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Stumpage is the price a private firm pays for the right to harvest timber from a given land base. It is paid to the current owner of the land. Historically, the price was determined on a basis of the number of trees harvested, or "per stump". Currently it is dictated by more standard measurements such as cubic metres, board feet, or tons. To ...
As of April 2015, Carter Holt Harvey consists of three divisions – Woodproducts New Zealand and Woodproducts Australia, manufacturers of timber-based building products estimated to have about 50% of the structural timber market in New Zealand and 30% of Australia's – together with heavily trade-focused building supplies chain Carters, with ...
Robert Bunning (13 December 1859 – 12 August 1936) was an English-born Western Australian businessman involved in the construction, timber, and sawmill industries. He co-founded with his younger brother Arthur (1863–1929) the company Bunning Bros, the predecessor to the modern-day retailer Bunnings .
Spruce-pine-fir (SPF) is a classification of lumber that can be traded on commodities exchanges. In Canada , and parts of the United States , most of the spruce tree species , pine tree species , and fir tree species share similar physical and mechanical characteristics, to the point where lumber derived from any of these species are ...
Lumber has many uses beyond home building. Lumber is referred to as timber in the United Kingdom, Europe, [1] Australia, and New Zealand, while in other [citation needed] parts of the world (mainly the United States and Canada) the term timber refers specifically to unprocessed wood fiber, such as cut logs or standing trees that have yet to be cut.
Lawmakers from agricultural-focused states have argued that the help is desperately needed as America’s farmers are facing lower commodity prices and higher costs for supplies.
Over time, these lower maintenance decking options increased in popularity. Although the majority of decks are still built of pressure treated pine, redwood, cedar or mahogany, use of composite woods has increased as outdoor decks and living areas have become popular as home features. [1]
Nina Andersson, from Sweden, and Derek Barclay, from Scotland, both embarked on European railway adventures in the summer of 1990. The two strangers kept crossing paths and their connection became ...