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April/May 2005
Sawmilling – Government policies threatens industry
The sawmilling industry in South Africa has never been more profitable but, ironically, it faces an uncertain future. As our correspondent John Mortimer reports, the country is fast moving from 40 years of total independence from softwood imports to the real possibility of having to import a major portion of its structural lumber needs – at high cost. ... Read
No More Silva Service From Big Log Exporters
On 1 March, 2005 an announcement was made which signalled the end of the bravest experiment in forest product commodity marketing in New Zealand. Jeremy Fleming, general manager of Carter Holt Harvey (CHH) Forests and chairman of Silva Forest Products Ltd advised the stock exchange and national newspapers that Silva, the co-operative marketing company was to cease trading by the end of April. ... Read
Tasmania: The Way Back – Forest industry wins electoral trust
Last year’s federal election win was seen as a ringing endorsement of Tasmania’s forest industry. Now, buoyed by its new-found political ‘kingmaker’ status, the industry is full of confidence and determination as it pushes forward with new projects. John Halkett sets the scene for this Special Report. ... Read
Polynesian Stunner – Raising the bar for wood
Auckland has become a city of great cultural contrasts, including the world’s biggest Polynesian population. That South Seas flavour is embodied in an extraordinary new wooden building beside the city’s Southern Motorway – as Liz Light reports. ... Read
Ted Stubbersfield – An act of faith
There was a time when his calling was the word of God and his chosen vocation was as a minister of the church. “I did the training but I didn’t feel I was suited to the ministry,” he says from behind a wall of job sheets, drawings and computer gear in his cramped office at the Outdoor Structures Australia (OSA) site on the outskirts of Gatton, about 100 km due west of Brisbane. ... Read