The world economy is in turmoil from the two unpredictable events of Covid-19 and war. Russia, Belarus and Ukraine are all large players in the global timber trade and the war has greatly unsettled normal trade patterns. Russia had historically supplied a lot of sawn lumber into China and Europe; this trade has been dramatically [...]
The weather bombs that hit the East Coast in February and March this year were widely reported in the news. Many operating forests in the region saw significant damage from flooding. Gisborne District council declared a state of emergency, closing all infrastructure to heavy transport for a period. The flooding and state of emergency resulted [...]
Forest Enterprises has achieved Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC® C168647) responsible forest management and chain-of-custody certification for 19 forests the company manages on behalf of its retail investors. These are the first registered managed investment schemes in New Zealand to be FSC certified. FSC is an international NGO that promotes environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial, and economically [...]
Featuring in the Autumn 2022 issue of the New Zealand Forestry Bulletin: Approval at last on EDN fumigant, Automation project for silviculture, More dirt and less slash from East Coast storms, and more... The Bulletin is published three times per year by the New Zealand Forest Owners Association. Click here for back issues.
“Forestry for Life”, Gisborne Herald, April 2022 – Eastland Port is close to submitting resource consent for the Twin Berth project. Five years in the planning, the Twin Berth stage 2 application is just weeks away from being submitted. The application will cover the extension of wharf 8, one hectare of reclamation, dredging the channel [...]
This year, Forest Enterprises turns 50. Founded in Masterton in 1972, Forest Enterprises is one of New Zealand’s leading forestry investment managers, and remains locally owned and operated. Legal Services Director and co-owner, Gordon Wong reflects on his 30-year relationship with the company, for him an era of innovation, success and a sense of family. [...]
