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Pleasant River Lumber of Maine , USA , is the first company in North America to invest in TC continuous kilns from Valutec .
“ We visited several Swedish sawmills that were using Valutec products and they exceeded our highest expectations in terms of
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the details , quality of design and energy efficiency . At the end of the day , it was a very easy decision .
Valutec has a product that will position us at the leading edge throughout North America when it comes to drying technology ,” says Jason Brochu , owner of Pleasant
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River Lumber .
Pleasant River Lumber primarily serves its domestic market and the two continuous kilns it has purchased will be used at two facilities , throughout the entire sawmill production process .
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Jason Brochu , owner of Pleasant River Lumber |
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Tigercat has announced Mark Tourand has been appointed to the position of product support representative for British Columbia .
Tourand will be primarily involved with product support for Tigercat ’ s extensive customer base in western Canada .
Based in Merritt , British Columbia , Tourand has been involved in the equipment industry for over 25 years , previously working as a heavy-duty equipment
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technician in the manufacturing industry . he also has experience in the forestry and mining sectors .
“ Along with Kushiah McCullough and Damien Donoher , I am very excited to add Mark to the support team for western Canada and the United States . We continue to have many new opportunities and applications for Tigercat machines . With new innovation and increased productivity comes increased complexity of machines .
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The importance of a top-notch support team is critical ,” explains Rob Selby , Tigercat District Manager , also based in BC .
Tourand has strong technical knowledge related to diesel engines and electronic systems with professional training in power generation and diesel electric systems . He also has his Red Seal certification as a heavy-duty equipment technician .
“ I am extremely excited to join
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an innovative and cutting edge team like Tigercat Industries . I am looking forward to supporting our dealers and customers in the west ,” says Tourand . |
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In Sweden , notified area of final felling increased by 14 % in June and by 4 % in July , compared to corresponding months of last year , reports the Swedish Forest Agency .
Quarterly statistics during the year shows an increase of 34 % in the second quarter of 2018 compared with the first quarter 2018 . The second quarter of 2018 , compared to the corresponding quarter of 2017 , notified area of final felling increased by 7 %.
The 14 % increase in June corresponds to a total notified area of final felling to 30,136 hectares .
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This is the largest increase in June since 2012 .
On the county level , notified area of final felling increased in 16 of 21 counties . The largest increase in notified area of final felling was reported in Västmanland by 50 %, Stockholm by 44 % and Västernorrland by 39 %. The largest decrease was reported in Södermanland by -34 %, Skåne by -27 % och Örebro by -14 %. On the regional level , notified area of final felling increased in all four regions . In July 2018 , the increase was lower in total notified area of
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final felling . The increase of 4 % amounted to a total of 20,541 hectares . This is the largest increase in July since 2011 .
On the county level , notified area of final felling increased in 11 of 21 counties . The largest increase in notified area of final felling was reported in Uppsala by 86 % and in Östergötaland by 52 %. The largest decrease was reported in in Västmanland by 48 % and in Skåne by 44 %. On the regional level , there was increase in Northern Sweden ( Norra Norrland ) by 8 % and Central Sweden ( Svealand ) by
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22 % respective 22 %. There was a decline in South of Northern Sweden ( Södra Norrland ) by two % and South Sweden ( Götaland ) by 8 %.
During the first seven months of 2018 , compared with 2017 , there is an increase of 5 % of notified area of final felling .
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