6 March 2014

A group of leading Australian commercial architects is visiting New Zealand this month to come up to speed with developments in the use of engineered wood in commercial buildings.

4 June 2013

A major study report released by the Wood Council highlights the need for by-products from established industries like sawmilling if New Zealand is to develop profitable businesses based on emerging technologies, like bio-fuels and bio-chemicals.

4 June 2013

Scion is holding workshops later this month to demonstrate how the WoodScape model may help forestry and wood processing business owners and investors make decisions around the future of their operations. Workshops will be held in Rotorua, Whangarei, Gisborne, Wellington, Nelson and Dunedin.

22 May 2013

NZ Wood, the promotional arm of the Wood Council of New Zealand has today confirmed that it is scaling back its activities.

07 March 2013

WoodScape, an economic evaluation of wood processing opportunities, has been completed by Crown Research Institute Scion.

23 August 2012

The forest and wood processing industries are moving quickly on a strategy to transform the sector.

The Wood Council (Woodco) has just given the go-ahead to a $400,000 research-based initiative which aims to get the highest value out of every cubic metre of timber harvested. Known as Woodscape, it is modelled on a major study carried out for the Canadian forest products industry in 2009.

1 September 2011

The Wood Council of New Zealand (Woodco) has appointed Jane Arnott to the role of Chief Executive Officer for NZ Wood, the operation that runs the over-arching  marketing programme for the forest and wood sector.

6 July 2011

Today is a great day for the wood industry, says Doug Ducker, chairman of Woodco, following its winning entry into the 48 hour design competition for the Christchurch CBD, which took place over the last weekend.

24 June 2011

The Wood Council of New Zealand (Woodco) today (24 June) released 'Building a Stronger Future For Wood', the 2011 industry study.

2 March 2011

In the wake of the Christchurch earthquake, the New Zealand Wood Council stands ready to support New Zealand home builders.