by Forestnet | Oct 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, September/October, Supplier Newsline
Serco introduces new 8500-SR32 and 8500-SR34 loaders, offering improvements in material handling Serco Loaders has announced the launch of what the company says are its groundbreaking 8500-SR32 and 8500-SR34 series loaders. The new loaders represent a significant step...
by Forestnet | Sep 1, 2023 | Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, New Technology, Sawmill, September/October, Tech Update, Value Added
Versatile Fab & Machine Versatile Fab & Machine (VFM) has supplied its last five log merchandizers to leading lumber manufacturers such as Canfor, Interfor and Hampton Lumber. Built robust to withstand handling coastal Douglas fir and Southern Yellow Pine, the...
by Jim Stirling | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, September/October, The Last Word
Wildfires have laid siege to British Columbia in 2023. Residents outside the province’s Lower Mainland region have endured a prolonged and surreal environment of fear and uncertainty, filled with toxic smoke and flurries of evacuation alerts and orders. As a result,...
by Tony Kryzanowski | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, September/October, The Edge
The results of a recent study to determine the feasibility of harvesting biomass within existing logging operations will assist New Brunswick as it works towards the development of a bioeconomy strategy. FPInnovations provided information on the incremental costs of...
by Tony Kryzanowski | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, Harvesting, September/October, Sustainability
Alberta-based Sureway Logging has been in business for over two decades and is one of the province’s largest stump-to-dump contractors, with 26 Kenworth T800 trucks in their logging and gravel haul fleet alone, in addition to their line-up of harvesting equipment. The...
by Jim Stirling | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023, Forestnet Magazine/Logging & Sawmilling Journal, Research & Innovation, Sawmill, September/October
Each log processed through the head rig becomes part of the metaphor. Every precision cut reinforces what community resolve can collectively achieve when it is driven by a vision, in this case to diversify the regional forest industry. The Village of Valemount, B.C.,...
