Costs of fires felt for years: BOA can help Forestry crews
Nelson-Tasman forestry workers affected by fires in the tinder-dry region are being stood down due to fires burning off work opportunities and driving up operational costs. In this update, we discuss opportunities to reduce costs and potentially reach better business outcomes to support logging and forestry contractors through tight economic times.
According to NZ Herald, approximately 240 Nelson-Tasman forestry workers have been put out of work due to fires in the area. These workers make up about 30 forestry crews, with an estimated $10,000 per day cost in wages and overheads, the news site reports.
Forestry Minister Shane Jones “said he had been advised the cost of lost production and earnings was estimated to be $2 million a day while a total fire and equipment use ban in the Nelson area prevents forestry crews working outside the fire perimeter, affecting logging, silviculture, sawmills, wood processors and log exports.”
Supporting forestry industry and companies
On 11 May 2018, Minister Jones announced the establishment of a new forestry advisory group to "provide independent advice about the forestry sector and how Government and industry can work together to deliver outcomes for New Zealand."
The Minister expects this group will be able to offer industry perspectives and insights on a range of areas in the industry, including "research, commercial and conservation forestry, local government, farm-forestry, wood processing, education and research." The group will also be in a position to advise on future risks, trends and issues for the forestry industry.
Further to government support for the industry, it's important to help businesses on the ground optimise operations for efficiency where possible. For many of these Forestry crews and others around the country, there's an opportunity to do that with heavy machinery assets.
BOA Hydraulics works closely with logging contractors around the country, and the Tasman district is no exception. BOA sees the effect these natural disasters can have on forestry businesses and the surrounding community and, along with their customers, are donating to the Tasman relief fund.
Stay safe and cut down costs with a robust hydraulics repair system
At BOA, we're dedicated to helping forestry and other primary industry contractors in New Zealand achieve better business outcomes. We offer a comprehensive solution in hydraulic hose repair and maintenance that helps contractors turn wasted time back into profit and stay safe on the job.
This includes providing contractors with the right tools, technology and training to safely assemble and replace hydraulic hoses, find nearest local hose technicians, mange inventory and schedule downtime for machine servicing before an accident occurs.
With our BOA Integrated Solution, we empower forestry contractors to:
- apply preventative maintenance to reduce hydraulic hose failure and unplanned downtime
- control contamination onsite for working and environmental safety
- apply good and safe practices to hydraulic asset management
- harness innovative and disruptive techniques that can significantly reduce downtime, hose bills, and oil spillages.
Focusing on these areas has enabled us to support our customers reduce their downtime by up to 85%, and reduce hose bills by between 40-60%.
Contact BOA Hydraulics for better business outcomes
At BOA Hydraulics, we're helping forestry and other heavy machinery contractors identify unnecessary expenditure on hydraulic hose repair and maintenance, and transition to an integrated solution that improves productivity and profitability of hydraulic assets.
During tight economic times, it's important to seek efficiencies and ways to improve operations to bring costs down. To speak with a hydraulic hose repair and maintenance specialist about how you can achieve this, contact the BOA Hydraulics team today.