Ponsse promises surprises at Elmia
Ponsse has indicated that they will be premiering a “revolutionary new forestry product” at Elmia Wood 2013. The new product will be unveiled on Wednesday 5 June at 13h00 (Swedish time) at their stand at Elmia. It will be published on the Ponsse website at 14h00 on the same day. Source: http://www.ponsse.com/media-archive/events/elmia-wood-2013
Husqvarna awarded six red dot design awards
The awards are made based on criteria such as innovation, functionality, self-explanatory, quality and environmental compatibility. A red dot “best of best” award was given to Husqvarna for their 550 XP chainsaw, due to its excellent ergonomics. Source: http://husqvarnagroup.com/en/press/releases?afw_id=1282275
John Deere cautious about forestry and construction machine market conditions for 2013
Sales of forestry and construction equipment dropped by 6% over the last six months. Sales are expected to decline by 5 % for 2013. John Deere partly attributes this to flat sales in world forestry markets. Source: http://www.deere.com/wps/dcom/en_US/corporate/our_company/investor_relations/financial_data/earnings_releases/2013/secondqtr13.page?
USA news - Efficiencies in the wood supply chain - ForestTech2013 to be held in Portland, USA
The USA’s Western Forestry and Conservation Association and Australasia’s Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA), will be hosting this inaugural event on 9 October 2013. The programme covers innovations, strategies and technologies used to improve planning, logistics and operations in the wood supply chain. Source: www.westernforestry.org
Spain and Portugal news - Gilbert appoints new forestry dealer for Spain and Portugal
Guifor S.L. is the new dealer, based in the Usurbil region. They will sell Gilbert felling heads, cutting tools and spare parts. Guifor S.L. is also the dealer for John Deere, Anderson and Bandit. Source: http://www.gilbert-tech.com/en/news.php?action=may2013b
Russian news - Forestry Machines Ltd. expands their presence in Russia
Forest Machines Ltd. is the Tigercat dealer for Russia. They have opened a new warehouse in the town of Bratsk in the Irkutsk region. Source: http://www.tigercat.com/index.php/News-Items/forestry-machines-ltd-expands-presence-in-russia.html
More Russian news - Komatsu Forest invests in training in Russia
Komatsu have teamed up with the Divnogorsk Forest Technical School by providing material and technical equipment. Komatsu simulators will be used to train up harvester and forward operators. Source: http://www.komatsuforest.com/default.aspx?id=1848&newsid=94391
Ponsse has indicated that they will be premiering a “revolutionary new forestry product” at Elmia Wood 2013. The new product will be unveiled on Wednesday 5 June at 13h00 (Swedish time) at their stand at Elmia. It will be published on the Ponsse website at 14h00 on the same day. Source: http://www.ponsse.com/media-archive/events/elmia-wood-2013
Husqvarna awarded six red dot design awards
The awards are made based on criteria such as innovation, functionality, self-explanatory, quality and environmental compatibility. A red dot “best of best” award was given to Husqvarna for their 550 XP chainsaw, due to its excellent ergonomics. Source: http://husqvarnagroup.com/en/press/releases?afw_id=1282275
John Deere cautious about forestry and construction machine market conditions for 2013
Sales of forestry and construction equipment dropped by 6% over the last six months. Sales are expected to decline by 5 % for 2013. John Deere partly attributes this to flat sales in world forestry markets. Source: http://www.deere.com/wps/dcom/en_US/corporate/our_company/investor_relations/financial_data/earnings_releases/2013/secondqtr13.page?
USA news - Efficiencies in the wood supply chain - ForestTech2013 to be held in Portland, USA
The USA’s Western Forestry and Conservation Association and Australasia’s Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA), will be hosting this inaugural event on 9 October 2013. The programme covers innovations, strategies and technologies used to improve planning, logistics and operations in the wood supply chain. Source: www.westernforestry.org
Spain and Portugal news - Gilbert appoints new forestry dealer for Spain and Portugal
Guifor S.L. is the new dealer, based in the Usurbil region. They will sell Gilbert felling heads, cutting tools and spare parts. Guifor S.L. is also the dealer for John Deere, Anderson and Bandit. Source: http://www.gilbert-tech.com/en/news.php?action=may2013b
Russian news - Forestry Machines Ltd. expands their presence in Russia
Forest Machines Ltd. is the Tigercat dealer for Russia. They have opened a new warehouse in the town of Bratsk in the Irkutsk region. Source: http://www.tigercat.com/index.php/News-Items/forestry-machines-ltd-expands-presence-in-russia.html
More Russian news - Komatsu Forest invests in training in Russia
Komatsu have teamed up with the Divnogorsk Forest Technical School by providing material and technical equipment. Komatsu simulators will be used to train up harvester and forward operators. Source: http://www.komatsuforest.com/default.aspx?id=1848&newsid=94391