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Forest Talk

The closure of Whakatāne Mill has been confirmed, with over 150 skilled operational workers being made redundant after 85 years of operations.

FIRST Union and E tū say the impact on the local community will be significant....

Shaws Wire Ropes: Forest focus

Southland logger Andrew ‘Pratty’ Pratt likes the idea of tethering a machine on the hill to aid traction in steep harvesting operations.

But he’s not so keen on seeing a winch-assist digger sitting idle for big chunks of time when the system isn’t required.

NZ Timber

This is a very important step. We are effectively taking down the fence that’s been around Scion for quite some time,” says Scion CEO, Dr Julian Elder, of the Crown Research Institute’s new building named Te Whare Nui o Tuteata.

Silviculture

While mechanisation in harvesting has advanced in leaps and bounds over the past few decades, the same cannot be said for forest growing operations such as planting and pruning, which still rely significantly on manual methods.

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MCS has taken delivery of a SANY SY305H full Ensign guarding package with high and wide with a 1730 log grapple from Shaw’s. The machine is performing the fleeting, loading and shovelling duties on the job in Northland, working out of Whangārei.