Forest Enterprises expands with Gisborne-based appointment
Professional forester Dan Fraser joined Forest Enterprises in August in the new executive role of Gisborne Regional Manager to boost the management our expanding harvest programme. This is our first appointment outside of home base [...]
World’s tallest wooden office tower planned for Wellington
There is great excitement across the engineering and forestry sectors as Sir Bob Jones announces plans to erect the world's tallest wooden office building in central Wellington. Jones says laminated timber is far more earthquake [...]
‘Plyscraper’ projects push the boundaries
Architecture & Design's latest article explores six wooden ‘plyscraper’ projects from around the world that push the boundaries of sustainability and engineered timber construction. Read the full article online. Featured image: Named after the tallest living [...]
New Zealand Forestry Bulletin, Autumn 2017
The Autumn 2017 issue of the New Zealand Forestry Bulletin was published on 31 March 2017. In this issue - NZIER Report on Forestry - Strong Economic & Environment Contributions Back Country Farm Reasons to Look to Forestry [...]
Harvest time for New Zealand forestry
Con Williams, Rural Economist at ANZ - New Zealand’s forestry sector is experiencing a period of strong returns fuelled by a combination of steady Chinese demand, restrictions in export markets on native-forest harvesting, low shipping [...]
New Zealand Forestry Bulletin, Spring 2016
The Spring 2016 issue of the Forest Owners Association's New Zealand Forestry Bulletin was published on 20 October 2016. In this issue - Mind the Log Gap Eucalypt Beetles Test GIA Assurances For Forest Owners [...]
Forest Enterprises now licensed
On 3 October 2016, Forest Enterprises Limited was licensed under the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013 to manage Managed Investment Schemes (excluding managed funds) which are primarily invested in forestry assets. This was a major [...]
Modified wood aims to save forests from the axe
A hardwood substitute has been developed to effectively end the need to log native forests - article by Caleb Radford for Carbon News, 15 September 2016. Subscribe to access the full article online, or download and [...]
From the firm to the forest
Transitioning our business - and your investments - into the new regulatory era for financial markets meant a deliberate move to attract the necessary skills and expertise into our business. Introducing our Legal Services Director, [...]
New Zealand Forestry Bulletin, Winter 2016
The New Zealand Forestry Bulletin is published three times per year by the Forest Owners Association. The Bulletin provides an excellent overview of national and international issues affecting the wood and forestry sectors. Read the Winter [...]
Forest Enterprises anchor partner in log hub
In August 2016, Forest Enterprises has become an anchor tenant in the redeveloped log hub at the Waingawa rail yard near Masterton. The facility is a transport hub where logs are delivered by truck, scaled [...]
New Zealand Forestry Bulletin, Summer 15/16
The New Zealand Forest Owners Association publishes a range of industry resources including New Zealand Forestry Bulletin, a three times per year publication. The Bulletin provides an excellent overview of national and international issues affecting [...]