Forest Enterprises won the Environmental Management Award at the 2021 Eastland Forestry Awards in Gisborne on 21 May 2021. This award recognises Forest Enterprises for its leadership in harvest catchment management and planning, and for supporting contractors to implement innovative mechanised harvesting systems. A key principle of forestry investment is to protect the underlying asset [...]
Forest Enterprises’ Environmental Manager, Hannah Harvey, was recognised at the 2021 Southern North Island Wood Council Awards this month. She received the Outstanding Environmental Management Award. This award recognises a person or company who goes above and beyond for environmental management. Hannah has demonstrated environmental leadership in our business and service to our clients. Hannah [...]
Forest Enterprises manages around 35,000 hectares of sustainable forest land in Gisborne, Wairarapa and Hawkes Bay on behalf of our retail investors and for other forest owners. In 2021, we are on track to harvest over 1 million tonnes of logs. The successful contractors are the safest We engage local contractors to carry out specialist [...]
Latest news from Forest Enterprises Forest Enterprises - Creating wealth. Naturally. Investor Update, Summer 2020 We're pleased to be ending the year in good form after what 2020 threw at us all. I'd like to thank our staff, investors and contractors for their support of Forest Enterprises which is much appreciated. The general election heralded [...]
Investor Update, Winter 2020 New Zealand's primary industries are doing relatively well in the Covid-19 conditions compared to all other sectors of our economy. There is no denying the pandemic is affecting our lives in large ways and small. But your forestry investment is in good shape even under the current conditions. On behalf of Forest Enterprises' directors and staff, [...]
We are delighted to announce Forest Enterprises has been selected as a finalist in Supporting Gold for the 2020 Wellington Gold Awards. The Wellington Gold Awards celebrates excellence and enterprise of businesses in the greater Wellington region. Supporting Gold specifically recognises stand-out professional services and infrastructure providers. “This is welcome recognition for the Forest Enterprises team. They’ve worked hard to [...]
Forest Enterprises harvested approximately 350,000 tonnes from our Wairarapa harvest this year. We are able to satisfy demand from local sawmills with approximately 35% of our Wairarapa volume and the balance, approximately 230,000 tonnes, was exported via CentrePort in Wellington. CentrePort has released its 2019 Annual Report. The port has experienced a 27% increase in [...]
July 2019 | The recent drop in log prices has understandably generated interest from investors about how we respond. It’s important to put price changes into the context of your investment. Forestry investment is long-term Forestry is a long-term investment which is why people like it. Investing in alternative assets like forestry is complementary [...]
The local papers in our regions of Wairarpa, Hawke's Bay and Gisborne have recently published articles about Forest Enterprises, providing locals and investors an update on our forestry operations. Hawke's Bay Today - Forestry & Land Use Feature, June 2019 The Gisborne Herald - Eastland Wood Council Forestry Awards Feature, May 2019 Wairarapa Times-Age - Rural [...]
Forest Enterprises Growth Limited and three other forestry companies in Wairarapa have joined forces to improve operational efficiencies in log distribution and export in the region. Log Distribution Limited is a joint venture company which will manage log marketing and shipping, marshalling and stevedoring, road and rail transport and log storage. It will be supported by [...]
