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June 2020

Editor’s pickChange of management at Siempelkamp

30-06-2020
Siempelkamp

Technology leader Siempelkamp has announced that effective 30 June 2020, Christoph Michel, CEO and spokesman of the Board of Directors, will be leaving the company to take on new tasks and challenges outside the group. Dr Martin Stark, Chairman of the Advisory Board of Siempelkamp, will fill the position of CEO as interim manager with …

ASEAN Super 8 announces new dates in 2021

30-06-2020
Malaysia, Exhibition, COVID-19

Informa Markets, organiser of the region's leading event for the built environment, has announced new event dates. ASEAN Super 8, which comprises several exhibitions targeted at the built environment industry, will be held at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 15 to 17 June …

Fast + Epp pushes boundaries for tall wood construction

30-06-2020
Canada, Mass Timber

Recent approval by the City of Vancouver for the construction of wood for commercial and residential projects of up to 12-storeys is great news for the architecture, engineering and construction community. Following the Tallwood House at Brock Commons – named the tallest mass timber building in the world in 2017, Fast + Epp has seen …

Editor’s pickAustralian tech giant Atlassian to build world’s tallest hybrid timber tower

29-06-2020
Australia, Sydney, Mass Timber

Sydney will soon be home to the world’s tallest commercial hybrid timber tower, as global software giant Atlassian unveiled its plans for their new headquarters. Designed by New York firm SHoP and Australian architectural practice BVN, the building at Sydney’s central business district is estimated to stand about 40 stories tall and …

Raute concludes cooperation negotiations

25-06-2020
Finland, Raute, COVID-19

Negotiations concerning temporary layoffs of salaried and senior salaried employees of Raute’s operations in Finland in Nastola, Lahti, and Kajaani, have been concluded. These negotiations concerned measures, the purpose of which was to adapt operations to the financial and production-related situation resulting from the declined order book …

New association formed to fight Victorian government’s decision to shut the native forest industry

24-06-2020
Australia, Victoria

Processors of hardwood timber in Victoria, Australia, have formed a new association to fight the government’s decision to shut the native forest industry. The association, the Victoria Hardwood Sawmillers Association (VHSA), is separate from the industry’s traditional lead body, the Victorian Association of Forest Industries, which now …

B.C. government takes steps to implement mass timber into building construction

24-06-2020
Canada, Mass Timber, Economy

To strengthen its forest and timber industry, create jobs and lower carbon pollution, the B.C. government in Canada will implement mass timber into the construction of buildings across the province. B.C. Premier John Horgan has appointed Ravi Kahlon, Parliamentary Secretary for Forests, Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development, to lead this …

UK merchant sales plunge in April but market is recovering

23-06-2020
UK, Economy, Sales

According to April data from the Builders Merchant Federation’s Builders Merchant Building Index, it is evident that the coronavirus lockdown has greatly affected sales for merchants in the UK. With many trades not working due to temporary closures or restricted services since mid-March, figures for April show the alarming …

Study finds 38 endangered tree species legally traded in Brazil

22-06-2020
Brazil, Endangered

According to a recently published study conducted by scientists from the Federal Fluminense University and the Botanical Garden Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro, 38 endangered tree species were legally traded between 2012 and 2016. The study, titled “Endangered species account for 10% of Brazil’s documented timber trade”, …

Slower growth in Vietnam’s wood and wood product exports in April 2020

19-06-2020
Vietnam, wood and wood product, trade, export, import, April 2020

Statistics from Vietnam Customs shows that exports of wood and wood products (W&WP) during April 2020 were worth US$697 million, down by a third compared to March but 19% higher than in April 2019, reported ITTO. April wood product(WP) exports, in particular, fell sharply, dropping around 35% to US$434 million against previous month and by …

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