PF Olsen successful in its FSC recertification
Following a busy week with auditors in May, PF Olsen was pleased to receive notification that its five year recertification to the Forest Stewardship Council FSC standard was successful.
READ MOREFollowing a busy week with auditors in May, PF Olsen was pleased to receive notification that its five year recertification to the Forest Stewardship Council FSC standard was successful.
READ MOREIt’s no secret that training is the most important element in a work system! Without training a workforce will find it difficult to reach its productive potential, and be more susceptible to accidents that could be limiting in more ways than one.
READ MORETuesday 4 July dawned crisp and clear. The sprinkling of ice on the grass and workers all bundled up in multiple layers was a sign that winter was definitely upon us. Although there was a winter nip in the air there was the promise of a clear sunny day ahead and a reminder of how lucky we are to have our head office located in such a picturesque surrounding. But we haven’t always been here, so where did it all start?
READ MOREWelcome to our newest staff members
READ MORETake advantage of the vendors desire to sell, and secure 120ha of Radiata crop with a mixed age class.
READ MOREPF Olsen won the award in the Best Collaboration Between PCBU’s category, for “initiating a project involving multiple PCBU’s to clarify and improve the expectations on forest service providers when they come onto a working forestry site.“
READ MOREThe Roads are Broken, and so is the Funding Model.
READ MOREExport prices for logs delivered to NZ ports in June remained mostly unchanged from May prices with a minor drop of 1$/m3 for some grades. Prices in the Indian log market have now gained parity with the China log market. The NZ$ has strengthened against the US$ meaning log sales in US$ are now worth less in NZ$. However, this reduction has been adsorbed by exporters competing for their place in the supply chain. The strengthening NZ$ may soften At Wharf Gate (AWG) prices for NZ logs over the next couple of months.
READ MORENZ terms of trade rises to 44-year high as dairy, forestry drive up export prices - New Zealand's terms of trade rose to the highest level in about 44 years in the first quarter as export prices rose more than three times faster than imports, led by dairy and forest products.
READ MOREUS withdrawal from Paris is likely to have little impact on New Zealand, at least in the short term.
READ MORETechnology is allowing rapid advances in forest understanding and has the potential to revolutionise the way we measure and assess our forest estates in the future.
READ MOREWaiotira South Forest represents a superb opportunity for a purchaser to secure a younger forest with existing forestry infrastructure.
READ MOREWelcome Lolita and Liam to the team at PF Olsen.
READ MOREBen Payne from PF Olsen Gisborne was happy to help out to ensure the bike riding event held recently at Matawai School was safe and successful.
READ MOREIf forestry is the solution and farmers and iwi are the key, what is constraining tree planting by farmers and Maori landowners.
READ MOREExport prices for logs delivered to NZ ports in May increased by an average of $4 per JASm3 from April prices.
READ MORENo need for delay in forest planting.
READ MOREA wide range of innovative products developed by equipment manufacturers in conjunction with FGR and local harvesting contractors will be demonstrated at the HarvestTECH17 Conference.
READ MOREThe adoption of the NZ Sustainable Forest Management Standard NZ AS 4708:2014 as endorsed by the internationally recognised PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification), recently took a further step in New Zealand.
READ MOREThe plantation forests of New Zealand are a wonderful resource for employment and recreation. However, because most forests are active workplaces, forest owners and managers want to be sure that all visitors will be safe.
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