After an absence of over eight years, the Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) will this year be focussing the WoodTECH 2018 event on innovations and new technologies around dry-mill and …
New Gisborne sawmill announced
Activate Tairawhiti and Eastland Community Trust have jointly announced the sale of Prime Sawmill (photo) to New Zealand-owned Far East Sawmills, guaranteeing the creation of between 50 and 60 jobs …
Aging ironwork? No, it’s MDF for outdoor use
Large scale installations by Alexander Devereux for a sculptural park in the North East of England, inspired by famous bridges in the region, were fabricated from Tricoya, a specialized MDF …
Simonds merges with Burton Saw
The merger of Simonds International and Burton Saw will create a leading producer and marketer of cutting tools and related equipment for the primary wood fibre industry. The combined company, …
Death of the saw salesman?
For as long as filers (saw-doctors) have been hammering saws, the manufacturers have sent smiling representatives out into the wild seeking the fertile ground of working filing rooms to sew …
Juken NZ to refocuss its products and markets
Forestry and wood processing company, Juken New Zealand has this week begun consulting employees at its Gisborne wood-processing mill about potential changes to the products made there in order to …
Substance abuse tops H&S risks in sawmills
Like a wisp of smoke, a waft of alcohol, or a tiny pill, it’s difficult to measure the exact size of the problem of substance abuse in the workplace, but …
AKD Softwoods looks at CHH mills
Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) and Associated Kiln Driers (AKD) are in advanced negotiations regarding the potential purchase of the Yarram sawmill located at Yarram, Victoria and the Caboolture sawmill located …
Juken to defend court action over J-Frame
Juken New Zealand will defend court action being taken against it by Red Stag Timber (see story this week) over its J-Frame product, saying the rival wood processor is trying …
Red Stag Timber filing proceedings on mislabelling timber
New Zealand’s largest sawmill operator, Red Stag Timber confirms that it has filed proceedings in the Auckland High Court against Japanese-owned company, Juken New Zealand Limited. Red Stag Timber claims …