by Forestnet | Apr 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, March/April, Supplier Newsline
B.C.’s Hydra Energy signs up eight new heavy-duty truck fleets Hydra Energy has achieved another significant milestone in its Prince George, B.C. project rollout by signing detailed Memoranda of Understandings (MOUs) with eight new commercial truck fleets in the...
by Tony Kryzanowski | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, March/April, The Edge
Electric drive trailer from FPInnovations an important step towards electrification of heavy-haul forestry trucks FPInnovations, along with key partners Deloupe (a leading trailer manufacturer) and LTS Marine (a leading hybrid and electric powertrain supplier), has...
by Paul MacDonald | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, Industry News, March/April, Sawmill
The situation for lumber markets when the COVID epidemic started in 2020 was uncertain, to say the least. Many industry observers thought demand for lumber was likely to fall, due to a drop in the housing market. But after a short period, the exact opposite happened....
by Paul MacDonald | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, March/April
This year marks the 65th anniversary of B.C.’s Interior Logging Association (ILA) and ILA members and those involved in the B.C. forest industry are invited to what will serve as the association’s informal 65th celebration: the upcoming annual ILA AGM and Convention,...
by Paul MacDonald | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, March/April
When you come down to it, the saw filing room is a key part to the competitive—and smooth—operation of any B.C. sawmill. Which is why this year’s BC Saw Filer’s Association convention is expected to get solid support from the folks who work in those saw filing...
by Forestnet | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, Guest Columns, Industry News, March/April, Sawmill, Value Added
By Mark Smith, Partner, FEA Research by Chari Gimenez, FEA Canada In last year’s FEA annual survey of the “Top 10” Canadian lumber producers for 2021 in Logging and Sawmilling Journal, the heading read as follows: “A year of record lumber prices across the globe.” How...
