Why Harvest with RNZ

Ribbonwood NZ recognizes that private Forest Owners are presented with a number of good quality choices when it comes time to realize the best nett return for their standing Timber.

8 Reasons Why Forest Owners should decide to choose RNZ:

1. Maximum payment for your trees
   Understanding what drives nett returns upwards is important. Do the basics well. Optimal customer log prices and grade options will drive a focus is on optimising value recovery through best practice logmaking. The best nett returns will only happen when well planned, safe and cost effective harvesting and cartage are carried as part of the overall management. In the past 10 years Ribbonwood NZ has won and completed over 3.5 millions tonnes of radiata pine by doing just this.
2. Expert Marketing Ability.
   Our business success is built around the strength of customers and in turn the strength of their customers. By aligning strategic partnerships over the past 10 years and building robust commercial relationships we produce a higher return for the forest owner. We plan to be doing this for many years to come.
3. Guaranteed Prompt & Transparent Payment.
   Payment with certainty on a monthly basis. Full payment protection offered at no cost. Our duplicate docketing system also ensures that you receive an accurate independent record of timber loaded out.
4. High Quality RNZ Owned Harvesting and Cartage Crews.
   Crew accountability, efficiency and professionalism come from an investment in special people and machinery. All our Managers have ownership shareholdings and are 100% present on a daily basis.
   There are few people out there who back the sustainability of the industry with this sort of long-term vision and commitment. Without reinvestment into the industry and our business through people, equipment and technologies to improve our service your optimal tree value may never be realised.
5. Proven Performers with Comprehensive Industry Experience.
   “You often have to lose before you win.” We have been around long enough to know that the road in this industry is often uneven and to that we have made our share of mistakes along the way. Capture the experience of a company that has successfully competed and against global competitors and has outlasted them all with an “anything is possible” attitude.
6. Project Management Ability
   We enjoy and thrive on the management challenge to bring your timber investment to fruition. Initial forest inventory estimates, resource consent, transit approval, road and skid construction and vital water control engineering are all inclusive.
7. Risk Management:
   We can take care of the statutory compliance requirements under the Health and Safety Act 1992, Occupational Safety and Health, Industry Best Practice Guidelines, and environmental compliance pursuant to the Resource Management Act 1991. This will give you peace of mind that the works undertaken on your land are compliant with relevant legislation.
8. Understanding of  Landowner Requirements
   We understand that forest owners in farming and lifestyle block environments have particular requirements. We are farm owners ourselves. We take special care to avoid interference with farming operations, particularly fence lines, waterlines, pasture and farm races promptly and honestly resolving issues when they arise