Entries by mandr-fw
F&W Purchases Fountains’ Forestry and Real Estate Businesses; Major Expansion of Operations in U.S. and U.K.
F&W Forestry Services, Inc., one of the oldest and largest forest management and consulting firms in the U.S., announced today that it has acquired London-based O.C.S. Group Ltd.’s forestry and land subsidiaries. The acquisition includes three companies with forest management and real estate operations in North America and the United Kingdom.
Wood Pellet Exports From U.S. South To Europe Set Record High In 2003
Wood pellets grown and produced largely in the U.S. Southeast for export to Europe virtually doubled in 2013 to 3.2 million tons with no slowdown in sight.
Forestry Community Uncertain About EPA’s Proposed New Rules On Electric Plant Emissions
President Obama’s proposed new regulations on reducing carbon emissions by coal-fired electric generating plants has attracted cautious reviews from the forestry community that has an important stake in seeing greater use of biomass fuels by the power industry.
U.S. Senate Finance Committee Begins Process Looking Into Revision Of U.S. Tax Code
The Finance Committee of the U.S. Senate, which has jurisdiction over tax laws, has announced the first hearings in a comprehensive effort to reform and reorganize the federal tax code for the first time since 1986.
Prospects for El Niño Event Brighten Outlook for Timber Markets
Timber prices in the second quarter were stronger than a year ago and with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasting a high probability of an El Niño event this fall and winter, the outlook appears encouraging for tree growers.
Wet Weather, Rising Home Construction Brighten Outlook for Timber Growers
ALBANY, GA, April 2014 — With help from wet weather and a modest recovery in new home construction, the outlook is finally turning brighter for tree growers in the South and other timber regions of the nation. That’s the encouraging outlook for the forest-products sector of the U.S. economy from Marshall Thomas who heads F&W […]
F&W Reorganizes Arkansas Operations, Appoints Two New Managers
F&W Forestry Services, Inc., one of the nation’s oldest and largest forestry management and consulting firms, has restructured its Southwest Gulf operations with the establishment of a new office in Texarkana, Texas.
F&W Forestry Names Nathan McClure New Manager Of Upstate South Carolina
Nathan D. McClure, a 29-year veteran forester with the Georgia Forestry Commission, has joined F&W Forestry Services, Inc., as manager of the upstate region of South Carolina with a new headquarters at Simpsonville near Greenville.
Two Canadian Lumber Producers Buy U.S. Sawmills In Georgia And Arkansas
Two Vancouver-based Canadian lumber giants have announced the purchase of large sawmill operations in the U.S.: two in Georgia and one in Arkansas in the southern pine region.