There are many reasons why you should select
PF Olsen as your forestry advisors and managers: we're established, experienced, multi-disciplinary...
1. If you want to work with the largest forest management consultancy in New Zealand
PF Olsen Limited has over 95 staff in 13 offices throughout New Zealand. The company was founded in 1971 by the late Peter Olsen, and has grown steadily since its establishment. Today we manage some 165,000 hectares of plantation forest for individuals and corporate clients. Many are owned by offshore interests.
We are not too big to care; most of our staff are shareholders in the company and thus have a personal interest in meeting your needs and fostering long term relationships.
2. If you want service that's backed by expertise and experience....
We pride ourselves on our broad-spectrum expertise. We provide the most comprehensive service in the region. In addition to standard forest management, harvest management and consultancy services, we're able to provide leading-edge forest mapping and Geographic Information System services and to supply quality genetically improved seed and treestocks.
Because our shareholders are our staff, we have a lot at stake in the business. We have a long-term view and there are no hidden agendas. PF Olsen does not trade logs or own sawmills; nor are we logging or trucking contractors. This makes us truly independent and reduces conflicts of interest in our role as harvesting and marketing manager for forest owners.
Significant investments in cooperative research, tree breeding, production of treestocks and management of both radiata pine and eucalypt species allow us to offer you the best possible service at a competitive price.
3. If you want access to an international market...
Our marketing capabilities are enhanced through access to international log and timber traders such as Tenco Ltd, TPT Forests, Pacific Forest Products Ltd, Pentarch Forest
Products Ltd and several other smaller export traders.
Our offshore forestry consulting experience has been focussed on the Asia/Pacific region - Philippines, Thailand, Laos, Indonesia, China, Bhutan, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Western Samoa, Solomon Islands and also Kenya.
4. If, as we do, you believe that good environmental management is important to your livelihood...
We are committed to high standards of environmental performance. Clients are assured that their activities either enhance environmental values or minimise impacts. Our environmental management system is certified to ISO 14001 standards. The company holds FSC certification as a resource manager for client forests.
5. If you want a smooth management service that can run without you...
Our quality management system ensures that we provide high quality management services. This system has been independently certified by Certenz to ISO 9001 standards.
If you're sick of running around trying to manage numerous tasks at one time then you need to call us.
We will take all the hassle out of your forestry investment and ensure you receive the best possible price for your woodlot.
Call our team
now on +64 7 921 1010, or to speak to your local harvest and marketing
manager call
toll-free 0508 PFOLSEN (736 5736) , or email us at
info@pfolsen.com
| Excellent Returns from a Young and Relatively Low Quality Stand.
 The Henley forest is 5 hectares comprising 3 stands of 19 to 26 year old partly-pruned forest on Gammons Road near Kaikohe. Malcolm Henley wanted to get the best returns from his forest, but wasn't sure how to go about it.
When PF Olsen was initially asked to estimate what net stumpage could be expected from this forest, we estimated a net return to the forest owner of $8.55/tonne (this was based on September 2008 prices). Because Malcolm was contemplating a graded-managed-sale method (as opposed to selling by fixed price stumpage) we cautioned him that the actual result would depend on how the market was at the time of harvesting, and whether we could place his volume into some highly favourable markets PF Olsen was developing.
The forest was readied for harvesting and harvesting commenced in November and operations and sales ran through to December.
To the forest owner's delight, the actual result was a much higher net stumpage of $18.94/tonne. The reasons for this much higher result were:
- As part of its China-direct strategy, PF Olsen had established a much higher price for export pruned, S grade and other unpruned export grades.
- A good domestic market was found for logs for poles and house piles.
This result was particularly pleasing and this is what Malcolm Henley has to say about the job: "When PF Olsen told me that their estimate was $8.55/tonne it was just above my expectations so I felt it was realistic. They said they believed there was considerable upside if market opportunities developed favourably and when you look at the result, they were right! The harvest crew (Tom Harrison & Sons Ltd) were excellent to deal with, efficient and they tidied up real well. All in all being Harvest-Ready as advised by PF Olsen has paid off for me and I am very happy with the result."
Find out how PF Olsen can help you with your forestry investment! Speak to your local representative on toll-free 0508 PFOLSEN (736 5736) or e-mail: info@pfolsen.com
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