Murray River Forests and Bergin’s Logging Pty Ltd have joined forces to improve stability and efficiency in the harvest and transport of nearly half a million tonnes of radiata pine.

Timberlands

Murray River Forests announces long-term partnership with Bergin’s Logging

Murray River Forests and Bergin’s Logging Pty Ltd have joined forces to improve stability and efficiency in the harvest and transport of nearly half a million tonnes of radiata pine, as New Forests says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Bergin’s Logging Pty Ltd, a family-owned and operated business based in Tumbarumba, Australia,have been providing services to the forest industry for more than 20 years. They were recently awarded the contract for the harvest and haulage of 120,000 tonnes per year from Murray River Forests, for the next four years, supplying saw logs to Hyne and Sons and pulp logs to Norske Skog pulp mill.

Murray River Forests is a 4,900-hectare pine estate located throughout the Murray region and is owned by an investment fund managed by Sydney-based New Forests. Local forest management services are provided by PF Olsen Australia. Under the ownership of New Forests’ fund and management by PF Olsen Australia, Murray River Forests is certified for responsible forest management.

Since being awarded the new multi-year contract, Bergin’s have purchased two pieces of harvest equipment – a harvester (Komatsu XT460L) and a forwarder (Komatsu 895), with a combined value of around $1.7 million. They have also purchased two new truck and trailer combinations to update their existing fleet.

New Forests is one of the world’s largest forestry investment managers and has been headquartered and operating in Australia since 2005.