Forest Roading and Operations Management short courses scheduled for Australia and New Zealand in July and August
New Zealand based Forme Consulting, and South African based CMO, will be joining forces to present courses on Forest Operations Management, and Managing and Maintaining Forest Roads. Top experts in these fields will be presenting the courses, which will equip forest managers with the core skills needed to manage these operations effectively. Source: http://www.forme.co.nz/Course.html
Logset reports improved growth and profitability
Logset’s turnover for 2014 grew by 23 % to Euro 28.7 million from Euro 23.4 million in 2013. New machine sales in 2014 improved by 33 %. 70 people were employed at the end of 2014. Logset indicates that the markets with the most potential are in Central Europe and Brazil. Source: www.logset.com
Komatsu produces a Tier 4 compliant excavator without needing a diesel particulate filter or diesel exhaust fluid
However, it does make use of exhaust gas recirculation to reduce NOx emissions. The PC78US-10 is designed to work in confined spaces due to its zero tail-swing, offset boom and contoured cab design. Komatsu claims a 3 % productivity and up to 5 % fuel efficiency improvement over the previous model. Source: http://www.komatsuamerica.com/our-company/press-releases/2015-04-30-pc78us-10
New CEO at Cranab
Frederik Jonsson has resigned as CEO after eight years of service, but will remain as owner and board member, and as chairman of the subsidiaries Vimek and Bracke Forest. The current chairman, Hans Eliasson, will act as the temporary CEO. Source: http://www.cranab.se/static/en/313/