Andy Read Harvesting with Gremo Forestry Equipment
Andy Read is a timber harvesting contractor who carries out thinning and clearfell work in southern England using his Gremo harvester and forwarder. I recently visited Andy on a hardwood…
The UK will be facing timber shortages well into 2021
The UK is facing a six-month shortage in its timber supply, according to the Timber Trade Federation UK disruption caused by Covid-19, combined with huge domestic demand for timber during…
STIHL technology receives Award of Excellence
The STIHL MS 400 C-M is the world’s first chainsaw with magnesium piston technology. The component and the production process specially developed for it have now been recognised by the…
PIKA the first purpose built forestry timber harvester
The first fully mobile timber harvester was the PIKA model 75. It was built in 1974 by Sakari Pinomäki, a Finnish systems engineer and inventor who pioneered the mechanised forest…
Seppi releases new forestry tiller with operator advantages
The Seppi Supersoil 2-speed Powershift is the newest version of the company’s forestry tiller and stone crusher. It is able to crush stones up to 50cm in diameter, grind big…
H2Accelerate –hydrogen Trucking new collaboration for zero emission
hydrogen trucking at mass-market scale Daimler Truck AG, IVECO, OMV, Shell and the Volvo Group today committed to work together to help create the conditions for the mass-market roll-out of…
Welte Forest Machines, where power meets agility
On a recent trip to Southern Germany we were visiting Daniel Shatzle “Die Baumschubser” for a few days and as a surprise he had made arrangements for us to visit the…
Swedish Forestry Expo Postponed until 28-30 April 2022
New dates for the trade fair Swedish Forestry Expo – 28th – 30th of April 2022. The decision has been made by MaskinLeverantörerna and At Event Sweden AB, the organizer…
Mercedes-Benz G-Class: Production anniversary
The 400,000th iteration of this classic off-road G-Class vehicle has now been built The G-Class has been manufactured since 1979, and now this off-road icon has hit the milestone of…
Neste, the first in Finland to introduce renewable fuel oil.
Neste-in support of reducing the carbon footprint of heavy equipment and heating Neste is the first in Finland to introduce fuel oil produced from 100% renewable raw materials. From the…