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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



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2024-12-09 13:19 |

DECADES OF HIGHER-QUALITY PRODUCTS

This year marks 70 years since the first mass-produced Cambio debarker was delivered. Since then, nearly 7,000 machines have been built, and the name Cambio has become synonymous with rotary debarkers in many parts of the world.

Cambio revolutionized debarking, which until that point was mostly done manually out in the forest. The new machine was efficient while being gentle on the wood, characteristics that also define the...

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2024-12-05 09:09 |

Burton Mill Solutions has announced its acquisition of Menominee Saw & Supply, based in Menominee, Michigan. Menominee specializes in supporting wood processors in the Northern Great Lakes region and across the Midwest by supplying and reconditioning a variety of industrial cutting tools, including machine knives, small- and large-diameter circle saws, and wide and narrow band saws.

This acquisition significantly expands Burton’s geographic footprint and enhances its...

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2024-12-04 08:25 |

Karelia forests – Since late 2022,...

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2024-12-03 11:03 | The Canadian government is threatening to use emergency measures to protect three caribou herds at risk of dying out in Quebec.

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2024-11-22 11:01 | Logging has long been a way of life for rural communities in the Pacific Northwest and South. It also comes with grave risk.

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2024-11-20 09:07 |

USNR’s new ...

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2024-11-13 13:00 |

SPARTA BRASIL and B&S have announced the first Prinoth Raptor 800 in Brazil! One of the most powerful and productive equipment on the world market!

The robustness of the Raptor 800 with 640 hp of power, is capable of performing the most difficult jobs in the forestry and agricultural sector.

From shredding waste, resetting areas, realigning plantations, preparing for mechanized planting, lowering stumps on the surface and being able to go down to 40 cm deep, with an...

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2024-11-08 12:38 |

Ponsse is the third most reputable company in Finland in 2024. A survey by T-Media reveals that the most reputable companies in 2024 among Finns are KONE and Fazer. A total of 10 575 citizens responded to this year’s survey.

“Thanks for this award go to all our Ponsse employees and customers and their families, as well as to our stakeholders around the world. We don’t do this alone, but as a team and together we will succeed in good times and challenging times alike...

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2024-11-07 10:52 |

Vancouver, British Columbia, November 1st, 2024 — We are pleased to announce the appointment of Travis McDonald as Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development at Comact.

Travis brings a unique blend of skills and experience, making him the ideal leader for this critical role. With over 30 years of expertise in engineering and strategic capital investments within the wood processing industry, and having successfully led Comact’s Project Services teams...

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2024-11-07 08:32 |

USNR is supplying Rosboro Company in Springfield, OR, with a brand-new planer mill, complete with a Hydraulic Continuous Tilt Hoist, a 4200 planer, a Multi-Saw Clamshell Trimmer, Low-Profile Stacker, and Sorter Top with 36 bins.

The project also includes converting four of their dry kilns to USNR’s Uniflow Dry Kiln design with KilnBoss controls. All these new product installations are designed to...

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2024-11-05 08:13 |

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, NOVEMBER 1, 2024 — After more than 10 years of transformational leadership and as part of a planned succession strategy, Comact President & CEO Alistair Cook announced he will take on a new role to help prepare the next generation of Comact leadership and usher in a new era of growth for the company.

On November 1, 2024, Cook will become Executive Chairman of Comact and Simon Potvin, currently President of the company’s Wood Processing...

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2024-10-31 13:08 |

USNR’s Catech-brand edgers are known for their high speed and accurate volume recovery. Now, with the addition of full-color vision, they will also be offered with value optimization. Several systems have found their way to the market and Millwide Insider has visited one of them, at Moelven Mjøsbruket in Norway.

The Swedish range of Catech edgers originates from the mid-seventies, when the first computerized edger optimizers were designed. Since then, Catech has...

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2024-10-30 11:12 |

Indexator – In today’s globalized economy, manufacturers face a wide range of choices when it comes to sourcing components and products. While cost-efficiency often drives decisions, the importance of quality, reliability, and local production cannot be overstated, especially in industries like forestry, recycling, and transport, where equipment performance and longevity are critical. This is where the rotator manufacturer Indexator stands apart.

“- At Indexator, we take...

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2024-10-30 10:46 |

Opticom Tech proudly announces the 20th anniversary of Heidi Schmidt, a seasoned...

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2024-10-28 20:06 | They play an essential role in supporting life on Earth, but many species are in decline, researchers found.

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2024-10-28 11:09 |

USNR’s new ...

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2024-10-24 12:22 |

Finnish Kesla launched a new generation box-framed KESLA 165 forest trailer at the Agricultural Machinery Trade Fair in Helsinki, Finland 17.-19.10.2024.

KESLA 165 marks the beginning of a new era in tractor-drawn forestry trailers with its robot-welded box-frame-type structure and technical features earlier known from forwarders. The trailer has a standard load space area of 4 m² which can be easily expanded to an impressive 5 m² by simply turning the posts. Together with freely...

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2024-10-22 13:19 |

Ponsse South America took 110 people to visit the company’s headquarters in Finland and also the FinnMetko trade fair, one of the most important in the world for the forestry sector. Among the highlights pointed out by visitors were the new technologies that they were able to see at the fair.

“The visit was spectacular from the point of view of forestry equipment development and also to learn about another operational reality, in a country very different from ours, which...

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2024-10-22 12:05 |

Saddle up and witness the wildest duel of the century! In this thrilling short film, two legendary cowboys face off in a high-stakes standoff. Who will claim victory? Get ready for heart-pounding action and see how innovation takes the lead in the wild, wild west. Don’t miss out—watch now and discover how Log Max 6000V Top Saw can make you the champion of your own adventure!

6000V Top Saw will be available on the market during Q1 2026.

Log Max 6000V Top Saw is...

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2024-10-09 12:23 |

The 2024 version of the Timber Processing & Energy Expo (TP&EE) was one of the best yet, as 1,126 attendees joined up with 825 exhibitor personnel at the biennial event held September 25-27 at the Portland Exposition Center in Portland, Ore

It marked the sixth TP&EE produced by Hatton-Brown Expositions, an affiliate of Hatton-Brown Publishers and Timber Processing, Panel World and Wood Bioenergy magazines.

Seventy-five wood producer companies, representing hundreds...

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