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Leading equipment suppliers Ponsse and Tigercat have gone head-to-head on the Discovery channel’s Mean Machines program aired in Canada and the United Kingdon earlier this year. The Ponsse BuffaloKing and a Tigercat 1075 were put through their paces in tests of speed, accuracy, load capacity, precision and stability. Speed Test: The operators needed to drive[…]

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),[…]

A group of nine non-governmental organisations, including Greenpeace, has launched a proposal for a national agreement to end Amazon deforestation at an event attended by the Brazilian Minister of Environment and State Governors in October. The proposal aims to achieve a broad commitment from sectors of the Brazilian Government and civil society for measures to[…]

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[…]

USNR’s variable speed independent deck drive tower eliminates the old gear box configuration that required costly custom-machined gears and hard to get components. Messy lubrication systems are no longer needed because each deck now uses a separate “off the shelf” gear box and motor. This upgrade enhances reliability and performance while significantly reducing routine maintenance.[…]

In-market log prices have been variable this month. Pruned logs have found further support in the Chinese market and as such have risen in price since last month, to be at US$186/JAS. A grade log prices have fallen by around 1% to US$130/JAS. This small change is inconsequential to demand in China, and now marks[…]

Don Cooper, The Sales Heretic on “The Myth of Price – Why You Should Charge More and How to Do It.” Cooper is an internationally acclaimed sales expert who helps salespeople, business owners and professionals dramatically increase their sales. His clients include Yamaha, Costco, Nissan Canada, Johnson & Johnson, and Harley-Davidson. John Min PhD, Chief[…]

Three years in the making and backed by over a half-century of experience in the woods, the John Deere M-Series Tracked Feller Bunchers and Tracked Harvesters are officially making their debut. The latest additions to the John Deere family of tracked forestry machines include the 800M and 800MH-Series Reduced Tail Swing, setting a new standard in midsize[…]

Tigercat is pleased to announce that Aaron Piper has joined the Tigercat product support team. Based in Sunbury, North Carolina, Aaron will focus on providing after-sales technical and commercial support to Tigercat’s customer base in the southeastern United States. Aaron will work closely with Tigercat dealers and prospective customers to further grow Tigercat’s market share[…]

Plans by Peel Environmental to develop a GBP 65 million ($99.5 million) waste wood gasification facility at the site of the former Houghton Main Colliery in Barnsley have been given the green light by Barnsley Council  Members of the council’s Planning Board voted to approve the proposals, which will see a Timber Resource Recovery Centre[…]