Jump to Navigation

Secondary menu

Welcome to the world of ForestIndustries.EU

Printer-friendly versionPrinter-friendly version

 

 Are you looking for a partner who...
 
 
  ...so talk to us!

We offer management consulting services to clients throughout the forest products value chain, from resource providers to end users. Our unique experience allows us to recognise relevant driving forces and assess their impact on client business. We help clients capture strategic opportunities and avoid pitfalls.

One main area of our expertise lies in strategy formulation and execution regarding raw materials, markets and products. For instance, we help our clients find new business prospects in raw materiel procurement or better predict the competitive environment.

Another main area of our skills is to combine our leading-edge industry expertise and management consulting know-how with the best practices in the fields of sustainable ecosystem management and biodiversity protection such as supporting our clients in forest management and chain of custody certification.

Recent study:
Billion hectares of land have potential for forest restoration

We complement the skill set of client organisations with our wide and deep industry specific perspective. Our working methods range from technical analysis to process facilitation and from sparring to scenario workshops. We work well on every level of client organisations. With our unique understanding of the whole forest industry cluster, we can interpret trends or nuances in client business landscapes.

 

You can find some historical background information about central Eurpoean forestry here



--- International Forest Industries ---

VIDEO: Firefighting Equipment Installed On A Ponsse Forest Machine
2020-12-24 10:53 |

PLAY THE VIDEO – CLICK HERE

The importance of wildfire suppression and effective firefighting measures has increased globally. In recent years, human activities and global warming have increased wildfires in all parts of the world.

Making use of the properties of forest machines

The post...

--- International Forest Industries ---

£3.9 million to drive innovative tree planting
2020-12-11 14:01 |

New funding will help the government reach its target of 30,000 hectares of new trees per year across the UK by 2025.

£2.5 million will plant trees in cities, towns and the countryside, tackling climate change and creating habitats for wildlife.

£1.4 million, part of the £640m Nature for Climate fund, will plant 850,000 trees near rivers and watercourses, better protecting homes and reducing flood risk.

This follows the recent announcement of ...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Jartek Enters The French Market – Delivers A Sorting Line To The Piveteau Group
2020-12-11 12:36 |

Jartek Invest Oy has signed a major contract ­with Fargesbois in France. Fargesbois belongs to Piveteau Group which is one of the major wood processors in France. Piveteau has several processing sites and is known for value added projects and innovative thinking. Jartek delivers a sorting line for green lumber. The project is so called brownfield project....

--- International Forest Industries ---

Firefighting Equipment Installed On A Ponsse Forest Machine For Effective Wildfire Suppression
2020-12-11 11:44 |

The importance of wildfire suppression and effective firefighting measures has increased globally. In recent years, human activities and global warming have increased wildfires in all parts of the world.

Making use of the properties of forest machines
Finnish forest machine company Ponsse Plc, together with rescue departments, has developed ...

--- International Forest Industries ---

A strong overall supplier when SP Maskiner joins the Eco Log Group
2020-12-11 10:50 |

In the spring, the merger between Eco Log and Gremo was announced. Now SP Maskiner AB is also joining the joint group and for Eco Log it is an important part of the company’s long-term plan. Over the past two years, Eco Log has followed a clear growth strategy and Anders Gustafson, CEO of Eco Log, can state that the work so far is going according to plan.

A lot has happened with us at Eco Log in a relatively short time, including the acquisition of the sales company...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Freres Lumber Utilizes Caldwell Rotary Leg Lumber Lifter
2020-12-10 11:01 |

Freres Lumber Co. Inc. is using a custom below-the-hook attachment, manufactured by Caldwell, to lift long lumber loads at its Mass Ply Panel (MPP) facility in Lyons, Oregon.

The 15-ton capacity, 53 ft.-long, motorized rotary leg lumber lifter handles lamellas (thin layers / plates) of structural composite lumber, used to manufacture MPP products. It is attached to a 20-ton capacity overhead crane with two hoists; the lifting...

--- NYT Logging Industry ---

The Social Life of Forests
2020-12-03 05:24 | Trees appear to communicate and cooperate through subterranean networks of fungi. What are they sharing with one another?

--- International Forest Industries ---

CombiKids children’s’ book now published
2020-12-02 10:55 |

Award winning company and author join forces for a successful “Combi’nation”

An excellent new children’s book has been launched just in time for Christmas. Collaboration between forklift manufacturer Combilift and award-winning Irish author Emer Conlon has resulted in “The Forklifts and their Secret Superpowers”, which depicts the main Combilift products as cartoon characters. Innovation has been a hallmark of...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Valutec supplying four OTC continuous kilns to new German sawmill
2020-12-02 10:27 |

Germany’s best wood SCHNEIDER is investing around EUR 80 million in a completely new sawmill in Messkirch. The sawmill will have an annual capacity of 200,000 m3 (85,000 MBF) of sawn lumber. All lumber drying will be performed in four OTC model continuous kilns from Sweden’s Valutec...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Remsoft supports Forestry Corporation of NSW with bushfire recovery in Australia
2020-12-01 14:59 |

Remsoft  has assisted Forestry Corporation with the bushfire recovery process, providing optimization modelling technology to efficiently schedule crews to harvest the burnt timber.

Forestry Corporation of NSW, a state-owned business responsible for the management of state forests within New South Wales, Australia, has reached an important recovery milestone following the country’s 2019-20...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Stora Enso’s approval for producing and delivering CLT panels to the U.S.
2020-12-01 14:02 |

Stora Enso has received approval for producing and delivering CLT panels to the U.S. in accordance to the International Building Code (IBS), company announced. The CLT panels can now be produced to be certified in compliance with the North American CLT standard ANSI/APA PRG 320-2019, Standard for Performance-Rated Cross-Laminated Timber.

The changes in the 2021 issue of this code now...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Log trains are running again
2020-12-01 13:17 |

Log trains are running again on the Wairoa-Napier line from this weekend. Services were suspended earlier this year as a result of COVID-19’s impact on the forestry industry. KiwiRail Chief Operating Officer Todd Moyle said the first train ran last weekend.

He said, “We’re pleased to get the...

--- International Forest Industries ---

New Sales Director at Nisula Forest Oy
2020-12-01 11:09 |

Timo Savornin has been appointed as Sales Director at Nisula Forest Oy on November 1st, 2020. Timo has strong practical knowledge of mechanical timber harvesting and years of experience in international trade. “The ongoing expansion of the factory as well as upcoming products will open new market areas and possibilities in the near future. Timo is the best person to export high-quality Nisula products to new market areas,...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Scottish timber initiative plants seed of sustainability for UK construction
2020-11-24 14:37 |

Scottish timber initiative – Pilot project could result in more mainstream use of UK-grown wood in construction and the country’s first engineered timber manufacturing plant.

Greater use of home-grown timber in UK construction is taking a significant step forward through a new demonstrator project, which could lead to a major boost for Scotland’s economy and the industry’s environmental impact.

A consortium of partners – comprising...

--- International Forest Industries ---

West Fraser to acquire Norbord, creating a diversified global wood products leader
2020-11-24 13:25 |

· Complementary OSB business expands product and geographic diversity

· Greater scale and customer relevance unlocks and de-risks growth opportunities

· West Fraser and Norbord shareholders to benefit from a stronger value creation platform

·  Joint investment community conference call today at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET

West Fraser Timber...

--- International Forest Industries ---

James Jones & Sons invests GBP 3 million in Stevens Croft site extension
2020-11-20 11:11 |

James Jones & Sons commences GBP 3 million extension to Stevens Croft site in UK. A four acre extension to Lockerbie mill 1 log yard is well underway, with phase one of the project on schedule to be completed by Christmas.

The northern extension will provide a larger storage area for unsorted and sorted logs, increasing the range and flexibility with which the logs can be cut...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Sveaskog’s initiative in corona times
2020-11-19 12:44 |

The corona pandemic affects the whole society and our ambition has always been to take responsibility and create security in this difficult time. I feel proud that we have taken many initiatives to support and secure everyday life for all our employees, entrepreneurs and customers, says Hannele Arvonen, CEO of Sveaskog.

Sveaskog is Sweden’s largest forest owner with just over 800 employees, 300...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Sveaskog’s 3Q net sales decreased by 16%
2020-11-19 12:23 |

Sveaskog’s 3Q 2020 net sales decreased by 16% to SEK 1,307 million, compared to SEK 1,547 million. Prices of wood raw materials were down by 9% on average while total delivery volumes declined 7%. High stock levels with customers in the pulp and paper industry combined with shutdowns of maintenance have restricted deliveries during the quarter.

3Q 2020 operating profit decreased by 55% to...

--- International Forest Industries ---

Waratah Forestry Equipment enhances TimberRiteTM H-16 with mapping technology option
2020-11-18 15:04 |

Waratah Forestry Equipment has announced the addition of a mapping technology option to its TimberRiteTM H-16 control system. The all-new mapping feature provides customers with a new jobsite perspective to increase operational productivity and precision.

“The new mapping technology option on the TimberRite H-16 benefits our customers’ bottom line,” said Brent Fisher, product marketing manager for Waratah. “TimberRite H-16 is already the ultimate measuring and...

--- International Forest Industries ---

PONSSE Firefighting equipment for forwarders
2020-11-18 13:55 |

Ponsse is introducing firefighting equipment to be installed in the load spaces of forwarders for ...

Pages

Page | by Dr. Radut