News Articles - January 2012 - Issue 2

New hope for Forest Engineering research in Australia

Logmax produces 4000th harvesting head

New website for Obey biomass cover

New John Deere 844K Series 2 wheeled loader

The Forestry Commission has produced an updated note on the environmental effects of root and stump harvesting.

This research investigated the productivity and costs of a full-tree logging system in clearfelling and thinning.

This comprehensive publication by Per-Erik Persson should be on the bookshelf of all harvesting foresters and contractors using CTL systems.

Matome Lesailane, a South African forester, received his Husqvarna hamper in the town of Tzaneen.

MaxiXplorer 3.0 aims to improve productivity, timber value and machine status reports.

22-24 March 2012 - WoodEX for Africa - Johannesburg, South Africa.

29-31 March 2012 - AusTimber (and conference) - Mount Gambier, South Australia.

29-31 May 2012 - 5th World Bioenergy 2012 (exhibition and conference) - Jonkoping, Sweden.

29 May-2 June 2012 - CONEXPO - Moscow, Russia.

6-8 June 2012 - Forexpo 2012 - Mimizan, France.

13-16 June 2012 - KWF Expo 2012 - Bopfingen, Germany.

27-29 July 2012 - Lumberjack World Championships - Wisconsin, USA.

30 August-1 September 2012 - FinnMetko 2012 - Jämsänkoski, Finland.

20-22 September 2012 - Demo International - Saint-Raymond, Quebec.

5-8 June 2013 - ElmiaWood - Jonkoping, Sweden.

New owners and CEO at Bracke Forest

New models include excavators, digging components, loader / backhoes and wheeled loaders.