WoodTECH Issue 49 - Latest news and resources
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Welcome to the latest issue of WoodTECH.News.
On behalf of the Forestry Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) and WoodTECH we are delighted to welcome our inaugural WoodTECH Brand Partners; HewSaw, Camco, Fagus GreCon, TimTechChem, Wellons, USNR, Arxada, Holtec, FWPA, Braford Industries and Key Knife Pacific. The Forestry Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) and WoodTECH are pleased to be partnered with leading wood technology companies and would like to thank these sponsors for their support.
Escalating prices for building materials, chronic shortages and delays in deliveries to builders really are taking all of the headlines this month. Actually, it’s an issue that’s hogged the media headlines for close to six months now. First, for the homeowners and building and construction companies, it’s a perfect storm. In New Zealand last week, news came out that the average cost of building a standard three-bedroom home in a New Zealand city has risen 21% in the past year. A major lumber retailer is also planning a 15% increase in the price of framing timber in July and Stats NZ said the price of plywood sheets went up 18% over 2021.
In Australia, it’s the same story. There’s a wait right now of up to nine months for roof and wall trusses. The hard truth is that the construction industry will have to weather the storm the best it can – likely until at least 2023. By then the home-building boom should be at an end, with higher interest rates likely to slow the pace of housing construction. Higher housing starts, of course, mean a much higher demand for lumber. Mills are all flat out and are expected to remain busy for quite some time. More details on both markets are contained in this issue.
In the tech space this month we’ve built in a story on a construction board that could substitute for plywood, particle board and plasterboard. It has a lot of product attributes being pushed as part of the new marketing effort. A NZ manufacturing facility is already producing and a AU$5 million facility in New South Wales is scheduled to be producing the new board as well this year. From Australia, we have the continuation of the very successful The Ultimate Renewable™ campaign, pushing the benefits of wood to consumers. A new two-million-dollar advertising campaign was launched on 19 June 2022. We also have the sad news of the recent passing of local sawmilling icon, known to many of our readers, John Gibson of AE Gibson and Sons.
Check out these stories and much more below. Enjoy this month's issue.
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Timber shortages expected well into 2023
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If you’re building or renovating a home, and frustrated with huge delays, you’re not alone. Australia’s builders are struggling to find timber. For items such as laminated veneer lumber, they’ve reported waiting up to four months. For trusses – used to build walls and roofs – up to nine months. Fears these shortages could send builders bust have been exaggerated, ...
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saveBOARD construction board plant officially opens
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The Te Rapa factory of New Zealand company saveBOARD, which converts packaging waste into environmentally sustainable construction boards, has been officially opened by Hamilton Mayor Paula Southgate and Hamilton West MP Dr Gaurav Sharma. Mayor Southgate said she was delighted Hamilton had been chosen as the base for an innovative technology that addressed both an environmental issue by reducing waste ...
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Balancing lubricant flow in saw guides
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From the BC Saw Filers Conference that has just run in Kamloops, Precision Machinery’s Josh Bergen explains how their Precision Flow Management system uses internal valves in each saw guide that balance the flow of lubricant throughout the guide stack.
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Building costs going through the roof
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Life is difficult at the moment for builders and their customers in New Zealand. Building products are scarce as hen’s teeth, and if you do find what you want, the price has gone through the roof. It’s almost enough to make you want to up sticks and cross the Tasman. Here are some numbers to illustrate the damage. 21. The ...
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AE Gibson and Sons sadly announced that their driving force and former owner John Gibson passed away on the 6th June 2022. AE Gibson and Sons is located at Kendall, on the mid-north coast of New South Wales, which was once the heart of Australia’s native forest industry. Having begun operations in the late 19th century, John and his team ...
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New Ultimate Renewable™ campaign launched
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The next evolution of The Ultimate Renewable™ has been unveiled. The brand’s latest consumer advertising campaign has been launched, headed up by a new brand ambassador. As part of the first consumer-related marketing activity for the brand since the pandemic, FWPA has launched a new television advertisement. Through the ad, which will run nationally, Australian viewers will meet the new ...
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Southern pine mill fly-through
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Below is a new mill being commissioned, Kyekenkee Lumber Co in Alabama, sawing Southern Pine with a local company, A&E supplying much of the new gear. Currently production is at about 80% with full production expected by the end of the year. Equipment includes; – A&E Merchandizer & Scanning – Twin Resaw & Scanning– Optimised Gang– Two Optimized Lineal Edgers– ...
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NZ’s first Green Hydrogen refuelling site
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Construction of New Zealand’s first high-capacity green hydrogen refuelling station has started in Palmerston North. The site, adjacent to Palmerston North Airport, is the first of four hydrogen refuelling stations to be developed by innovative Kiwi energy companies Hiringa Energy and Waitomo Group. The partners are building New Zealand’s first nationwide hydrogen refuelling network. Andrew Clennett, CEO of Hiringa Energy, ...
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Grand Old Lady turns fifty
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She’s the Grand Old Lady of the Tamar, some would say with a chequered past, but Long Reach mill in the East Tamar, Tasmania, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on Monday of this week, with pizza and cake shared by staff and management on the deck. First opened in 1972 under the ownership of Associated Pulp and Paper Mills (APPM), the ...
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