What is it?

Friday Offcuts is the leading weekly electronic newsletter that goes out to New Zealand and Australian forestry, wood products and paper companies. Since its launch in 2003, Friday Offcuts has grown to become the most widely read and distributed e-newsletter in the Australasian forest products sector.

Every week Friday Offcuts provides a timely, stimulating and succinct summary of stories, local and international, on key issues and technical developments that are important to our readers. The weekly updates on employment opportunities, tenders and equipment for sale have become an integral part of the weekly industry update. Friday Offcuts is now the "first choice for wood news".

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Principal Partners

The two major wood promotional campaigns in Australasia, NZ Wood and Wood. Naturally Better., have both joined as the two principal partners to Friday Offcuts. Friday Offcuts has been selected to provide regular updates to forest products companies in both countries on activities and new resources as they are being developed by both wood promotion campaigns.

NZ Wood is a major promotional and development programme for forests and wood. It is a New Zealand industry-wide programme designed to inspire the use of wood as a sustainable and versatile resource. The NZ Wood programme aims to embed a 'wood culture' in New Zealand's culture. For further information on NZ Wood see our partners page.

The Wood. Naturally Better. programme is an Australian industry initiative designed to increase the use of wood and wooden products by creating a recognisable brand logo that will become associated with the advantages of wood, at both a trade and consumer level. The Wood. Naturally Better. programme is being run by Forest & Wood Products Australia on behalf of levy payers within the industry. It is a first for the Australian market and is the largest joint-activity ever undertaken by the forest and wood products industry. For further information on Wood. Naturally Better. see our partners page.

Who reads it?

Friday Offcuts is read by a very large proportion of companies and cross section of employees in the Australasian forest products sector. It is supported and has established linkages with all major industry associations from New Zealand and Australia.

No paid subscription is needed for you to receive Offcuts each Friday. It's free. It is the principal means of communication within the sector.

Who produces it?

Friday Offcuts is produced by Innovatek Ltd, an innovative technology and events management company that specialises in the forestry and wood products industry in New Zealand and Australia.

In addition to managing a number of leading industry associations the company develops, manages and runs a wide range of independent technology transfer programmes. These are designed to improve the operating efficiencies, international competitiveness and profitability of New Zealand and Australian companies.

Industry Supporters

We welcome comments and contributions on Friday Offcuts. For details on advertising for positions within the forest products industry or for products and services within the weekly newsletter, please contact us.