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Octowood champions Arxada’s Tanasote
Above: Octowood is treating its Octopost range with Tanasote copper-oil
Octowood, part of the Rundvirke Industrier AB Group, has invested in a new Tanasote treatment plant to offer an additional choice of long-term wood protection to its fencing and powerline customers.
This is a significant commitment by one of the leading creosote treaters in Europe to offer a modern wood protection technology to propel sustainability through the heart of its operations. An innovative copper-oil wood preservative, Tanasote was developed by Arxada as a modern alternative to creosote. Protecting against a wide spectrum of decay fungi, it has been specifically designed to minimise early failures while providing a long service life. A combination of organic biocides and copper in a mobile oil formulation, Tanasote achieves a high penetration depth into the timbers, providing excellent water repellent properties for improved stability in service.
Beesley & Fildes invests in treatment plant
and for the first time, enables the merchant to treat timbers in green and brown from its Chester site. With no need for manual equipment, up to 38m3
of timber can be
Above: The new treatment plant at Beesley & Fildes’ Cheshire branch
Independent, family-owned builders merchant Beesley & Fildes has invested £300,000 in a new timber treatment plant at its Chester branch.
Replacing an existing facility, the fully automated plant can operate all year round
treated per day, more than tripling output. Thanks to the new technology, drying time, which previously could take between 24 and 48 hours, has been reduced so treated timber can be collected on the same day. Treatment strengths can also be varied for above and below ground timbers. “Timber is a core part of our offer, so this investment will ensure we provide the best possible service to our customers,” said Tony Carroll, Beesley & Fildes’ branch manager, Chester.
As well as the treatment area, the new plant comprises a secure storage facility and is fully bunded throughout to maximise health and safety.
Arauco selects Opturion for forestry supply chain optimisation
Opturion, a supply chain optimisation company, has been awarded a contract by global forest products company Arauco. Opturion has entered a long-term contract to build, commission and support a supply chain optimisation solution for the forestry and transport operations of Arauco based on its proven optimisation platform.
The solution will provide an upgrade to the optimal transport planning and scheduling system over several time horizons. It will include long-term strategic optimisation, medium-term
tactical planning, and real-time dynamic optimisation on the day of operations. The solution will integrate entirely with existing management systems to provide a secure, efficient workflow. It is being developed to include sourcing and loading forest products and transporting them to sawmills, pulp mills, and plywood manufacturing plants.
The benefits for Arauco will include: increased equipment and labour productivity, improved schedule adherence and better management of delays and queuing. The system will go live in July.
Raute Corporation has signed a service agreement with Paged Eesti OÜ, Estonia, part of Paged Group, covering full maintenance responsibility of the production machinery including consumables, spare parts, and small upgrades. The maintenance team, 19 people from Paged Eesti, is transferred to Raute services team. “We are excited to extend our partnership with Paged Eesti,” said Kurt Bossuyt, Raute’s executive vice-president, services. “This agreement aligns with Raute’s service strategy, aimed at deepening collaboration with our valued customers. We are pleased to enter into this agreement, which shows our ability to support the customer in ensuring optimised production of the factory together with life cycle services.” “The decision to outsource maintenance tasks and partner with Raute was taken with a firm belief in its substantial contribution to our company’s technical advancement,” said Arkadiusz Swider, chairman of the board and CEO of Paged Eesti. “This partnership will facilitate the integration of our production processes with Raute’s advanced technology, with a focus on preventative strategies and continual enhancement.
□ Western Archrib, part of the Alberta, Canada-based Northland Group of companies, has selected TiCom, TimberTec’s market-leading timber ERP solution.
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Renowned for innovation in the agricultural fencing sector with its Octopost range, sustainability and quality are the key drivers for Octowood investing in Tanasote copper-oil.
“Sustainability requirements and environmental aspects are crucial today,” said Leif Berglund, Octowood’s Tanasote project director and acting board member. “We have to keep up not only because of legal requirements for our business, but a desire to find new ways to produce as sustainably as we can.” To date, Tanasote has been granted Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) authorisation for use as an industrial wood preservative for Use Classes 3 and 4 in 23 countries across Europe.
Raute signs service agreement with Paged Eesti
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