Late last year Kevin had a client enquire on what measures we took to ensure our containerised treestocks and surrounding nursery environment had a 'clean bill of health'.
READ MOREThe ETS remains very quiet. NZUs continue to trade in the range of $2.95 - $3.10 per NZU. With ERUs valid in the New Zealand ETS until May 2015, there is currently not a lot of demand for NZUs to encourage higher prices.
READ MOREI have been building a deck of Radiata pine during the past few weekends. Although there is nothing newsworthy about that, it has reminded me of what every NZ builder is acutely aware – the variability of dressed Radiata pine in both dimension and stability.
READ MOREIt was just over a month ago that Southern Cross Forest Products went into receivership. Thames Timber is still operating and taking a steady supply of logs from a variety of suppliers.
READ MOREEach year the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) surveys the 29 forestry nurseries around New Zealand.
READ MOREThe first multi-storey post-earthquake timber building using low-damage post-tensioned timber technology has opened in Christchurch.
READ MORENZUs continue to trade in the range of $2.95–$3.05 per NZU. With ERUs valid in the New Zealand ETS until May 2015, there is currently not a lot of demand for NZUs to encourage higher prices. However there are buyers and sellers trading in small volumes.
READ MOREWe welcome Phil Tetzlaff back to PF Olsen. Phil has taken the role of Harvest Manager for Rotorua Harvest Management.
READ MORERodney was nominated by Supervisor Gary Inman. Rodney Hubbard and Vikki Whareau (Health & Safety Coordinator) took the initiative in making up the 5-step tree felling procedure sticker and this has been produced and delivered to PF Olsen contractors across the country.
READ MOREWith the introduction of the new forest growers levy on 1 January 2014 changes to the way industry R&D in the forest growing area were signalled in a recent update.
READ MORE"Green, green, green… everywhere", is how Kevin Haine is describing the nursery at the moment. "This season's tree stocks are looking great."
READ MOREPF Olsen has been actively involved in coordinating a project to restore a major wetland in the Waikato. Parties involved include the forest owner – Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) New Zealand Ltd, the land owners – the Te Toke Ahu Whenua Trust and the Waikato River Authority (WRA) as a major funding agency.
READ MOREI recently attended the first of a series of stakeholder workshops being run around the country by the newly formed Independent Forestry Safety Review Panel.
READ MOREA recent major forestry news story has been the appointment of receivers KordaMentha to Southern Cross Forest Products Ltd. Southern Cross is the owner of Thames Timber in the North Island and four processing plants in Otago/Southland.
READ MORENick Horton recently commenced work with PF Olsen at the Rotorua office and Wiremu Ruru recently joined Mike Spier's team in the role of Harvesting Supervisor based in Rotorua.
READ MOREJohan Visscher has joined PF Olsen as Harvesting Manager, based in Blenheim. Johan has a wealth of experience in harvesting, both as a practical logger for around 10 years in the Nelson area and a similar time in harvest management with Rayonier in Canterbury.
READ MOREResearch and development into the symbiotic relationship of fungi with trees is showing promising signs of boosting tree growth, vigour and disease resistance.
READ MORERecent publicity around the forest industry and its safety record has highlighted the duties of principals.
READ MORENZUs continue to trade in the low $3's. With ERUs valid in the New Zealand ETS until May 2015, there is currently not a lot of demand for NZUs to encourage higher prices. However there are buyers and sellers trading in small volumes.
READ MOREIn a new Wood Matters feature, each month we will profile a person making a big contribution to safety. Anahera was nominated by supervisor Hamish MacPherson. Anahera takes the initiative to look after the safety of the skid-crew.
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