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We offer management consulting services to clients throughout the forest products value chain, from resource providers to end users. Our unique experience allows us to recognise relevant driving forces and assess their impact on client business. We help clients capture strategic opportunities and avoid pitfalls.

One main area of our expertise lies in strategy formulation and execution regarding raw materials, markets and products. For instance, we help our clients find new business prospects in raw materiel procurement or better predict the competitive environment.

Another main area of our skills is to combine our leading-edge industry expertise and management consulting know-how with the best practices in the fields of sustainable ecosystem management and biodiversity protection such as supporting our clients in forest management and chain of custody certification.

Recent study:
Billion hectares of land have potential for forest restoration

We complement the skill set of client organisations with our wide and deep industry specific perspective. Our working methods range from technical analysis to process facilitation and from sparring to scenario workshops. We work well on every level of client organisations. With our unique understanding of the whole forest industry cluster, we can interpret trends or nuances in client business landscapes.

 

You can find some historical background information about central Eurpoean forestry here



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2024-10-09 12:23 |

The 2024 version of the Timber Processing & Energy Expo (TP&EE) was one of the best yet, as 1,126 attendees joined up with 825 exhibitor personnel at the biennial event held September 25-27 at the Portland Exposition Center in Portland, Ore

It marked the sixth TP&EE produced by Hatton-Brown Expositions, an affiliate of Hatton-Brown Publishers and Timber Processing, Panel World and Wood Bioenergy magazines.

Seventy-five wood producer companies, representing hundreds...

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2024-10-01 11:22 |

SP was founded in 1978 and presented the world´s first ever single grip harvester head in 1980. They have the longest experience of all in the field of development and manufacture of harvester heads for the professional forestry,

Wireless harvester head control system – Dasa7

Introducing the Dasa 7 Wireless. The main advantage with the wireless system is that customers will never have to worry about broken data cables again – which of course means increased uptime....

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2024-10-01 10:13 |

Tigercat releases lower weight class 544 harvesting head for track carriers.

The new 544 is Tigercat’s lowest weight class harvesting head for track harvesters. Based on the proven 534 design, the 544 is a three-wheel drive head with triangulated wheel arm geometry. The chassis, covers and tilt frame are designed to handle the rigors of track carrier operating conditions. Four cast steel knife arms, and fixed front and back knives provide excellent delimbing quality.

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2024-09-27 13:40 |

International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order to supply a dry fiberboard recycling line to Sonae Arauco’s mill in Mangualde, Portugal.

The line will recycle end-of-life fiberboards back into valuable fibers as new raw material for fiberboard production. It will be the first industrial-scale fiberboard recycling line in the world.

Paulo Pinto De Sousa, Director at Sonae Arauco, says: “Recycling fiberboards is an important step towards a circular economy. It...

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2024-09-26 13:21 |

USNR has announced at Timber Processing & Energy Expo, the all-new Compact Shape Saw (CSS) system, the industry’s most advanced secondary processing system. It offers more durable and reliable performance with higher accuracy for superior quality lumber and chip production. All in a significantly smaller footprint.

The CSS requires 53% less linear space than an equivalent HSS layout and improves contact with each piece as it’s processed, providing stability and...

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2024-09-26 12:47 |

SPRINGER’s Noth America team – Jürgen...

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2024-09-24 12:14 |

Lubricant specialist Zeller+Gmelin presents its latest developments at the International Suppliers Fair (IZB) in Wolfsburg (October 22nd to 24th) for the first time. At the trade fair stand in Hall 1, Stand 1210, innovative Thermosure products for direct battery cooling and Multicut cutting oils for non-ferrous metal processing will be presented, among other things. The focus is on progresses in the field of e-mobility, thermal management and powertrain.

As an established partner to...

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2024-09-24 10:48 |

Speaker, Gilles Gauvin with Carbotech Group joins the afternoon session, “The Ins & Outs of AI Implementation,” with his talk: “The Logmeter and the AI: Aiming for Another Level of Digitalization of Logs on Truck Loads.” Gauvin joins Levesque, Weithofer and Laudon in this can’t-miss session.

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2024-09-24 10:35 |

The 2024 edition of the Sawmill Productivity & Efficiency will co-locate with the Timber Processing & Energy Expo to be held in Portland, Oregon on Thursday, September 26. And in the afternoon, it’s all about AI.

Confirmed Speakers:

  • Dane Floyd, BE&E
  • Anne-Marie Levesque, BID Group
  • Gilles Gauvin, Carbotech Group
  • Karl Aicher, Grenzebach
  • Norvin Laudon, MiCROTEC
  • Robert Weithofer, Valutec

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2024-09-18 12:51 |

Combilift gains further global recognition as it secures awards in 2 categories at the recent UK Materials Handling Association Awards in Birmingham on Saturday the 14th of September. Up against some of the biggest names in Material handling, they walked away with the coveted ‘Ergonomic Innovation of the Year’ and the ‘Manufacturer Product Innovation of the Year’.

The Combi-CB70E was celebrated for its groundbreaking ergonomic design. The 7-ton electric-powered, multidirectional...

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2024-09-17 12:49 |

Gatineau, Quebec – The Canadian Woodlands Forum’s flagship event, DEMO International®, is set to take place in the Venosta, Quebec forest region from September 19 to 21, 2024. This renowned event is one of North America’s largest LIVE in-woods forest equipment expos, with this year marking its 14th edition.

DEMO International promises excellent photo and video opportunities, featuring hundreds of pieces of live-action forestry equipment in operation. Attendees can witness...

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2024-09-17 11:34 |

Norra Timber recently announced a three-phase upgrade of its Hissmofors, Sweden, sawmill with an investment of up to SEK 150 million (US$14.8 million). Approximately 70 people are currently employed at the sawmill and the associated planning mill.

Henrik Jönsson, Industrial Manager at Norra Timber, said, “The sawmill contributes to both local jobs and smart climate products. For us, it is important to invest here and thus balance the technical degree and competitiveness of our...

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2024-09-17 08:45 |

Combilift, a leading global innovator in material handling solutions, has achieved dual recognition at this year’s UK Engineering & Manufacturing Awards 2024, securing two highly prestigious awards.

Design Team of the Year

The ‘Design Team of the Year’ award was presented to Combilift’s Heavy Equipment Team for their exceptional work on the groundbreaking 12-Wheel “Combi-LC Blade.” This cutting-edge machine has been specifically engineered to handle...

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2024-09-13 12:14 |

BID Group, a leader in the wood processing industry for over a century, has announced its new identity as Comact.

This transition marks a significant evolution in the...

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2024-09-11 09:33 | From Hybrid to Fully Electric
  • Transformation needs flexibility: ZF invests in hybrid drivetrain technologies and introduces TraXon 2 Hybrid to further support the decarbonization of commercial vehicles

  • Decarbonization beyond the drivetrain: trailer and power take-off technologies also in focus

  • Electrification portfolio: ZF anticipates global demand

Friedrichshafen, Germany. ZF...

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2024-09-11 08:53 |

Gatineau, Quebec – The Canadian Woodlands Forum flagship event, DEMO International will be moving into the Venosta, Quebec forest region later this month. DEMO International is one of North America’s largest and unique LIVE in-woods forest equipment expos. 2024 will mark the event’s 14th edition and will be taking place September 19th through 21st.

“We can’t be more thrilled to get this event off the ground.” Said...

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2024-09-10 11:59 |

As their old equipment started to lag behind what was needed for the business, Bright Wood turned to USNR’s AddVantage scanners for a solution. Bright Wood purchased eight systems with the plan to replace existing scanners and to add more locations.

The goal was to utilize the system’s AI defect programming to help reduce the amount of waste, create fewer cutbacks, and produce an overall better product for their customers.

An outdated scanning system can be severely...

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2024-09-10 11:38 |

New for 2024, the Timber Processing & Energy Expo will host a morning session on current panel manufacturing best practices and industry trends, Thursday, September 26.

With speakers continuing to be added, confirmed presentations include George Harmati from Westmill and Connor Easton from Raute.

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2024-09-10 10:43 |

Broader focus on silviculture

With the increased importance that the global Forest Industry has on the decarbonization of the atmosphere, and in order to help global forestry customers meet the growing demand for sustainably sourced, cost-effective wood products, John Deere Forestry has shifted its strategic focus from forest harvesting to include the entire Forestry Production System.

This is not new at John Deere, since their agriculture team has successfully...

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