Forest Machine Magazine

Finance is not just a way to get a machine through the gate. The term, deposit, residual value and repayment profile all affect what work you can take on and how much pressure sits on every load leaving site. The best deal is rarely the one with the lowest monthly figure. Forest Machine Finance Guide

Before discussing finance, put a hard number on...

Clark Engineering has been appointed as the official UK distributor for PALMS forestry trailers, with the first PALMS trailer build now completed at the company’s Dumfries site.

The appointment adds PALMS forestry trailers to Clark Engineering’s established forestry equipment offering, giving UK customers access to a proven European trailer range through a long-stand...

Wood-Mizer expands its industrial product range with the HR250 Twin-Head Horizontal Resaw, a compact, high-performance machine developed for pallet manufacturers and lumber producers

Wood-Mizer expands its industrial product range with the HR250 Twin-Head Horizontal Resaw, a compact, high-performance machine developed ...

Södra, Sweden’s largest forest owners association and Global Forest Industry Group, posted negative earnings for the second quarter of 2026. The quarter was characterised by weak market conditions and depressed demand that persisted throughout th...

Why do roundwood prices fluctuate? Because the price is set by a moving chain of forest access, harvesting capacity, haulage, mill intake, end-product demand and risk – not by a single published figure.

Roundwood prices-For working contractors, estate managers and timber buyers, the useful question is rarely whether prices are up or down nationally. It is what a part...