Wood Industry

Oct
11

NZ Wood Timber Design Awards Announced

The showcase Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology Arts & Media building scooped two major awards in the NZ Wood Timber Design Awards announced on Tuesday – commercial engineering and commercial architectural excellence.

The three-storey, seismically-protected timber structure was entirely built from [ More ] [ Read More ]

Oct
6

Forest and Wood Sector a Source of Strength for NZ Economy

New Zealand’s Forest and Wood sector is a major player in terms of its contribution to New Zealands economic performance. The findings are contained in a report by NZIER that was commissioned by NZ Wood for the Wood Council of [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
23

Forestry set to boost Bay of Plenty economy

Forestry is set to provide a major boost to the Bay of Plenty’s economy in the next decade, according to the Bay of Connection’s Governance Group.

Bay of Connections – the region’s economic strategy – has just published a Forestry and [ More ] [ Read More ]

Sep
22

“Wood first” rule sought for publicly-funded build projects in Britain

A call for a “wood first” rule in publicly-funded build projects forms part of a new “Timber Industry Manifesto” being launched in Britain this month.

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Sep
21

Primary Growth Partnership nears $500M

David Carter | Agriculture

Agriculture Minister David Carter has welcomed today’s announcement of another successful Primary Growth Partnership bid which lifts the total funding awarded to nearly $500 million. The Primary Growth Partnership (PGP) is to fund half of a $19.5 million [ More ] [ Read More ]