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During the final run up to publishing I covered a few shifts on a forwarder for a friend while his operator was on holiday. I usually find it very enjoyable and that it clears my head. Obviously something went wrong this time! Just before leaving for INTERFORST in Munich a couple of days later, I sent Wendy a couple of articles that I had just finished. I sent them over by email so that she could access them while we were away and get them finished one evening. In my haste to get ready I attached all the wrong files which wasn’t discovered by Wendy until she tried to finish up this issue in Munich. Once we realised there was nothing we could do until we were back home we just had to make the most of it lol. No doubt you will have been wondering where your magazine is this month and as usual there is only one person to blame, me!
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includes a social dimension, consistently aiming at improving living standards for 50,000 inhabitants, by creating approximately 4,000 jobs, training farmers to rubber tree growing and diversifying crops. The Group has invested over a billion euros in its various business since 2015 in Indonesia. For Michelin, this project is a significant longterm opportunity to actively contribute to making the natural rubber sector more sustainable. Beyond these improvements,majorMichelin is fully aware of the difficulties faced by a project of this magnitude. The natural rubber value chain is highly complex and fragmented and there is still much to be done on the commercial, The project, which was launched in 2015, aims at creating the right conditions for the production of sustainable natural rubber over a wide area of 70,000 hectares in Sumatra, in the Jambi province, and 18,000 hectares in Borneo, in the East Kalimantan province. These territories suffered great damage and deforestation before Michelin and its Indonesian partner got Withinvolved.the takeover, the Group reasserts its trust in the project and the long-term vision it requires. The substantial work carried out since 2015, which has been widely documented, has led to a number of social and preparationsiximprovements.environmentalFornearlyyears,aftersignificantwork,rubber trees were planted over more than 23,000 hectares, and 39,000 hectares were preserved notably to develop agroforestry activities and subsistence agriculture. The project also environmental, and social fronts. “Becoming the sole owner of RLU means Michelin will continue investing in a demanding but remarkable long-term project which combines social dimension, environmental protection and economic performance. We are proud of the actions taken with our Indonesian partner Barito Pacific, whom we thank for their contribution to the project since its launch in 2015. We are also confident in RLU’s future ability to support the transformation of the natural rubber sector in Indonesia while improving living standards and preserving forests and ecosystems”, says Vincent Rousset-Rouvière, Purchasing Director of the Michelin Group. www.michelin.com Michelin, which previously held 49% shares, has bought a further 51% of the capital of RLU, a joint venture with Barito Pacific Group, thus becoming the sole owner of RLU.
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The Nautical Coordination Centre in Amsterdam is a wooden building that reflects the sustainable and circular ambitions of the Port of Amsterdam. The entire construction – walls, floors and roofs – is built with Metsä Wood’s engineered Kerto® LVL wood product. The circular economy is a focus of the Port of Amsterdam’s strategy. The goal is to become the most important economic and circular hub in Europe. The Port of Amsterdam’s ecosystem brings together all kinds of companies, from waste, raw materials and port logistics to different kinds of demo plants and innovative circular economy companies. “This beautiful and natural building material contributes to a pleasant working environment and fits the Port of Amsterdam’s ambition to build sustainably. Those who step into the building are really surprised. A practical open-space working environment greets you when you enter the building, which is ideal for a 24/7 company like the Port of Amsterdam. The industrial appearance of Kerto LVL products is fully visible, and the large floor-toceiling windows offer a view of the IJ river,” says Benjamin Robichon of WRK Architects in explaining why they chose LVL-based construction.
elements were prefabricated by the Belgian timber element manufacturer Dupac and delivered to the building site ready for assembly. Dupac specialises in the structural bonding of wooden elements and can therefore supply CEmarked Kerto-Ripa Elements. ‘Kerto LVL is a very materialefficient and sustainable product. In addition to its ability to store carbon, the high strength and slenderness of Kerto LVL means you need less volume than with many other wood materials. Using Kerto LVL also makes our element production efficient and easy,’ explains Marc Cuyvers, Managing Director at Dupac.
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In addition to sustainable construction materials, a lot of attention has been paid to control-room-specific ventilation and to minimising energy consumption. All the energy consumed by the building is generated by solar panels on the roof and on the facade, and the building is also equipped with a heat pump (a closed ground energy system).
The building has been designed to be compact in volume, resulting in minimal walking distances, clear routing, and efficient logistics systems.
KERTO-RIPA ELEMENTS FOR FLOORS AND ROOFS For the floor and roof construction, 350 and 230 mm high Kerto-Ripa elements were used. In these prefabricated elements, the rib and top and bottom panels work together with glued joints. Most floors have a span of approximately 7.5 m, and vibration was the main design driver for the floors. A few floors are locally fitted with an extra rib to absorb the line load of a sliding wall. This could easily be integrated during production. The largest floor elements (with a length of 8.6 m) had a fire requirement of 30 minutes, combined with a limited construction height. To meet this criterion, thicker top and bottom slabs of 67 mm were chosen. Interestingly, the relatively thick slab helps spread the loads in a transverse direction (especially variable point loads). The number of ribs is therefore reduced, simplifying production. Furthermore, the Kerto-Ripa elements are so strong and rigid that it is even possible to make holes for staircases.
The load-bearing walls have a 25 mm external Kerto LVL Q-panel, glued on Kerto LVL S-beam posts of 45 x 200, and the top and bottom chords are also made of a 45 x 200 mm Kerto LVL Q-panel. The studs of this rib wall element stand with a c/c of 600 mm, and 200 mm Rockwool insulation is fitted between the studs. On the inside, in the finishing phase, a 21 mm Kerto LVL Q-panel cladding was applied to the wall, which remained completely visible. The advantage of using bonded elements at this location was that it increased the wind stability. The thermal resistance method was also new for the contractor, Dozy BV. ‘The craftsmen at Dozy are familiar with all sorts of construction methods, but they had never built an entirely new construction with Metsa Wood’s high-quality Kerto LVL before. “We are proud that we were able to build such a high-profile centre,” explains Luc Riemers, Project Manager at Dozy Bouwt.
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S TIHL GB held ceremonygroundbreakingathisweek to mark the first official day of construction of its new
Thanks to the construction in PEFC-certified Kerto LVL, the building has obtained an BREAAM Excellent certification, and a low CO2 footprint has been achieved. The total use of Kerto LVL was 200 m³, and it stores carbon a total of 159 tonnes of CO2eq according to Metsä Wood’s carbon storage www.metsagroup.comcalculator.
The load-bearing Kerto LVL structure was chosen because it provides a warm and natural atmosphere in the interior. The timber structure is placed on a concrete foundation and locally reinforced by a steel structure. This utilises the specific advantages of each material separately.
The new HQ boasts first class environmental credentials including BREEAM Certification, the world’s leading sustainability assessment method for building productivity, efficiency and the use of space. All logistics will now be consolidated onto one site, meaning a speedier and more efficient delivery service to the 700 strong STIHL dealer Kaynetwork.Green, Managing Director of STIHL GB, commented: “The groundbreaking ceremony is the beginning of an exciting new chapter for STIHL GB and the
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The building thus provides 100% of its own energy. In addition to the sustainable energy system, a greywater circuit is integrated into the building. Rainwater is collected in a special underground tank and is then reused for flushing the toilets and watering the plants on the roof terrace and around the building. The building materials used STIHL GB BREAKS GROUND AT NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART HQ
growth in recent years. Our new purpose-built headquarters represents result of a sustained period of a significant capital investment and is a commitment to the future for our dealers and end user customers.”
are demountable and retain their value when reused. They are therefore fully circular.
projects. In addition, it is proposed that two-thirds of the total roof area (1600m2) will be covered with photovoltaic solar panels to provide power to the new facility, as well as the installation of EV charging
Thepoints.new headquarters will be connected to Blackwater railway station by a dedicated cycle path and will feature landscaped gardens with native shrubs and trees and a wildflower meadow, which forms part of an integrated flood risk mitigation zone on the former Thames Water Utilities site. Furthermore, three biodiversity offset planting schemes will be implemented in the local area, which will replace the greenery that has been removed during construction, as well as adding an additional 10% planting provision. All the planting has been carefully selected so that only native species are planted. www.stihl.co.uk.
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In the world of corrosion control, preventing rust is always the best option. Unfortunately, existing rust can be found in every industry, at almost any plant or jobsite. Sometimes rust takes place only after months or years of shipping or storing metals in harsh conditions. Other times, it occurs within minutes of a part rolling off the assembly
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VpCI®-422 is great for dip bath applications and can be used in everything from pails to large tanks, depending on the size needed to fit the rusty component. After being immersed in VpCI®-422 for a half hour or more (depending on the degree of rust), the part should be removed, wiped off, and rinsed in a VpCI®-410 Series alkaline cleaner to neutralize the acid and prevent flash rust. Parts that cannot be placed in a dip bath should be brushed with VpCI®-423 and left to sit for 20-30 minutes, wiped clean, and rinsed with a VpCI®-410 Series cleaner. The process can be repeated as necessary for heavier rust. The possibilities for rust removal with Cortec® biobased rust removers are endless. Learn more about VpCI®-422, VpCI®423 and VpCI®-426 www.cortecvci.comat: line. While sandblasting, water blasting, and grinding are commonly used for rust removal, these techniques can be cost-prohibitive, laborintensive, or limited by location. When this is the case, Cortec® biobased rust removers offer an exciting alternative to sandblasting and other forms of mechanical rust removal to restore critical equipment and components to usable condition. CORTEC® RUST REMOVERS Cortec® rust removers VpCI®422 and VpCI®-423 are relatively easy to use and are safer than many other rust removal chemicals on the market due to their lower acidity and their large percentage of ingredients commonly used in the food industry. Both products contain 91% USDA certified biobased content and are NSF registered as A3 acid cleaners in the NSF Nonfood Compounds Registration Program. VpCI®422 is a liquid product ideal for use in dip tanks. VpCI®-423 is a gel version for use on vertical surfaces or other areas where the rust remover needs to cling. These products remove a significant amount of rust in a half hour. However, if faster rust removal action is desired and users are willing to forego the use of a biobased product, they can opt for VpCI®-426 (also available in liquid or gel versions). All three formulas can be used to remove oxides from iron, steel, and yellow metals.
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WOODLAND TRUST WARNS OF CATASTROPHIC EFFECTS OF FIRES AHEAD OF BARBECUE SEASON The UK is one of Europe’s least-wooded countries and trees and woodlands are essential in the fight against climate change and boosting biodiversity. Any loss or damage is detrimental for the planet.
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The Woodland Trust owns and cares for more than 1,000 woodland sites across the UK –all free to visit at any time. Trust head of health and safety Nick Hall said it was imperative those sites are fire free. “Fires have huge implications - both in terms of the financial burden and the effect on our woods and wildlife, which can be catastrophic,” he said. Hall has witnessed the damage are inevitable and the risk of starting a deadly fire by taking a barbecue out into the woods or onto the moors is magnified. One spark really can spell disaster: you’re gambling with the lives of people and animals by taking one on your summer outings.” With the summer holidays beginning and the potential for prolonged periods of dry spells, the risk of wildfires significantly increases and they can easily get out of control. The “be cool, stay firefree” message is part of the Woodland Trust’s Love Your Woods campaign which is encouraging people to enjoy their visit but help protect done by more than 30 fires across their sites since 2018 – the worst of which caused well in excess of £1m worth of Adamage.toxicmix of hot weather and droughts in summer 2018 contributed to fire sweeping through the moorland at Smithills near Bolton, wiping out whole ecosystems, damaging a third of the 1,700-hectare site and killing around 2,000 trees. It took 42 days for the fire service and the Woodland Trust to bring it under control. Hall added: “The fire at Smithills was devastating for ground nesting birds and the impact is felt for years. Climate change also means hotter, drier periods The fire at Smithills in 2018 took 42 days to bring under control and caused more than £1m damage.
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tree roots. The Terralift is the only machine which can aerate around the root zone and put oxygen back into the soil. It breaks up compaction and panning, providing relief from waterlogging and the danger of the waterborne disease Phytophthora. Terrain Aeration’s Tree Division can inspect and advise on suitable treatment without exposing entire areas of tree roots, which may cause undue stress to the trees. One metre deep penetration aeration treatment is used around trees and to treat compacted turf and grass areas.
woods and nature for the Peterfuture.Coles, site manager for Surrey and west Kent, urged people to “leave the barbecues at home”. He added: “Our woodlands are precious and protected places, home to many different tree, plant and wildlife species. Everything we do is to keep the woodlands and its inhabitants safe. “We know it can be tempting to bring a disposable barbecue on a trip into the woods or light a small fire to cook on. However, fires of any kind are not permitted in our woodland. Fires create huge amounts of damage and destruction to sensitive habitats. “Fire risks are increasing as we have longer periods of very little rain. Even if a fire doesn’t get out of control, it still causes lots of damage to the surrounding area. It can disturb wildlife and destroy sensitive habitats, including negatively impacting the PH of the soil. “There are many places across the UK that allow campfires and barbecues. Please use these areas when lighting fires and, when you come to visit one of our woods, bring a picnic instead.” Visitors can play their part in protecting woodland by following some simple advice, including staying fire-free, staying on paths, taking dog mess and litter home and protecting wildlife by keeping dogs www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/close.
David has joined Terrain to head and expand the division and to get the critical message out there that “it’s the roots that are the root of the problem!” Many trees of all ages are struggling with compaction. This means that essential nutrients are not getting down to the life-giving area of the tree. The message is simple, take care of the bottomthe roots-and the top of the tree will look after itself.
David Churchyard has joined Terrain Aeration Services to head up the new Terrain Aeration Tree Division. The company has been treating trees for over thirty years and sees this as an opportunity to expand their specialist service. David brings an extensive wealth of knowledge regarding pests, diseases and fungal growths to trees as well as turf. He was employed as a head forester for twenty-one years on a 6000 acre estate where he was involved in working on and looking after all aspects of the estate’s extensive woodlands. This covered planting heritage oaks, caring for the veteran 900-yearold trees and drawing up management plans for current and future works. To increase his knowledge over the years, David has taken part in many lectures and courses on veteran trees in various locations, including Windsor Castle estate. He also took part in a film on AOD (Acute Oak Decline), the relatively new disease that began affecting many British oak trees since the last quarter of the 20th century. Climate changes are strongly affecting our trees and helping keep them alive is now a priority and one which David relishes in having a key role in.
Terrain Aeration’s Terralift machine is recognised by Tree Officers as a solution to deep aeration and relief of compaction panning around
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Stora Enso and wood technology company Modvion are partnering to establish wood as the material of choice for wind turbine towers. The collaboration’s purpose is to demonstrate the vast possibilities in using wood in demanding constructions.
Modvion builds wind turbine towers with laminated veneer lumber (LVL), which proportionate to its weight is stronger than steel. Stora Enso is a leading supplier of mass timber products, including LVL. The towers are built in lightweight modules, enabling taller towers and easy transportation on public roads without permits or road reconstructions. Taller towers reach stronger winds, leading to more cost-efficient energy production. “We are proud to enter into partnership with Modvion who, like us, strive to push boundaries and demonstrate the possibilities with wood.” said Lars Völkel, Executive Vice President, Division Wood Products, Stora Enso. “As one of the largest sawn wood producers and private forest owners in the world we play an important role in the transformation to a greener society. By contributing our expertise to Modvion we can further help make a difference in mitigating climate change and supporting the EU’s drive to increase renewable energy production.”
EXPANDING THE USE OF WOOD FOR WIND TURBINE TOWERS
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“The commitment of Stora Enso to replace fossil-based materials with renewables is a perfect match for Modvion,” said Otto Lundman, CEO of Modvion. “To solve the climate crisis, we need more renewable energy as well as increased use of sustainable, wooden constructions. Together with Stora Enso we can enable both.”
Using wood, a renewable resource, can reduce the CO2 emissions for the tower by 90% while also storing carbon dioxide that has been taken up by trees during their growth.
The wood used for advanced constructions such as wind turbine towers can be reused in new wood-based products which provides further longterm climate benefits.
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ollowing the successful 2021-22 tree planting season, tree shelter specialist Tubex is investing in stock, capacity, automation and sustainability to support further anticipated increases in demand during the coming year. These initiatives have been undertaken in the light of detailed conversations between Tubex – a brand of Berry Global – and its customers about the successes and challenges of the Treeseason.planting continues to grow apace in the UK, as both public and private initiatives respond to ambitious planting targets and new government incentives, and carbon offsetting projects further establish themselves. This has led to a significant increase in demand for tree shelters as the forestry, farming, estate management and landscaping sectors seek to ensure the best survival rates for their saplings. “The principal sectors in which we operate have been exceptionally busy - driven by ambitious planting targets, increased levels of funding, and a growing awareness of how tree planting can help address climate change and deliver benefits to business”, said Andrew Henderson – Managing Director, British Hardwood Tree WhilstNursery.impressive progress has Product Development Director at Tubex. “There was definitely a strain on stock this season, but we have adapted and are building our summer stock accordingly to ensure that our distributors are supplied well in advance of the next season. We’ve also relocated some of our converting assets from the U.S. to our Aberdare facility, as well as looking to invest in automation to really maximise our capacity and flexibility, even in the height of the season.
TUBEX CUSTOMERS REPORT SUCCESSFUL TREE PLANTING SEASON – WITH MORE TO FCOME
been made across the country, the sharp rise in demand for tree shelters compared to previous years and the rising cost of materials has put pressure on the supply chain, as production operations prepare to scale up to meet increased
Increased tree planting efforts from organisations ranging from local community groups to carbon offsetting businesses have also led to more reactive and ad-hoc ordering of tree shelters – further increasing production pressures, as distributors have to honour contractual purchases first. “We’re likely to see yet more demand in the coming years as people start to get their heads around applying for the new government incentives,” said James Taylor, Marketing &
“At the same time, we are continuing to invest heavily in sustainable solutions to ensure we’re being environmentally responsible as well as to support customers’ simplifyingrequirements.sustainabilityAswellasourCollection and Recycling Programme to make it more accessible, we’ve also introduced the Tubex Nature range of biodegradable tree shelters,” said James Taylor.
“Rising costs, availability of raw materials and labour issues are affecting commerce generally at the moment, but we are confident we have the flexibility, capability and drive to rise to the challenge. By continuing to innovate and deliver value in tree protection, as well as increasing our commitment to recycling to make tree shelters an integral part of a sustainable solution, the future looks really promising,” concluded James. www.tubex.com
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Asdemand.Richard Gill, Sales Director of distributor Green-tech pointed out, “The post-pandemic bounce back coupled with global supply chain stress has meant that as a business we have had to adapt and become solutionsled, ensuring availability and delivery has met contractors’ expectations. I really feel the forestry industry has risen to the challenge this year, with manufacturers, suppliers, contractors and clients working together to get the job done within the window of the winter planting season.”
WHEN TREE PLANTING IS LOSE-LOSE In recent years, dozens of nations have committed to restoring large areas of forest. Tree plantations make up 45 percent of commitments to the Bonn Challenge, an international initiative to restore degraded and deforested landscapes. But Fagan is concerned that these plantations may have unintended consequences. For example, China has undertaken a massive treeplanting effort at the edge of the Gobi desert, and many African countries have committed to planting trees at the transition between the Sahara desert and Sahel grassland. The goal is to prevent desert expansion, but the plantings can cause harm. Disturbing the soil releases carbon, and trees are water hogs. They end up “killing off the grassland that was there, and then they often die of drought,” Fagan says. In these situations, tree planting is loseSimilarly,lose. in Brazil, soy farmers moved out of the Amazon and into the Cerrado, one of the world’s largest savannas. Pine and eucalyptus tree farms followed. The Cerrado supports a wealth of biodiversity, and the carbon it stores underground rivals rainforest carbon sequestration, Fagan explains. Tree crops in the Cerrado may count toward Brazil’s reforestation commitment, but could actually be a step backward in mitigating climate change and biodiversity loss. “In the U.S., we have a huge area of relatively wet woods, and we tend to idolize planting trees as sort of the ultimate environmental act,” Fagan says. “But there’s a lot of value in grasslands and savannas that we don’t necessarily see. And when you plant trees, you essentially destroy that ecosystem.” In response to his team’s new research, “I would really like to see governments around the world reassess their restoration plans,” Fagan says, “or at least be more transparent when their plans involve tree planting, especially in areas that may not be appropriate for planting trees.”
Fagan’s new paper also Trees store carbon, filter the air, create habitat, and supply a host of other benefits for animals and people. Planting the right trees, in the right places, in consultation with local communities, can support goals like addressing climate change and improving lives. However, new research led by Matthew Fagan, assistant professor of geography and environmental systems at UMBC, finds that some trees planted in the tropics may be doing more harm than good. The study, published in Nature Sustainability, examined the increase in tree cover across the global tropics between 2000 and 2012. Fagan and colleagues found that, surprisingly, tree cover gains during that period were equally attributable to natural forest regrowth and the creation of tree plantations. The most common tree plantation species were rubber, eucalyptus, and oil palm. Tree plantations are not always harmful to the environment, and even much-maligned oil palm can be farmed sustainably, Fagan explains. However, the study found that 92 percent of new tree plantations were in biodiversity hotspots, threatening a range of plant and animal species. Also, 14 percent of plantations were in arid biomes, where trees are unlikely FINDS TREE PLANTATIONS ON
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to thrive and likely to damage existing ecosystems. And tree plantations had encroached into 9 percent of accessible protected areas in the humid tropics, such as national parks. “Ecologists have been sounding the alarm on this for over a decade,” Fagan says. “But no one’s had a hard number about how much this is actually happening.”
BEYOND “PLANT TREES!”: UMBC RESEARCH
revealed the extent to which tree plantations are invading protected areas. The problem was so bad that he had to overhaul the algorithm his team used to differentiate between data representing natural forest regrowth and tree plantations. Initially, the algorithm used park boundaries as a proxy for natural forest regrowth areas. But it wasn’t working. To figure out what was wrong, Fagan spot-checked 20 parks, and found that three had multiple plantations inside them. That got him curious. Six weeks later, he had manually checked for plantations in every park in the tropics. When he found plantations, he either redrew the park’s boundaries or, if the park was too compromised, removed it from the data completely. Using the resulting new maps, the algorithm could detect natural forest regrowth versus tree plantations with more than 90 percent accuracy. “It was very disturbing to see there were just so many parks that were compromised,” Fagan Thesays.new maps allowed the team to find many more regrowth areas and plantations than expected from government estimates. Several UMBC undergraduates are authors on the paper because of their contributions to this data analysis. Each student manually checked at least 1,000 patches, some as many as 3,000. “In the end, the tropics is a much more modified place than we were expecting,” Fagan says. “There’s a whole host of reasons that we see these encroachments, but they’re definitely happening all over the world. We see a steady erosion of these parks by plantations, and the industry is just getting started.” www.umbc.edu A plantation of non-native Melina trees in Costa Rica (Matthew Fagan) A plantation of non-native teak trees in Costa Rica (Matthew Fagan) Matthew Fagan (Marlayna Demond ’11/UMBC)
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SCHOOL CHILDREN TAKE PART IN TREE PLANTING TO HELP IMPROVE THE ENVIRONMENT
bid to make pupils more active and have a better knowledge of where their food comes from. As well as this, a local angling club are working with the pupils of Orgill school to offer them the chance to take part in fishing activities.
Themore.Environment Agency plan to continue working with Orgill School soon by creating mini allotments which will consist of vegetables and plants in a
Children from Orgill Primary School in Egremont, Cumbria, took part in planting approximately 200 trees
Thecompleted.channel of Black Beck have also been completed as part of this scheme. The completed project have created meanders and bends, to allow the natural channel of the beck to be found The Egremont flood scheme not only reduces flood risk to the local community it also improves the town by providing more green spaces for local use. Children from Orgill School have taken part in planting roughly 200 trees to increase biodiversity and improve local access to green spaces. Single tree and shrub habitats provide the biggest hit by way of species and threatened species. Reconnecting woodland habitats and planting appropriately is one simple way to increase the diversity and function of our Plantingcountryside.oftrees also helps to combat C02 emissions thus making the air cleaner for humans and wildlife. The trees planted include plum, apple, damson and cherry trees, all of which will be able to be picked by the children in the future. The Environment Agency worked with the school to help them combat antisocial behaviour. The planting of trees and shrubs inside the perimeter of the gates of the school has reduced the antisocial behaviour around the school and the school would like more planting to continue to help reduce this behaviour even
Julie Irving, Headteacher at Orgill School said: “Our children, in Nursery, had a wonderful time planting fruit trees with ‘Safari’ Mike and his team. The children are incredibly excited to watch the trees grow and can’t wait to start harvesting the fruit! “We are busy preparing for our next project and are delighted that Mike will be able to support again. Our allotment garden has been in the pipeline for a few years and was halted due to the pandemic. We are eager to get our children more involved in growing their own produce and have a space to enjoy throughout the year. “A huge thank you to everyone involved in supporting our projects, this year.”
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Since planning approval of this important flood scheme in October 2019, the Environment Agency have completed culvert works at Croadalla Avenue and property resistance measures have been delivered to 43 properties across the town. As well as this, construction on flood storage areas, consisting of flood walls and flood embankments, at West Lakes Academy, Falcon Club and How Bank Farm have been
During the event, Mr Whiteford will introduce everyone to his hill beef and sheep farms. He will talk about his family’s new venture into woodland creation and forest infrastructure, right through to the Forestry Grant Scheme’s ‘Sheep and Trees’
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The free event is part of the Integrating Trees Network, which is an initiative led by farmers, and supported by Scottish Forestry and the Scottish Government. Farmer Andrew Whiteford of Burnfoot and Ulzieside farm near Sanqhuar, will be inviting other farmers to take a tour with him and discuss all the pros and cons of tree planting. Scottish Forestry’s forestry and farming development officer Lyn White said: “Our Integrating Trees Network events have been very popular with farmers. They’ve been hosted online for the last 18 months due to the pandemic, but we can now again. The meanders and in stream features such as natural bed material have provided essential habitat for fish and insects to thrive. Other features found in natural rivers and on floodplains have also been introduced at Black Beck to slow the flow. They help to store more water during times of flood. This will help to reduce downstream flood risk by storing more flood water further Paulupstream.Robertshaw, from the Environment Agency said: “We would like to thank the children of Orgill school for helping us plant trees, in bid to boost biodiversity, as part the flood scheme in Egremont. We look forward to seeing the benefits this will bring to wildlife and the local community. We also hope to continue this work by growing an allotment garden where children can grow their own produce. “The Skirting and Whangs Beck Flood Risk Management Scheme will not only better protect people and property from flooding but will create a better place for the community by providing an enhanced environment for wildlife to thrive. We are delighted to see the progress on this scheme and look forward to the benefits its completion will bring.” You can find out more about the scheme by visiting www. thefloodhub.co.uk and checking ‘Your local area’ to see a summary of what the scheme is proposing and for general information on how to prepare and respond to all sources of flooding.
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Forestry will be on hand to discuss the different aspects of funding that is available and what steps are needed in starting www.forestry.gov.scotout.
hold the events on the actual farms, which is great news.
Farmers in Dumfries and Galloway and Ayrshire, who are considering growing trees as part of their farming business, are being invited to a ‘Walking and Talking Trees’ event near Sanqhuar.
“The beauty of these events is that there is no hard sell. Farmers can see and hear firsthand from others who have successfully grown trees to boost their business. They can also hear about the funding support available which can help them decide if tree planting is right for their farm.”
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Astate-of-the-art laboratory conducting innovative research into tree pests and diseases has been officially opened by Defra and the Forestry Commission, as part of National Plant Health TheWeek.£5.8 million Forest Research Holt Laboratory, located within the Alice Holt Forest in Surrey, will bring together leading scientists to undertake research on pests and pathogens which could be detrimental or seriously damaging to our forests. This will inform UK-wide efforts to combat ongoing pest and disease outbreaks, including from Oak processionary moth, Ips typographus and Phytophthora pluvialis, as well as emerging potential threats from abroad as a result of our warming climate, such as Emerald ash borer and Citrus longhorn beetle. The launch of the Holt Laboratory and the Centre for Forest Protection represents a significant expansion of the UK’s capacity and capability to combat tree pests and diseases and manage emerging threats, including climate change. By assessing the pests and pathogens in a contained laboratory, scientists from Forest Research – Great Britain’s principal organisation for forestry and tree-related research – will be able to study them in a safe and controlled manner using cutting-edge healthy and resilient as we deliver on our ambitious commitment to treble tree planting rates by the end of this Parliament.” Chair of the Forestry Commission, Sir William Worsley said: “The threat to the health of our trees from pests and diseases is real and increasing. Trees are vital economic, environmental and social assets and so it is imperative that we do all we can to reduce these threats. “The opening of this new laboratory demonstrates the significant investment that the Government and the Forestry Commission are making to ensure the long-term resilience of our trees.”
Forest Research Chief Executive, James Pendlebury said: “Pests and diseases pose an existential technology and equipment. New statistics released by Forest Research today show a record number of tree pests and diseases are being reported. The TreeAlert service received 3790 reports from the public over the past year (April 2021 –- March 2022) – a nearly 25% increase on the previous year.
LABORATORY OPENS TO HELP PROTECT UK FORESTS
The most commonly reported pest and disease were Oak processionary moth and Ash dieback, respectively. Minister for Biosecurity, Lord Benyon said: “This is a significant moment and important expansion of the UK’s capacity to overcome tree pests and diseases – and protect our forests. “Six months on from COP26 and Royal Assent of our Environment Act, it is fitting to be bringing forward cuttingedge research that will be central to keeping our trees
STATE-OF-THE-ART TREE HEALTH
Many of the forward-thinking research projects undertaken as part of the Centre for Forest Protection will be conducted at the Holt Laboratory. The successful launch of the Centre for Forest Protection delivers on a key commitment outlined in the England Trees Action Plan, which sets out the Government’s long-term plan for England’s trees, woodlands and forests. This announcement also comes ahead of the publication in summer this year of the new GB Plant Biosecurity Strategy, which will set out a biosecurity vision for the UK for the next five years. Building upon work achieved under the existing strategy published in 2014, the Strategy aims to deliver a step change in our plant health protections, actions and behaviours. Public vigilance is a key part of the fight against tree disease. You can look out for any unusual symptoms – like leaf discolouration or ‘bleeding’ lesions – on trees and report any sightings via TreeAlert, the Forestry Commission’s online tree pest and disease reporting tool. The call to report diseases is being made as part of the third annual National Plant Health www.forestresearch.gov.ukWeek.
Woodland landownersmanagers,andthe forestry industry are being urged to increase their vigilance to the risk of the tree pest Ips typographus – also known as the larger eighttoothed European spruce bark beetle – following new findings of the insect by the Forestry Commission on spruce trees in Kent, Surrey, East Sussex and West Sussex. The new findings were made following routine plant health surveillance activities carried out by the Forestry Commission.
The Forestry Commission are encouraging landowners in the affected regions to remove stressed or weakened spruce and replant with other species to limit potential spread of this potentially damaging pest from becoming established, thus protecting the forestry sector.
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A robust programmemanagementisinplace to manage the outbreak sites and prevent potential spread of the pest, in line with the eradication action taken to manage outbreaks of Ips typographus found in 2021. To combat further potential spread, an extension to the existing demarcated area is being introduced to cover parts of Hampshire. Within the demarcated area, the movement of susceptible tree material such as spruce wood, bark and branches is restricted.
devise new ways to protect our trees and enhance their resilience. Ash dieback, acute oak decline, Dutch elm disease, here we come!”
BARK BEETLE FUTHER CONTROLS threat to our treescapes. The research conducted at the Holt Laboratory as part of the Centre for Forest Protection will be pivotal in our long-term ability to combat these threats and safeguard our treescapes for future generations. “This state-of-the-art facility builds on a programmelong-termtoprotect our trees and forests from existing threats and ensures that we are at the forefront of defence against future risks.” Professor Richard Buggs, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, said: “Kew and Forest Research have been collaborating together on tree health issues for some time now, so it’s great to be coming together into a formal partnership for the Centre for Forest “Together,Protection.wecan
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The Centre for Forest Protection, a new collaborative, virtual research network led jointly by Forest Research and Royal Botanic Gardens Kew also launches today with a mission to protect forests, woodlands and trees from environmental and socioeconomic threats now and in the future. This will involve innovative science interdisciplinary research, expert advice, and training –supporting scientists across the UK and around the world. The broad remit of research and knowledge sharing will include investigations into understanding the genetic basis for resistance to high impact pests like ash dieback, which could inform future breeding programmes or reintroduction strategies for vulnerable species like ash and elm.
LiveEO recently announced a solution that uses multispectral satellite data to solve this problem. The AI-powered solution will enable forest owners to timely detect and stop spreading of bug infestations during their attack phase. The early detection of the animals will help secure the
rapidly deteriorating value of damaged Developingtrees.the new product, LiveEO drew from over four years of experience and technological excellence developed providing vegetation management solutions to infrastructure operators. Like the company’s other products, LiveEO’s Forestry solution has been developed in close exchange with industry players and with a laser focus on the specific challenges and ways of working of forest owners, to deliver actionable insights in an end-to-end solution. LiveEO recently showcased the beta version of its Forestry solution for the first time to a public audience in their Product Showcase Event on June 8th. Parties interested in Beta-testing the new product are invited to reach out directly to Manuel Managing ismonitoringandforestschallenging.They typically cover vast areas while problems like bug infestations occur locally, with devastating effects to the ecosystem and economic damage to the owners. Satellite analytics and solutions company LiveEO recently announced a product based on satellite data and AI that enables forest owners to mitigate those risks. Recent increases in wood prices that trickled down in countless other industries showed the significance of wood as a natural resource. At the same time, forests are prone to Bark Beetleinfestations and storm damage - both of which are expected to grow in severity due to climate change and are, in fact, interlinked, since fallen trees are optimal habitats for the bugs. Forest stress detection is currently done mostly through manual inspection on the ground. Given the large areas they cover, and the limited resources available, problems are often detected too late with the window for mitigation already closed. In Europe alone, damage to forests and costs for reforestations are in the order of billions per year.
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ABOUT LIVEEO LiveEO is bringing Earth Observation to enterprise customers starting in the infrastructure sector. LiveEO utilizes satellite technology to monitor large infrastructure networks globally and empowers the operators to save operational expenses by observing dangers from external threats. By using AI, the company generates overviews of thousands of kilometers for decisions on the management level and information for the worker on the ground via a front-end and mobile app. LiveEO’s goal is to monitor every major infrastructure grid until 2025. The company has around 90 employees and has offices in Berlin, New York, and Latvia. www.live-eo.com
Forestry and Land Scotland is to step up its efforts to manage the larch killing disease Phytophthora ramorum in a bid to get on the front foot in slowing the spread of the disease. First confirmed in Scotland in 2010 the fungus-like pathogen can affect Japanese, European and hybrid larch and over the past ten years, control measures have involved felling millions of trees across the country. Not acting would have made the impact of the disease considerably worse. Planning more pre-emptive felling in key areas before the disease strikes will help to create breaks in the pathogen’s path – much like fire-breaks aim to slow wildfire moving across the landscape. It also means that resources can be used more efficiently with less time and energy being wasted on having to reorganize resources and re-structure work plans by dealing with the disease in a reactive way. Graeme Prest, FLS Director of Land Management and Regions, said; “Like all other land managers in Scotland, we have been playing our part in working to control this disease. With no known cure and eradication of the disease considered to be unachievable, the only available counter measure is to slow the pathogen’s spread by felling. Previously, we have been waiting until the disease arrives at a location and then have responded to the Statutory Plant Health Notice that requires us to fell infected and ‘at-risk’ trees in the vicinity by a set date. “This new approach allows us to get more on the front foot and build disease management in to our annual felling programmes, making the effort to tackle the disease more cost efficient, manageable and sustainable.”
access for harvesting in years to come and improve access for responding to other hazards, such as storm damage. The disease risk is greatest in West of Scotland, and although present elsewhere, the level of risk steadily diminishes towards the East of the country. In SW Scotland, FLS aims to remove all larch on the land it manages by 2032. In the next most vulnerable zone the target is at least 50%, the next again at least 20%. In the more northern and eastern parts of Scotland, where it is hoped that there is a long term future for larch , the intention is to only fell larch if it is due for felling or if they become infected and subject to an SPHN. As part of its proactive approach FLS will also construct access to larch that are not being felling, in order to allow for swift access and action if at some future date they become diseased.
From its locus in SW Scotland, the disease has spread aggressively up the west coast of the country, where FLS land can be steep, rocky and often can be steep, rocky and often difficult to access. Including road construction and pre-emptive felling of larch into day-to-day work plans will not only help to further slow the spread of the disease but will also help FLS to manage the cost and resource burden over a longer period of time. Road construction will also provide
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North Carolina State University researchers found that four new designs for shelters to protect firefighters trapped in wildfires could increase the survival time inside the shelter compared with the current industry standard. In lab simulations of wildfire burn-overs – where a wildfire sweeps over a group of trapped firefighters or equipment – temperatures inside the shelters remained within survival limits for longer, and the shelters took longer to break open. Researchers hope their findings from the lab, as well as from field tests conducted across North America, could spur the development of new, better shelters. In addition, they hope the findings will inform new standards for shelter design and testing. “For the wildland firefighter, deploying a shelter is the last thing they want to do – it’s the final resort, the last line of defense,” said study co-author Roger Barker, the Burlington Distinguished Professor of Textile Technology at NC State and the director of the Textile Protection and Comfort Center (TPACC). “While there’s no such thing as ‘fire-proof,’ what we’re trying to do is to buy more time. We were able to demonstrate our shelters could increase the time to failure – time that could be critical for survival.”
One problem with the industry industry standard in a test chamber called the PyroDome Turbulent Flame Fire Shelter Test System. They blasted the shelters with direct flame from propane burners for 60 seconds, and measured how long it took the temperature at the floor of the shelters to reach 302 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature threshold for survival. They also set up cameras inside PyroDome to see when the inner layer of the shelters would break open. All of the prototypes had improved survival metrics compared to the standard, which reached the survival limit in less than 40 seconds. Meanwhile, the temperature in one of their designs was nowhere near the survival limit temperature at 60 seconds.
The researchers also tested the shelters’ performance in variety of conditions in controlled burns in Canada, California, North Carolina and South Dakota. However, they found the field standard shelter is that the aluminum outer layer will melt in contact with direct flame. “In light of the failure mechanisms of shelters that we observed during wildland fires, we thought we could develop better shelters that provide enhanced protection by incorporating an inner heat-blocking barrier and additional thermal insulation into the construction,” said the study’s lead author Joseph Roise, professor of forestry and environmental resources at NC State. “We know we can make a better shelter.” With that goal in mind, the researchers designed two leading prototypes and two lighter versions weighing less than 5 pounds. They added insulating materials, and experimented with different seam designs to keep them from falling apart. In the TPACC lab, researchers tested the designs against the
tests were not reliable enough to draw statistically significant conclusions because of wind, fuel and fire conditions. “We went all over North America to find different fire conditions that would give different types of fire exposures,” Barker said. “What we found is there is so much variability in the field test, confirming how useful it was for us to have PyroDome.”
The new findings could give manufacturers and people developing these shelters a new target to shoot for in terms of both how to test them and minimal requirements,performanceaccordingto Barker. The study, “Field and fullscale laboratory testing of prototype wildland fire shelters,” was published online in the International Journal of Wildland Fire. In addition to Barker and Roise, other authors include John Williams, a former research assistant in forestry and environmental resources at NC State, and John MortonAslanis, a research assistant in TPACC. The study was funded by the DHS FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program. www.news.ncsu.edu/
The two tests in southern California had the best burn conditions, and researchers saw one of their prototypes performed well in a burnover. In a test in South Dakota, researchers witnessed shelter failures when grass roots caught fire to spread under the walls inside the shelter. That underscored the importance of fully clearing the area around the shelter, and even scraping down underneath them to remove all organic material. “If you have a sample of two, you can’t make any statistical comparisons,” Roise said. “But we did see that after the test in California, one of our bestperforming prototypes got the full brunt of the fire. It was totally burned on the outside, but the inside was undamaged.”
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for thinning from the air based on a number of included subsystems. “ It is very fun to see with your own eyes how much of the technology is in place and how it works. AirForestry is one of the companies that will be involved in shaping the forestry of the future. It feels incredibly good with such a developed collaboration already. now and have the opportunity to be out early with the technology in the forest “, states Anders Järlesjö, Forest Technical Manager at AsSveaskog.forthe self-developed drone, they have continued to develop the tool for thinning for the drone and the drone itself, which measures 6.2 meters and is one of the largest of its kind. The energy supply to this takes place through a special battery supply solution provided by Vattenfall. The drone is operated via a special operator station that provides visualization and data.
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AirForestry recently had the opportunity to show its partner Sveaskog all the milestones that the company has achieved. It was the first time AirForestry showed the drone flying outdoors with various maneuvers to demonstrate the high precision they have in flight. They also showed flying with added weight to show what it will look like when the thinning tool is in place and the robustness that already exists at an early stage. “ We are taking new steps towards achieving our goals at a very fast pace right now. We are extremely proud to have come as far as we have done and it is especially fun to show our partner Sveaskog how far we have come,” says AirForestry’s co-founder and CTO, Mauritz AirForestryAndersson. wants to use proprietary electric drones to thin trees from the air. A more gentle and sustainable technology that can change the entire forest industry. Sveaskog has been a partner of AirForestry from an early stage and was the first to have the opportunity to witness all the new milestones that the company has achieved on 9 June at a joint demo day. What AirForestry has done over the past five months is to create a workable complete solution SEVERAL NEW SUCCESSES AT AIRFORESTRY: FOR SVEASKOG AT JOINT DEMO DAY
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AirForestry received permission in April from the Swedish Transport Agency to fly the drone outdoors, which shows the stability of the technology and the company’s organization. AirForestry has also received support from Vinnova in the Vehicle Strategic Research and Innovation (FFI) program and Upscaling for a sustainable industry.
Marcelo Natalini, President of Trelleborg Wheel Systems South America, says: “Our tyre expertise and innovation is embedded into our advanced solutions across the highly specialized range of tyres for the agriculture and forestry sectors. As a tire expert, Trelleborg anticipates customers’ needs, providing high performance, ecosystem friendly tyre solutions. We understand that 35.5L-32TL, with a 30 ply rating and 30.5L-32TL, with a 32 ply rating. Trelleborg will launch the new T418 High Power tyres at Show Florestal late May. Visitors to Trelleborg’s stand will be able to see the new T418 High Power tyre, along with the T410 Agroforest tyre that provides optimal performance for agricultural and forestry applications and field use where comfort and traction are required, and the Twin Forestry 480 tire range with its transverse grooves and wide flat profile for unmatched track grip and reduced impact on the forest www.trelleborg.comsoil.
eucalyptus trees play a major role in the Brazilian economy and cover more that 5.5 million hectares of land. Our new T418 High Power tyres, T410 Agroforest tyres and Twin Forestry 480 range of tires are designed to support forestry professionals in this vital industry.” Specially designed for log skidding service with maximum cut and tear resistance, the T418 High Power tyre has armored plies and a steel belt that protect the carcass against stumps, boulders and rocks to provide longer tire life under the most severe operating conditions. The enhanced product design is available in Trelleborg T418 High Power tyres are designed to perform on the tough terrain found in eucalyptus forestry applications, with unbeaten traction and increased stability to increase productivity and support sustainability.
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he new Tigercat BG13 is a large capacity bunching grapple suited to high production shovel logging operations. The BG13 bunching grapple design is based on the fieldproven Tigercat skidder grapples, featuring a strong grapple box, large, robust tong cylinders, and a choice of plate or boxed High-quality,tongs.heavy duty components are used throughout. The rotate motor and manifold are common with the well andTigercatprovenLG4053LG5057loader grapples, providing excellent durability and reliability. Hydraulic hoses are routed on top of the boom and under the connecting pin, protecting the hoses from damage. The large 1,2 m² (13 ft²) capacity grapple maximizes load size and minimizes cycle times, significantly increasing productivity. The wide tip-totip grapple opening allows scattered bunches to be quickly and easily gathered. The Tigercat BG13 bunching grapple is best matched to LSX870D and LS855E carriers. www.tigercat.com
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“Logging isn’t easy and there will always be challenges making a motorised grapple carriage work in certain settings, but there’s always a solution. “It’s known in the industry that contractors have their own approach to how they’ll successfully harvest their blocks. They’ll know what has been working for them and the challenges they have – we’re just being open and advising that in similar settings, we’ve had excellent results by utilising motorised grapple carriage combined with forward planning and accommodating the change in harvest methodology. “How we used to log 30 years ago and how we’re logging now has completely changed. How we log in the next 30 years will also be completely different, so being open to other harvesting strategies and improving current methods is a large component of increasing productivity.”
productivity on skid sites. We can’t pin the benefits to one or two points, more rather that crews are seeing an improvement across the wider harvesting process. “To make the best use of a motorised grapple carriage requires forward planning and that’s what we’ve aimed to cover in our new online guide.
Mr Ewers accepts that motorised grapples carriages are suited to shorter pulls and where there is good deflection, but he adds: “You’re not going to find the ideal setting every time, so you have to think more creatively. “For instance, with concave/ convex slopes you’re going to have a mixture of good and poor deflection, so when planning your setting it makes sense to
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A new online guide to Motorised Grapple Carriages highlights has been launched to demystify their use.
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Motorised haveCarriagesGrappleseemtobeenaround for ages and have revolutionised the way many steep forests are harvested around the world…….and yet, there is still some reluctance to use them in certain settings or at all. So DC Equipment, which pioneered the wide use of motorised grapple carriages more than a decade ago, has produced an online guide to help foresters unlock their potential. “The industry leaders who have recognised the potential of grapple carriages are seeing beneficial results in their operations, in addition to addressing the obvious safety concerns regarding the vulnerability of people working in dangerous situation,” says Dale Ewers, owner of DC Equipment, which developed the highly successful Falcon Claw motorised grapple carriage. “These include the solving of recruitment shortages for high-risk environments while increasing workflow and
“Put simply, if you are smart about the way you can make a motorised grapple carriage work in your crew, you’re going to be better off in a number of ways – operationally, financially, health & safety-wise and environmentally,” adds Mr Ewers. For more information, check out the new Ultimate Guide to Motorised Grapple Carriages online at falconforestryequipment.com/www.
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These include environmentally sensitive areas in what would normally be a ground-based operation but where extracting trees or logs with skidders and forwarders will have a detrimental effect on the land or it’s just too difficult. Putting the tail hold on higher ground or using a tail spar to provide deflection keeps surface identify a tree that can be used as a tail spar or maybe one that can be used as an intermediate spar to raise the height of the rope and keep the grapple carriage and wood off the ground. Or use a block to pull from a different direction to improve deflection.”
Mr Ewers says the main reason he developed the Falcon range of motorised grapple carriages was for the safety of his employees – removing people from the dangerous task of hooking strops to trees on steep slopes is seen one of the most successful ways of preventing harm in the forest. But once they were introduced to his crews, they soon found there were numerous other advantages. For example, as yarder operators become experienced in using a motorised grapple carriage, cycle times will drop and logging operations become more disturbance to a minimum. And with the latest high quality, durable cameras fitted to motorised grapple carriages providing the operator with a excellent view of felled trees on the ground, another bonus is that there’s no need for a spotter on the hill, as required with mechanical grapples.
There’sproductive.also a misconception that motorised grapple carriages can only successfully be used with tower haulers and are not suited to swing yarders or yarder/loaders, being too heavy and bulky, resulting in mechanical grapples being retained as the first option.
However, new generation lightweight motorised grapple carriages that have been designed specifically for these types of yarders, are proving their worth in a variety of terrain, not just on steep slopes.
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Treeline Woodlands are the UK and Irish distributers for Malwa Forest Products and have just taken delivery of a new Malwa Thisforwarder.isthe third forwarder from Malwa that Treeline have used for their own harvesting work. The first one was purchased back in 2014 and I remember seeing it at the APF when it was just out of the wrapper. A few years later, in 2018, I had the opportunity to operate this forwarder for a few days on a first thinning near Newmains in North Lanarkshire. Overall, 560F
it was a good, nimble, and economical 5.5 tonne capacity forwarder which caused little soil disturbance, but there were a few minor bits and pieces which I thought could be improved. A few months later Treeline took delivery of a newer Generation 3 560F forwarder and again I was fortunate enough to get the chance to extract timber from a site that Nick, managing director of Treeline Woodlands, was thinning in Fife. This forwarder was greatly improved over the previous Malwa. Upgrades included a reinforced centre joint, stronger bolsters, redesigned crane base and an 8m reach Cranab FC45 double extending loader. This was generally a much nicer Malwa to operate and the centre brake worked a lot better by offering far more stability when loading and unloading. Treeline have since purchased the latest Generation 4 Malwa 560F. This machine is intended to be used on the company’s own harvesting sites as well as for hosting demonstrations for contractors looking for a low impact approach to harvesting timber. I was looking forward to trying
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A smaller, powerful 2.8 ltr 75hp Caterpillar engine meets the stringent demands of Euro 5/ Stage V. Both the hydrostatic drive and hydraulic pump are from Bosch Rexroth. More illumination has been added to the cab roof and reversing lights have been added to the rear bunk of the forwarder, complementing the new bolster design. Nick is delighted that the engineers at Malwa listen to their customers feedback and are continually improving and updating their machines. “Apart from looks, this 4 series model and our first Malwa forwarder are worlds apart” explained Nick “everything we though which could be improved has been addressed by Malwa.”
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Tool kit storage under the crane base which will keep the tools warm in the winter. Good access for maintenance and servicing.
The new protective guarding on the front of the forwarder. out the latest model and putting it through its paces. I arranged to meet Nick at a thinning site he was working outside of Haddington in East Lothian. First glance of the new forwarder revealed some obvious improvements. It looked more rugged and aggressive with the extra protection around the bonnet and side panels while still allowing access to the engine compartment for checking oils and refuelling. The side and front panels were easily removed and refitted for carrying out repairs and Lookingservicing.over the rear of the forwarder I noticed the bolsters were stronger and the crane base was perfectly engineered for the Cranab FC 45 8m reach double extending crane. Further enhancements were not so obvious, these included a modernised control system with a larger touch screen and remote diagnostics (there is a modem for operation information directly to your smartphone). New bogie chains which are 25% stronger, and improve traction by 10%.
After some instructions on
I thoroughly enjoyed operating the Malwa and averaged around two loads per hour. It was a reasonably short extraction distance, approximately 250350 meters from stump to the stacking area. Just having the one spec of produce was a major advantage, there were good sized stacks in the forest where three or four forwarder stops, and you were loaded. Multiple product sizes in a thinning can be a pain for both Loaded with timber for biomass.
hanking on rougher terrain.
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which button does what I was ready to go. The cabin is compact, which is understandable in a forwarder that is just 1.95m wide and 2.85m high but it has plenty of room to swivel the seat to stretch your arms and legs and eat your piece in comfort. The electric switch to rotate the seat instead of the older foot pedal is yet another improvement. Vision is good, I liked the Perspex roof hatch so you could look up and see the tops of the trees, an advantage in thinnings where you can check for any hung-up overhead hazards. The control system displays all the relevant information on a single screen and is easy and straightforward to navigate. I set off from the field where it was parked to the woodlands, the steering was quick and precise with a +/- steering angle of 45° making the forwarder easy to navigate around the standing trees. The cab and trailer track each other which makes it effortless to manoeuvre in tight crops. Treeline were carrying out a selective thinning of the mixed hardwood and softwood trees. The timber was being cut into 3m chip which would be used for biomass. The Cranab crane was well set up and precise to use, it is surprising just how much 3m timber you could gather up in the Grippen .020 grapple. The 8m reach crane is superb for working in thinnings with the centre brake holding well. There is little movement when reaching out a with a full grapple of timber when loading/ unloading at a 90° to the
Althoughmachine. it is a 6 wheeled forwarder it is quite comfortable when travelling. The front TRS tyres can be run at a low psi which reduces a lot of the shock you experience on larger forwarders when travelling over stumps and rough ground. For a small forwarder the ground clearance is good, with a generous 400mm and a flat underbody, so it is not liable for
harvester and forwarder operators as you are picking up ones and twos of each size which can take a while to gather a load. The Malwa has a payload of 5 tonne and weighs 5.7 tonnes so overall it is less than 11 tonnes loaded which creates little impact or soil disturbance with literally no rutting. Treeline have a 3.5 tonne payload four wheeled bolstered timber trailer that can be used on longer extraction distances or for secondary extraction over fields/narrow lanes which the 8m reach loads easily. I looked at my fuel consumption and was averaging 4.2 litres an hour, I estimated I was carrying about 4.5 tonnes of chipwood and managing around two loads per hour. This equates to under half a litre of fuel per tonne, quite impressive when you consider the current cost of fuel and almost two days’ work between refuelling the75 ltr tank. After a few loads I reluctantly handed the keys back to Nick, it has been a few months since I last operated a forwarder, and it was a thoroughly enjoyable experience operating this Malwa. Looking at the machine I am amazed at the engineering progress Malwa has made over the last few years; this is a great little forwarder to operate. It is comfortable, nifty, productive and economical. Woodland owners and foresters will be delighted with how little disturbance to their forests this forwarder creates. Treeline Woodlands use it in conjunction with their small, tracked excavator-based harvester and chainsaw operators are used for any large or awkward trees. If you would like to find out more about the Malwa thinning range of forwarder and harvesters or if you would like to arrange a demo drive of this 560F forwarder, please contact Treeline Woodlands on 01968 660698 or alternatively email them on info@treelinescotland.com.
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PONSSE is a company revered for having designers that think outside the box and their latest product range are testament to that.
PONSSE unveiled their latest solutions for improving productivity in responsible forestry at their product launch in May. The new equipment, developed by listening to customers’ requirements, was demonstrated for the first time in Surahammar in Sweden, over two days in front of eight hundred guests.
A new larger Scorpion, the Giant, was one of the stars of the event. The original PONSSE Scorpion harvester took the world by storm when it was launched in 2013. It was a radical design with unobstructed vision and a level of operator comfort that had never been experienced before. Up until May there were two models available, the Scorpion and Scorpion King. The King was the larger model and was designed for harvesting medium sized trees in thinnings and clear fells using the Ponsse H7
“The new Scorpion Giant has been undergoing trials for over a year and we have had fantastic feedback from customers. The Scorpion Giant has 11% more tractive force, which helps the machine to be more agile in challenging conditions, including snow, steep slopes and soft terrain. The new C50+ harvester crane fitted in the Scorpion Giant, with customer options of reach from 8.6m to 11m, is in a league of its own when it comes to lifting power when handling larger stems.”
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Marko was also eager to talk about the company’s new 25 tonne capacity Mammoth forwarder which is available with the prominent new feature, the PONSSE Active Seat. “This has been developed with a focus on ergonomics and usability according to feedback from forest machine operators” explained Marko. “The new Active Seat improves usability, as it turns and follows the work area according to the crane’s movements. This will see a significant increase in the operator’s productivity. “The Active Seat, developed by Ponsse, is only available for PONSSE forest machines. Another feature is the PONSSE Active Cabin, which is an effective cabin suspension system using a simple structure for reducing stress on the cab. This increases operator comfort especially during longer work shifts. “We have introduced the CVT transmission technology into this new forwarder, this is a stepless changing of gear ratios. In forest machines equipped with CVT, the conventional hydrostatic transmission is replaced by a separate CVT system. This allows higher fuel economy and tractive force. The advantages of a high tractive force are especially clear when working in demanding harvesting Head. PONSSE soon realised there was an opening for a more powerful Scorpion harvester capable of felling larger trees. I spoke to Marko Mattila, the sales, marketing and service director of PONSSE while he was out testing their new Scorpion Giant Harvester in Sweden.
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Giant is available with the H6, H7, H7 HD Eucalyptus or H8 harvesting heads. “Being able to use the new Active Speed H8 harvesting head is the game changer on the Scorpion Giant, feeding speed is determined by the tree species and stem diameter which makes this a very productive head. The geometry of the saw box has been improved so it can handle trees with flared buttresses which are quite common in the “TheUK. feed rollers are designed so they are holding under the stem of the tree which means we can reduce the pressure on the de-limbing knives to allow faster feeding. “All the harvesting heads come with the new fifth generation PONSSE Opti 5G operating systems, this is a user-friendly system where adjustments can be made with stopping and restarting the engine.”
I asked Marko which markets he thought would be most popular for the new Scorpion Giant “Sweden, Norway, UK, Ireland, France Germany and North America will be where the Giant will be in most demand and it will be available from early 2023.”
“Another improvement is the Cabin ergonomics and usability. In the PONSSE Scorpion machines, including the new Giant, visibility has been improved in all directions – the new cabin features a one-piece windscreen that extends to the roof of the cabin which offers even better visibility and ensures safe working in all weather conditions. The cabin is a practical and quiet environment developed to support the operator’s comfort and wellbeing.”
“The Giant can be fitted with the PONSSE Harvester Active Crane control system; this offers a new way to control the crane and streamline harvesting operations. With Active Crane, operators control the location of the harvesting head instead of individual movements of the crane, allowing the operator to focus on actual harvesting instead of positioning the crane. Harvester Active Crane is available as an option and requires the Opti 5G control “Thesystem.PONSSE Scorpion Giant is the most powerful harvester in the Scorpion product range, while the PONSSE Bear is still the most powerful of all the Ponsse harvesters. The Scorpion
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conditions.
PONSSE ACTIVE MANUAL “To compliment our new machines, we have a new customer oriented PONSSE Active Manual, this is an instruction and maintenance manual service with videos to support the daily work of forest machine operators.”
“Many of the countries listed can have long extraction routes and the key to success is to increase productivity while reducing fuel consumption.
“The Mammoth has a large load area with a long rear frame, it is easily capable of carrying 25 tonne loads over long extraction distances. It was built for use in Sweden, Norway, North and South America and possibly Australia and South Africa. We don’t see Europe as being a big market as it is 3 tonnes heavier than the Elephant King and 3.1m to 3.3m wide.
“The new Mammoth has the K121 loader fitted (available with Active Crane) which combines high slewing and lifting power, longer reach, new loader geometry and superb controllability. The K121 loader improves the efficiency where load handling takes up a large part of your working day. The Mammoth can be equipped with a tilting kingpost for increasing slew power on steep slopes.
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Pinja Aho, a visual specialist at PONSSE Plc explains more. “The visual PONSSE Active Manual is an instruction and maintenance manual service that works on your mobile device and supplements the current instruction and maintenance manual by offering educational videos in addition to the manual. The new service makes use of the latest technology. Active Manual has multiple benefits for forest machine operators: it is clear, fast, and easy to access. These days, people use instruction videos for doing all kinds of things, so it’s a natural progression to have operating instructions for forest machines available in video form. You can watch the videos whenever and wherever you want over the internet, and they can provide you with instructions for daily operation procedures. “The new service improves the productivity of forest machine operators by providing them with fast and easy access to the most common instructions for the H8 PONSSEhead.arevery clever at keeping new products out of the spotlight as their new machines have been undergoing rigorous trials in Sweden, Uruguay and Canada for some time. “It is important for us to thoroughly test our new products and make sure they are as perfect as they can be before we show them to others.” were Marko’s final www.ponsse.comwords. the operation and maintenance of forest machines. The service’s videos will improve the utilisation rate of forest machines by ensuring access to instructions and support whenever and wherever they are needed.” I am looking forward to seeing these new machines at work soon, I managed to have a look around the Scorpion Giant at the Highland Show and it looks an impressive harvester with PONSSE Active Cabin PONSSE Active Manual
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An exhibition centre in the suburbs of Munich might not sound like an ideal venue for hosting a logging exhibition but this event certainly doesn’t disappoint. It is a perfect location with plenty of reasonably priced hotels, bars and restaurants within walking distance (or one tube stop away for doddery auld buggers like me) which are knee deep in sawdust every evening of the Thisevent.year the show saw visitors from over 60 countries attending, including a gang of seven from Scotland, who found themselves on the same flight from Edinburgh, staying at the same hotel in Munich. Wendy and I bumped into forestry and haulage contractor Harold Taylor, George Dunlop of John Scott Transport and Jos Dodd of Cloburn Transport Ltd along with Scott Burton of S.B Forestry Ltd and James Waterson of Green Asset Finance at the departure lounge. The showground opens at 9am. I couldn’t wait to get up close with the different makes and types of forestry equipment that we don’t often get the opportunity to see working in the UK. When we arrived at 8.30am there was already quite a gathering waiting at the turnstiles. From a visitor’s point of view the organisation of this event is brilliant, thirty automated turnstiles scan entry tickets and disperse the waiting crowd almost instantly.
A total of 353 exhibitors from 21 countries and around 31,000 visitors from nearly 60 countries attended this leading international trade fair for forestry and forest technology. Dr. Reinhard Pfeiffer, Managing
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Gert Unterreiner, Managing Director at Forstgeräte,Unterreineralsostresses the importance of the trade fair: “INTERFORST in Munich is an extremely important trade fair for the entire industry,” and Markus Prenninger, Managing Director at PALFINGER EPSILON, adds: “As a leading international trade fair, INTERFORST offers us the best platform to engage in dialog with our customers. Fantastic weather and radiant faces—everyone was pleased to be able to talk face-to-face, especially after the long break.”
This year’s event had a new feature not seen before at INTERFORST which was the DLG ForstPraxis Arena. This was first-hand demonstrations of harvesting, skidding and special equipment for handling long and short timber, solutions for working on nature conservation areas, equipment for dealing
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Director of Messe München said, “INTERFORST this year is an incredible story. The response from the industry is hugely impressive and shows how important INTERFORST is in times like these. We struck a socio-political nerve with the topics of forest conversion, forest regeneration and climate protection. Forestry and forest technology are hugely important in combating the climate crisis.” Germany has over eleven million hectares of forest, an area of huge significance, which needs protecting against diseases and climate change. INTERFORST discusses potential technological and mechanical equipment solutions that can help in achieving this. “The importance of INTERFORST and meeting in person is undisputed” said Ralf Dreeke, Managing Director of Wahlers Forsttechnik and Chairman of the INTERFORST Advisory Board, “We experienced it on every day of the trade fair. The industry wants to meet again ‘live’ and is using INTERFORST to do just that. The visitor structure also fits our products—it’s the forestry experts who come here.”
Michael Liehr, Head of Marketing at STIHL Vertriebszentrale, agrees: “We were already blown away by the first two days of the fair. The numerous visitors at our stand were visibly just as pleased as our staff that we could finally meet again ‘live and in colour’. And, of course, that we could present our latest innovations to the specialist audience. After all, digitalization in forests is a key future topic. INTERFORST once again really did justice to its reputation as a marketplace.”
The next event will take place in July 2026 and I’m looking forward to it www.interforst.comalready.
We attended all four days and could have done with more time as there was so much to see, this is a real forestry exhibition full of technology and equipment for harvesting, extracting, hauling and processing timber. The atmosphere at the exhibition was buzzing and the hospitality of the exhibitors incredible, many of them offered water, cold drinks, beer and food to anyone who was in need.
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with roadside tree work, steep ground solutions and equipment for crop maintenance. Michaela Kaniber, Bavarian Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry, adds: “We are extremely proud that it’s all taking place in Munich—and you can see that the industry is very diverse, very digitized, incredibly modern, and visionary in its work.”
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2. Lenkachese steering bogie on a timber trailer.
Previous events saw INTERFORST starting on a Wednesday and running for five days, this was the first time the exhibition was held in its new format. Petra Westphal, Exhibition Director of INTERFORST, was pleased with the result: “Everything was different this year. The duration of the trade fair, the event days, the layout—simply everything. The industry has supported all these changes and even more: It has confirmed INTERFORST in its position as the leading trade fair for forestry and forest technology and made it into a magnificent event for us all.”
1 & 4. Bijol BWS 240 grapple skidder.
7. Westtech Woodcracker tree shears showing their versatility on telehandlers. 8. German regulations have increased the distance between harvesting racks from 20m30m - HSM’s new 15m crane. 9.Flexable multispiral 3/4 hose from Hansaflex. 854 7 6 9 www.forestmachinemagazine.com Page 45August 2022
1.Pfanzelt Moritz FR75 tree shelter for protecting chainsaw operators from falling debris. 2. Surprising who you bump into at Interforst - Scott Burton, Nathan home and James 3.AustrianWaterson. Steyr tractor skidder conversion. 4. Timber haulage was well represented. 5. Tree felling wasn’t left out either, portable jacks & wedges from Strixner. 1 3 4 2 5 INTERFORST www.forestmachinemagazine.comPage 46 August 2022
6. Catching up with Ponsse chairman Jarmo Vidgren in front of the Scorpion Giant on Wahlers Forstechnik’s large display area. 7. Jos Dodd, Ian Lawrence, Me, Harold Harold Taylor and George Dunlop. 8. Long timber transport trailer - quite common on German roads. 9. An innovative attachment for converting climbing tracks into flotation tracks. 10. A good selection of John Deere equipment on Haas & Nutin areas. 11.The new highlander bunk from Konrad Forsttechnik. 6 7 8 9 1110 www.forestmachinemagazine.com Page 47August 2022
3.Forsttechnik.Palfingerhad a first class demonstration area where visitors could try the smart control and virtual drive.
2. One of the many traction winches from Herzog
4. Serra low impact mini grapple skidder.
5. New Nisula N6 thinning harvester on the WFW stand.
1. Self propelled forestry chipping unit from Greenchip.
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6. Koller had a large selection of solutions for steep ground logging.
8. Rainer Wiesmüller, enjoying the view from the cherry picker.
11. The team at TMK Tree Shear.
7. Reil & Echinger forwarder trailer from Quads.
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The RCU-75 is designed to work on hard-to-access areas and steeply sloping terrain that requires dedicated equipment to ensure operator safety and operating efficiency. It’s excellent for working in hilly wooded areas, near railroad tracks, power lines, gas and oil pipelines, gardens, roadsides, highways, canals, rivers and Thelakes.new FAE tracked carrier is powered by the Kohler Common Rail electronic fuel injection engine - a compact, powerful and fuel-efficient 74-hp propulsion system that complies with the most stringent emission standards. The heavy-duty undercarriage features a hydraulic extendable & retractable independent track gauge system and an automatic tensioning system. Thanks to high profile rubber tracks – 86 mm pitch and 13 in width - oscillating rollers and tripleflange style idlers, it can operate in the strongest conditions. A dual hydrostatic transmission provides better traction and optimal management of the attachment. Electronically controlled piston pumps combined with a dedicated electronic control unit provide an integrated technological system. The result is high performance and reliability that lasts, plus a simple and intuitive operation. The RCU-75 is guided by an ergonomic remote control with a large 3.5” display for superior management of all vehicle and attachment functions and with customizable function keys. A 2.4 GHz transmission frequency ensures reliable communication. The layout of the controls, the well-balanced shoulder straps support, make the FAE RCU remote control ergonomic and easy to use. fae-group.com
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The new complete woodyard includes a back-on truck dumper, a 127,425m³ (4.5 million ft³) fully automated circular blending bed stacker reclaimer (CBBSR), a bark screening and processing system, and a complete conveyor package feeding from the chipping line to the existing screen building. It has a capacity to deliver 800t/h of wood chips from the chipping line and truck dumper to the stacker reclaimer, and wood chips at 400t/h from the stacker reclaimer to the processing plant.
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deliveringcustomer’swillsupplier.AmericancontractequipmentfromaleadingpaperandpackagingThenewwoodyardmodernizethereturningsouthernUSAmill,state-of-the-art efficiency and environmental protection to this specialist packaging paper and cardboard facility. “The new storage and reclaiming system is fully automated, replacing mobile equipment with a safe, highly efficient, and environmentally friendly solution,” says Christopher Duffy, Area Sales Manager, Bruks Siwertell. “Our automated stacker reclaimers have a fraction of the carbon footprint of a manually managed pile, and offer much improved dust mitigation.
“Returning customers are always a huge endorsement,” Duffy continues. “Previous installations for the operator include several stacker reclaimers, truck-receiving equipment, and conveyor systems located throughout various facilities in North America. This order represents the customer’s largest equipment scope to date from Bruks Siwertell.”
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The CBBSR offers a first-in firstout (FIFO) mechanism, with the oldest material in the pile always being reclaimed first and blending reducing any variation to a minimum, protecting the feedstock from degradation and the risk of ‘hot spots’ from microbial action. “At Bruks Siwertell we pride ourselves on the ability to provide the very best value for wood-processing industries, and the contract represents the fifth order for a Bruks CBBSR in North America in as many years,” notes Duffy. “Our systems set an industry standard for high-volume wood processing, maximizing the use of the initial feedstock and eliminating waste from the manufacturing chain.” The new equipment is planned for delivery in spring 2023, with operations scheduled to start later in the same www.bruks-siwertell.year.
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The most recent development with NeoLigno® has been in a project called 100 % fossil-free structural boards and building elements, a collaboration between Stora Enso, IsoTimber and Moelven. The project is part of the strategic innovation program BioInnovation, which is in turn funded by Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas. It is coordinated by RISE (Research Institutes of Sweden) with the aim of developing 100% bio-based and circular components that can help the construction industry improve its sustainability performance. The construction industry generates a significant collective carbon footprint. Both Moelven and IsoTimber are taking action to reduce their impacts on the environment by turning to a more sustainable alternative material source—wood. This natural material is central to every partner’s work, making the joint project a logical collaboration as they work together to drive the industry forward. The construction industry’s emissions largely occur Together with RISE, IsoTimber and Moelven, Stora Enso has been working on the most recent development of NeoLigno –100% fossil-free structural boards and building elements. Stora Enso has launched NeoLigno®, a revolutionary lignin-based binder for particleboard and insulation applications. We are committed to doing good for people and the planet, which is why we always look to innovate new, renewable alternatives where fossil-based materials are being used today. In this case, we asked ourselves: What if we could come up with a bio-based binding agent that keeps all the technical qualities of traditional binders while also being safe and renewable?
Our answer to this question is NeoLigno® by Stora Enso. NeoLigno® is a bio-based binder that is made from lignin, an organic polymer that comes from wood. It is primarily suited to particleboard and insulation applications. Using a bio-based binder makes the end product both safer to make and safer to use—all without having to compromise on technical performance. We ensure that the wood sourced to produce NeoLigno® comes from sustainably from fossil-based building materials such as concrete and steel. alternativeWood-basedmaterialspresent an improvement in this sense. But the chemicals used to treat wood—such as the binding agents—are traditionally of fossil or crude oil origin. The aim of the project 100 % fossil-free structural boards and building elements is to develop fully bio-based and circular methods for the production of building blocks and building elements, in order to decrease the carbon footprint without having to compromise on the end product’s efficacy. Moelven is producing plywood panels while IsoTimber makes building blocks made partially of plywood. Stora Enso is supplying NeoLigno®, which acts as a bio-based binder for the plywood and the building blocks produced by Moelven and IsoTimber respectively.
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Janina Östling, PhD, Chairman of the Board/Sustainability manager at IsoTimber, continues by stating: ”This project and collaboration has been of great value to us. It could help IsoTimber reach our goal of a 100% biobased IsoTimber panel many years before we had anticipated. It is a key issue for
Magdalena Sterley, Expert in gluing of wood from RISE confirms that Stora Enso has developed a high-quality binder, promising for plywood applications: manufactured“Plywoodinlaband pilot scale show promising properties and indicates that plywood produced with NeoLigno® can meet the requirement of construction plywood.”
Using NeoLigno® as a binder is better for the planet, for you and your customers. We will support you in proving these benefits to your customers and help you introduce it to your application. Innovation that comes from the power of trees is what Stora Enso is all about. We help the world to transition towards more sustainable, more circular solutions that use renewable biomaterials in all kinds of industries and applications. Join us on the journey on building a more sustainable, healthier, and safer future! www.storaenso.com
The Wood-Mizer CNC machines are designed as highly flexible machining centres that can be equipped with optional add-ons and functionalities, including a range of CNC aggregates, CAM software compatibility, an oscillating knife head, extra vacuum pads and plates, protective gates/light curtains around the machine, lasers for better material positioning, and more. The machining centres are manufactured from the highest-grade components combined with industry-leading numerical controllers. The CNC5003 Machine is the first product in the series, designed for automated processing of wood, plastic, composites, and light alloys in arts and crafts workshops, as well as in medium-to-large size companies producing sophisticated components for building kitchens, furniture, houses, and more. The CNC5003 and other upcoming CNC machines from this line complement the Wood-Mizer equipment range by adding more precision and repeatability to the finishing process of wood products. wood-mizer.co.uk of traditional binders used in plywood and building blocks. The operational success of the project provides validation on the commercial potential of products implementing NeoLigno® as the binder.
Tjalling Chaudron, Product Developer at Moelven, is extremely happy with the development: “We have intentionally set high standards for the binder, with the expectation of using a fossilfree alternative in the future. It has been a joy to discover how well the binder has performed at the prototype level and we’re anticipating the full-scale testing in the fall with high excitement. For us at Moelven, it is important to constantly make the most of the opportunities and strive to develop and make things better and more climatefriendly.”
us to find a biobased binder. Our most common IsoTimber panel consists of 99% wood, and NeoLigno® might help us reach 100% fossil-free construction panels. Those load bearing and insulating panels are assembled to full size external wall elements in our factory with metal fasteners. So, the load bearing structure of an IsoTimber building would be 99.8% biobased if we were to implement NeoLigno® in our prefab. That would be fantastic!” In this co-operation with IsoTimber and Moelven, we have developed fossil-free building boards and elements, with commercial potential. We are very happy with the results so far, as Sara Fäldt, R&D Specialist at Stora Enso, states: “I am happy and proud to see that the project has fulfilled the high expectations we set in the beginning; that it is possible to produce construction plywood and construction panels with our bio-based binder NeoLigno.”
Wood-Mizer has developed an advanced line of CNC (computer numerically controlled) machines to provide maximum performance, precision, and fully automatic processing of wood, plastic, composites, and light alloys.
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Derek Shaw, Scottish Enterprise Director of Innovation and Place said: “The decarbonisation of heavy duty vehicles is a key area of focus for Scottish Enterprise as we work to encourage collaboration, investment and innovation across the sustainable transport ecosystem, from Scottish transport manufacturers, to the supply chain, as well as, across government and academia. “Transport is Scotland’s largest greenhouse gas emitting sector and the innovation fund aims to drive net zero transport transformation and encourage Scotland’s heavy duty vehicle supply chain businesses to embrace economic
Colin McIlraith, Chief Operating Officer, Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc said: “We know from working directly with industry that a shift towards net zero for our transport sector will only be possible with government support. This announcement of the Zero Emission Mobility Innovation Fund is a huge step The Scottish Government is providing £28 million across the next four years to accelerate the manufacturing and deployment of heavy duty zero emission vehicles. The Zero Emission Mobility Innovation Fund is delivered in partnership with Scottish Enterprise and links to other national funding programmes for manufacturing and supports Scotland’s Mission Zero for transport. The new Fund has been developed in consultation with industry leaders through Scotland’s Zero Emission Mobility Industry Advisory Group. This new funding approach responds to their call for innovative funding models to drive net zero transformation across Scotland’s heavy duty vehicle supply chains. The latest report by the advisory group, outlining how Scotland can become a global player in zero emission transport, has also been published. The new vision statement by the Zero Emission Mobility Industry Advisory Group and the £28 million Innovation Fund, was formally launched by the Scottish Government Transport Minister Jenny Gilruth, at the Scottish Zero Emission Mobility Manufacturing Conference, hosted at the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc (MSIP) in Dundee, marking the second anniversary of the inception of the Innovation Parc.
Minister for Transport Jenny Gilruth said: “I’m pleased to welcome our new £28 million Zero Emission Mobility Innovation Fund (ZEMIF) as part of our Mission Zero for Transport. Responding directly to calls from the industry leaders, this funding will help position Scotland at the forefront of zero emission heavy duty vehicle manufacturing.
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“Wevehicles.want to see more businesses get on board and use the innovation fund as the catalyst to create solutions that lead to a net zero economy.”
“Itopportunities.isanopportunity for Scotland to showcase its strengths in this area with hubs such as the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc to companies such as Alexander Dennis and Emergency One already highlighting how Scotland can take the right route to sustainable mobility through zero emission heavy duty
“Businesses will also be able to benefit from the many clusters of innovation that the Scottish Government has also invested to develop, such as the exciting Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc, the LOCATE drive train test facility, the Eden Centre at the University of St Andrews and the Driving the Electric Revolution Scotland Industrialisation Centre. “Through collaborationsinnovativebetween industry, academia and government, exciting spaces to test new ideas and the new ZEMIF fund – Scotland is fast becoming a global destination as part of the green transport revolution.”
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Businesses may link to and benefit from investment in key innovation assets such as the Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc, the Eden Centre at the University of St Andrews, the Driving the Electric Revolution Scotland Industrialisation Centre (due to open in late 2022), and the LOCATE drive train test facility (due to open in 2023), These complement Scotland’s National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS), a £65 million industry-led international centre of manufacturing expertise where industry, academia and the public sector work together to transform the sector’s skills, productivity and innovation to attract investment and make Scotland a global leader in advanced Manufacturingmanufacturing.ofmotor vehicles and transport equipment and associated metals etc. accounts for around a quarter of withemploymentmanufacturinginScotlandover48,000employees and equates to a turnover of over £8bn. Scotland’s Zero Emission Mobility Industry Advisory Group (ZEM IAG) was established in 2019 to bring together industry stakeholders to advise on shaping a collective approach to the development of the zero emission mobility sector. www.transport.gov.scot
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Ben Todd from Ballard Motive Solutions, co-chair of the Zero Emission Mobility Industry Advisory Group said: “The Zero Emission Mobility Industry Advisory Group welcomes the creation and launch of the new innovation fund. The Fund emerged as a key priority from our stakeholder engagement and supports Transport Scotland’s Mission Zero aim of decarbonising transport while delivering a Just Transition. “It will provide focused support for innovators to scale up their manufacturing capability in Scotland as well as support for the development and testing of new technologies with a particular focus on batteries, fuel cells and zero emission heavy duty vehicles.”
BACKGROUND The £28m ZEMIF programme will support components and systems, with an initial focus on niche and Heavy Duty Vehicles, as well as the deployment of zero emission technologies. It is split into two component funds: • proof-of-conceptmanufacturerstoupInnovation2Manufacture:to£5mannualpotsupportScottishthathaveaZEvehicle,
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support private sector end users (support for public sector fleets is provided through the LCED Switched on Fleets programme) to deliver innovation projects that utilise technology that is new-to, or close-to-market to decarbonise transport. This will initially focus on the deployment of ZE vehicles, components or system, but if successful, may be expanded to include other technologies, so long as projects are Scottish-based and user-led. Example projects include: trialling pre-market deployment of retrofit technology to decarbonise niche vehicles, support the testing and demonstration of premarket zero emission vehicle by an operator. ZEMIF is open to manufacturers in Scotland developing zero emission components, systems and vehicles through to small scale manufacturing. in supporting that. It will enable forward thinking innovative companies to bring about real change. “I’m pleased MSIP could be a part of this by hosting today’s event, on what is the second anniversary of MSIP’s inception. As Scotland’s home for sustainable mobility, I can’t think of a better place to launch this new innovation fund.”
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Management, Forestry, Hiab. The new geometry of the boom creates a powerful crane with an increased outreach. To reduce the chance of unexpected downtime, hoses are placed inside the boom system of the 18 tonne crane with fully protected oil distribution and cables. Larger hydraulic pipes improve flow to avoid fatigue during warm temperatures. Operators benefit from an improved high seat with better ergonomics and sturdier ladder access. Once seated they have an improved field of vision and several new safety features like an illuminated emergency stop button and better illumination. A new modular design for speedier installation of the new cranes, which can be installed with accessories. The new cranes have been tested in demanding conditions ranging from cold, snowy winters and heavy rainfall in Finland and Sweden to hot summers and varying weather conditions in Germany. Overwhelmingly, the new cranes have had a reliable performance in even the environments.toughest “There is nothing more expensive, and potentially a safety risk, than equipment failure, but our customers can count on LOGLIFT to deliver efficient reliable equipment and services. We are also proud to introduce a higher level of safety standards in our new Hiab, part of Cargotec, launches the next generation of LOGLIFT forestry cranes with greater and safer performance, and improved uptime. The first crane available to order is the Z boom crane LOGLIFT 18Z with a max outreach of 10.4 metres and a max lifting capacity of 18 tonne metre (tm). “Our next generation of LOGLIFT forestry cranes are created for the new generation of operators. Easy to operate and service, and designed for comfortable and safe operation, the next generation forestry cranes are also the first with digital solutions that can further increase productivity and uptime,” says Davide Pernice, Director, Global Product LAUNCHES GENERATION
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“Physical activity is good for me and gives me a real sense of achievement by the time the evening comes,” he explains by way of introduction. Having founded his company Umshaus4di, he joined forces with Norbert Stadler from the Stadler earth moving company to make even better use of shared resources. Together, the two contractors can offer a wide range of services, from earthworks to gardening and landscaping. “We both complement each other perfectly in many areas, from earthworks, tree felling, sewer forestry cranes,” says Arkadiusz Banach, Global Product Manager, Forestry Cranes, Hiab. The next generation of forestry cranes has optional in-built connectivity so they can access Hiab’s HiConnect™ to further enhance performance, safety and avoid unnecessary downtime with real-time insights into equipment utilisation, operation, and Operatorscondition. will benefit from more feedback about the forestry cranes’ conditions, customisable output and safety features such as overload protection indication and stabiliser activation. It is made possible by the operating system SPACE X4 customised for forestry cranes. It is based on Hiab’s SPACE system used for loader cranes so the next generation LOGLIFT cranes will be easy to configure using the same tools that are currently being ProCare™used.service agreements are also available to LOGLIFT to secure original performance with regular preventative maintenance checks and scheduled inspections. “LOGLIFT is ready to lead the way into the future with stateof-the-art, next generation forestry cranes. The sum of all the advancement is a crane that delivers more profitable and safer operations with full access to Hiab’s HiConnect service for further gains,” says Henri Janhonen, Vice President, Sales & Product Management, Demountables, Forestry and Recycling Cranes, Hiab. excavation, drainage, and general building work, we can provide our customers with the best possible support,” continues Fuschlberger. EPSILON C80Z AS SUPPORT In spring 2022, the duo expanded their fleet to make their day-to-day work easier. An EPSILON C80Z89 supports them in all their activities and gives them extra flexibility. “Our job sites need to be completed in the shortest possible time. With such a wide range of tasks, both safety and good handling play important roles for us. The C80Z makes our work much easier and saves us a lot of time,” says WhenStadler.deciding on the crane, there was no doubt in Fuschlberger’s mind that it would be a PALFINGER EPSILON. “From my own experience and my many years working at EPSILON, I know that these are extremely impressive products that offer high quality and durability. We deliberately
Hermann Fuschlberger worked for manufacturercrane PALFINGER EPSILON for 15 years and gained experience in a number of departments. From incoming goods inspection to production management, he knows the company and its products inside and out. To develop his skillset and spend more time outdoors, Hermann started up his own business.
www.palfingerepsilon.com chose the Ferrari among cranes because we also have all the company contacts virtually on site,” continues Hermann. That is the reason why it was easy for the two of them to select the right crane model as well as the adaptations for their specific requirements. Thanks to the compact dimensions of the crane, it could be mounted on the tandem tipper to save space. “Many people laughed at us in the beginning because we were putting such a large crane on a relatively small tipper. That is why we are extra proud that we have achieved the seemingly impossible together with our truck bodywork builder and EPSILON,” says Norbert. “This enables us to load the tipper quickly and still transport six tons. The set-up is also extremely compact, which gives us many advantages on narrow job sites. The manoeuvrability in the city and the crane’s reach of nine meters is superb. With our new crane, we are very well equipped for our daily work,”
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“Again, we are looking for a special solution here. EPSILON and our bodywork builder provide us with perfect and purpose-specific support. With quick-release couplings and a flexible adapter plate, the grapple should be able to be changed quickly while all functions are kept in full,” Hermann explains excitedly. This is intended to make every workday easier still, as more time can be saved with just one machine on the job site.
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The world’s first electric timber truck with a capacity of 80 tonnes has now been delivered to SCA. The vehicle solution developed by Scania in close collaboration with SCA and the research institute Skogforsk, is part of the transition to sustainable transport. “The 80-tonne battery-powered timber truck shows that even really heavy transport can be electrified. The partnership with SCA, is a early show of what is possible, is a clear signal that it is possible to electrify even heavy transport. A change of pace is needed to make Sweden fossil-free in time and meet the goal of the Paris Agreement,” says Fredrik Allard, Head of E-mobility at Scania. “An electric timber truck is a symbol of something pretty cool. Shipping of timber has been talked about as something that might never be possible to electrify. The development in recent years and what we are now presenting together with SCA shows how fast the development is taking place both in terms of vehicles and batteries,” says Allard. The intention is that the vehicle will transport timber on the stretch between SCA’s timber terminal in Gimonäs and the paper mill in Obbola outside Umeå. The new electric timber truck represents another innovative step on the journey towards a fossil-free society and can be driven with a total weight of 64 tonnes on public roads and 80 tonnes on private roads. The electric timber truck will be test-driven during the summer and continuously studied by the research institute Skogforsk. The studies will, among other things, compare energy consumption, productivity and costs against existing vehicles and map out what would be required for a broad implementation of electric timber trucks across the country. After that, the plan is for it to be included in SCA’s regular “Sustainability and reduced carbon dioxide emissions are important for society as a whole, which means that the business is also dependent on us driving development. Our forests and forest products have created enormous climate benefits for a long period of time and our industries are very climate-efficient, which is why it is also obvious with high climate ambitions for our transports,” says Hans Djurberg, Head of Sustainability at SCA. www.sca.com MAN Truck & Bus will manufacture high-voltage batteries for electric trucks and buses in large-scale production at its Nuremberg site. To this end, the company will invest around 100 million euros over the next five years for combustion engines. Production capacities will be expanded to over 100,000 batteries per year. The investments in the development of battery production will secure 350 jobs with a promising future. This important investment decision was made in close cooperation between the company and the employee representatives and with the active support of Bavarian politicians. The decision gives Nuremberg’s traditional location a clear perspective for the future. Initially, the batteries will be manufactured manually at the MAN plant in Nuremberg in a small series production. Construction of large-scale production is scheduled to start in mid-2023 and to be completed by the end of 2024. The commercial vehicle manufacturer is receiving support from the Bavarian State Government, which has promised a contribution of around 30 million euros to energy research and technology funding for the period 2023 to 2027, provided that the funding and budgetary requirements are met. mantruckandbus.com
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clearance,machinethatonlySimulatorCompactannouncedtrainingdeveloperSimulations,ofVortex®simulators,hasthereleaseofitsTrackLoader(CTL)TrainingPack.Itisthesimulation-basedsolutionaccuratelyreplicatesinstabilityandliftresultinginindustryleading training. The CTL’s worksite popularity and inexperienced operator use mean a high rate of accidents and machine inefficiency. CM Labs’ simulator training pack offers a safe, effective, and comprehensive alternative for initial training while mitigating the increased fuel costs and wear and tear that typically result from novice handling. The vertical lift CTL training pack comes with fork and bucket attachments with progressive learning exercises designed to gradually build skill and confidence. Trainees work on skills such as controls familiarization, addressing the risk of tipping, handling view-blocking material, live attachment changing, loading and unloading, dealing with difficult terrain, and working with small margins for lift clearance while dumping dirt into a truck. The training pack runs on all of TRACK LOADER: SIMULATOR TRAINING PACK ACCURATELY REPLICATES MACHINE INSTABILITY TO PROVIDE INDUSTRY-LEADING TRAINING
ABOUT CM SIMULATIONSLABSINC. CM Labs’ mission is to simulate the world to make operations safe and efficient, by connecting people, processes, and equipment design. The company builds simulationbased solutions to help clients design advanced equipment and prepare for skilled operations. Through its Vortex Studio platform, CM Labs provides capabilities for training simulators, mission rehearsal, virtual prototyping, and testing. CM Labs’ vision is to be the leader in digital transformation, from machine design to training.
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Santtu Vartiainen believes that the training programme will support his studies and make them more concrete. “Ponsse is much more than just a factory where forest machines are manufactured. In addition to regular maintenance, marketing and R&D, digital services are also strongly linked to the company’s processes and services,” says Vartiainen, a firstyear IT engineering student.
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“Bringing training and recruitment to where it’s needed most can be a cost-effective strategy,” explains CM Labs’ VP of Product, Lisa Barbieri. “The combination of our bestin-class-simulators and highimpact messaging gives our customers the means to position themselves leaders in operator safety training and assessment.”
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Ponsse and Savonia University of Applied Sciences (UAS) have launched the joint Digital Professional Student programme, in which accepted students can seamlessly combine their studies and onthe-job learning. The training programme started in the spring of 2022. Four students were selected for the programme. “We can provide students with the opportunity to learn software development in practice as part of real-life work projects. At the same time, we seek to find new specialists to join us in building Ponsse’s future,” says Miika Soininen, director of digital services and IT at Ponsse. The training programme continues until the end of studies. Students carry out their summer employment periods, and part of the courses related to their degree at Ponsse. The thesis will also be written for Ponsse.
CM Labs trainingdeveloperSimulations,ofVortex®simulators, has announced the North American release of a Mobile Training Center designed to give companies and training institutions the flexibility to offer training and assessment anywhere. The Mobile Training Center can offer an on-site presence that reduces team displacement and job site disruption. For community colleges and vocational schools, it can multiply training locations and provide access to markets that were previously out of reach or too remote. The Mobile Training Center’s complete exterior can be leveraged to create high-impact branded graphics. The gooseneck trailer comes in 24 ft and 34 ft lengths and accommodates 1 or 2 Vortex simulators from CM Labs, as well as the Instructor Operator Station, from which trainers can monitor, assess, and report on training progress. The trailer can be hitched to a vehicle for
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