To ensure that wooden constructions are sufficiently stable, timber must first be graded according to its strength. Machines for this already exist, but they are rarely used in Europe as current EU ...

Australian scientists have added a new dimension to the grading of timber with the development of high speed scanning using microwave technology. The CSIRO SpeedGrader was developed by world acclaimed ...

1. Carter Holt Harvey is not a member of the New Zealand Timber Industry Federation (NZTIF) and wasn’t at the time when the false grading occurred. In 2002 we became aware of wrongly graded timber in ...

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – Lumber stress grades have been developed by government researchers here. The grades were formulated under a project titled "Development and Implementation of Lumber Stress Grading ...

In a case the Commission considers one of its most serious prosecutions to date, Carter Holt Harvey has pleaded guilty to breaching the Fair Trading Act by selling timber that did not meet the grade ...

This release is available in German. The natural product wood grows in locations with different climate, soil and environmental conditions. These differences influence its properties as construction ...