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FIEA - The Key to Improving Your Operating Efficiencies and International Competitiveness

The Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA), a division of Innovatek Ltd, is a unique grouping in Australasia.  It's the principal vehicle for technology transfer for forestry and wood products companies.  Through a range of independent programmes, new product and process technologies are introduced to New Zealand and Australian companies.  Technologies best suited to the size of the industry and to the local wood resource are being identified and "showcased".

A regular series of conferences, practical workshops and managed exhibitions are run every year.  Forestry and wood product companies, key product suppliers, researchers and technology providers from throughout the world are targetted and involved with the programmes.  In addition to these events, new resources from the technology programmes are being supplied to New Zealand and Australian companies.

FIEA Members can access new resources

Through the Technology Showcase section of this site, FIEA Members can now download over 230 presentations and papers from recent technology events.  These provide probably the most valuable on-line resource on new and emerging technologies for forest products companies. 

Keen interest already in Future Forestry Finance

So, how does post-recession forestry in Australasia stack up financially? The timing is right and the pre-programme interest is already very high. This new programme is now being designed by leading forestry companies and financiers and is going to be run in Sydney, Australia on 1-2 March 2010 and again in Auckland, New Zealand on 4-5 March 2010.

Registrations are now open on www.forestryfinanceevents.com and early-bird registrations close on Friday 18 December.

Some early keynote presenters confirmed for the March Australasian series already include; Eva Greger, Managing Partner, GMO Renewable Resources, Boston, USA, Russell Taylor, President, International Wood Markets Group, Vancouver, Canada and Bob Flynn, Director, International, Timber, RISI, USA. More detailed information on Future Forestry Finance 2010 will follow.

ForestTECH 2009 attracted keen interest by forestry companies

Interest in our latest technology event, ForestTECH 2009 was very strong.  Over 200 forest managers, forest owners and technical staff on both sides of the Tasman participated in this November series.  The programme included an integrated series of practical workshops, managed exhibitions, demonstrations and field visits in both Rotorua and Albury. Themes for ForestTECH 2009 included: - Forest Sampling & Inventory - Data Collection Tools - Forest Mapping  - Remote Sensing Technologies - Forest Management Information Systems and Estate Planning - Assessment of Wood & Stand Quality.

Further details on the series can be found on www.foresttechevents.com  

For those who for whatever reason missed out on the  series, limited sets of the detailed proceedings for reference can still be ordered by visiting the Post Event Details section of the event website.

New Industry Magazines for FIEA members

The Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) has just set up another unique arrangement with a leading international wood products trade magazine, International Forest Industries.  As part of its mandate to advance wood technology, the new arrangement ensures FIEA members as part of their membership benefits are getting supplied four leading industry trade magazines.

To ensure forest products companies in Australasia are keeping up with the news and issues that will directly impact on their operation, FIEA members in addition to receiving weekly updates through Friday Offcuts also now are sent free copies of Inwood Australasia, Mill Product News, NZ Logger and International Forest Industries magazines.