Independent Forestry Services' Forest Harvesting

For over thirty years the IFS harvest management team has been establishing and tending Southland/Otago forest investments for clients, and maximising forest rotation investment returns at harvesting.
During this thirty plus years, IFS has established a trusted, autonomous working relationship with local sawmills and the forestry industry generally.
As part of its long-term commitment IFS assists new and original clients to harvest and market their forest investments to get the best returns available.
IFS Harvesting Services include as required:

Independent timber sales on behalf of sellers.
Timber purchases on behalf of buyers.
Preliminary assessment reports.
Forest management contracts (IFS/seller or buyer).
Sale and purchase agreements (seller/buyer)
Full forest inventories.
Applications for appropriate consents.
Sale or tender advertising.
Method of sale - graded or stumpage.
Full report to seller with analysis of offers with recommendations or guidance for
acceptance or rejection.
Access, road and skid site engineering, construction and maintenance.
Pre-harvest meetings with buyer and contractors.
Regular harvest progress/performance inspections.
Regular OSH, insurance and compliance audits.
Weekly and monthly volume, value, area reconciliations.

Redwoods near Rotorua