44 is not only a great calibre of pig hunting rifle – it is also the number of years that Gary Inman, the winner of the PF Olsen Staff 2016 Health and Safety Management Award, has spent working in the Forest Industry.
READ MORECongratulations to Tony from Skyline Harvesting Ltd on achieving his level four Professional Tree Faller certification.
READ MORELocated 49km north-west of Gisborne in a proven high growth area.
READ MOREWe need more trees – what will it take?
READ MOREIt would probably be remiss not to mention the ascendency of Donald Trump to the coveted position of president-elect of the USA, but since every journalist, news anchor, talk show host, blogger and panelist is covering this ad nauseam, Wood Matters will spare readers more coverage. An immediate outcome (apart from mild nausea that such a thing could come about in the 21st century) is rallying USA and Asian share markets and a weaker NZ$. Both, on face value, are supportive of the log market.
READ MOREA lot happens in China in 12 months, the period of time since your Wood Matters editor was last in China.
READ MOREDespite future uncertainty in the United States, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it’s full steam ahead for his government’s environmental plan, including a national carbon price.
READ MOREGetting paid for the forest produce you sell is obviously a critically important component of a successful forest harvesting and marketing project.
READ MOREWith limited options for pruned log sales for Napier clients, PF Olsen applied for trade credit insurance for Waitane Mill Ltd in late June of 2016.
READ MOREIf you have noticed Pinus radiata trees recently with orange/brown needles it is likely to be red needle cast which is caused by Phytophthora pluvialis which was first reported in New Zealand in 2008.
READ MOREA safe and successful workplace is created by those who are invested in it, which involves having the correct mind-set, values, and beliefs.
READ MOREThis is a second rotation forest and an excellent long-term investment.
READ MOREPF Olsen is requesting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced harvesting contractors.
READ MOREPF Olsen on behalf of our client, CFPC (New Zealand) Co Ltd, are requesting expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced harvesting contractors.
READ MORETree felling is a physically demanding task, requiring full concentration and the ability to see everything happening around the site at once, so is it surprising that occasionally things go wrong?
READ MOREUnpruned and pruned export log prices increased $2/JAS m3 and $4/JAS m3 respectively in October. This confirms that pruned export log prices troughed last month having fallen up to $50/JAS m3 in the prior three months. The expectation is a modest continued firming trend in export log prices for the foreseeable future.
READ MOREAn update on the status of the ETS review was recently released by the Ministry for the Environment. Policy decisions following stage two are expected in mid-2017, and will require further engagement with stakeholders.
READ MOREA small group of forest industry representatives recently had a field demonstration of the Robotic Tree-to-Tree felling machine
READ MOREThis was the topic PF Olsen’s Environment Manager, Kit Richards, was asked to address as part of a three way presentation and panel discussion at the recent Resource Management Law Association Conference in Nelson.
READ MOREFor PF Olsen doing the ‘right thing’ is paramount and we are committed to the safety of everyone working in our forests and to achieve our goal – Zero – “a workplace that is free from the use of alcohol and other drugs.”
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