figures were released by Labour Minister Simon Bridges today after the country’s eighth forestry death this year. Bay of Plenty forestry worker David Charles Beamsley, 63, from[…]