FOREST MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Professional Harvesting Systems are one of New Zealand’s leading forestry management companies. Our team has extensive experience in a range of forest management services including managing harvesting operations and providing optimal log marketing solutions; providing benefits to you, the forest owner.

Professional Harvesting Systems Ltd (PHS) is a large provider of independent harvesting and log marketing services for woodlot owners within the North Island. Our forestry management company specialises in putting together customised harvest management solutions for our clients. We have a selection of logging crews available to suit your needs either as a small farm woodlot or a corporate forest.

We can provide an obligation free assessment on your trees. This includes:

  • An estimate tree volume and value

  • harvest plan for extracting the logs

  • An overview of harvest-related costs

  • log marketing strategy

Our job as harvest managers is to ensure you achieve the highest return for your woodlot or forest. We operate to the highest safety and environmental standards and have the technical expertise and experience to provide top-quality end-to-end management.

Greg Bell
Director

Greg has an Honours Degree in Forestry and has held senior harvesting and marketing management roles with large corporate forestry companies….

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Craig Peters
Director

Craig has many practical logging qualifications and has had a solid career as a Harvest Manager before joining forces with Greg to form PHS….

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Hayden Cram
Harvest Manager

Hayden joined PHS in 2013 after having completed his Diploma in Forest Management. He is now assessing woodlots and managing harvest operations….

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Ash Brown
WOODLOTS CONTRACT MANAGER

Ash has had his own logging truck, introduced the first self – loader into NZ and managed his own logging crews…

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Ani Doherty
Administration Manager

Ani is the glue that keeps us together. Most importantly she ensures all data is correct so everyone gets paid…

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FOREST MANAGEMENT SERVICES

Professional Harvesting Systems are one of New Zealand’s leading forestry management companies. Our team has extensive experience in a range of forest management services including managing harvesting operations and providing optimal log marketing solutions; providing benefits to you, the forest owner.

Professional Harvesting Systems Ltd (PHS) is a large provider of independent harvesting and log marketing services for woodlot owners within the North Island. Our forestry management company specialises in putting together customised harvest management solutions for our clients. We have a selection of logging crews available to suit your needs either as a small farm woodlot or a corporate forest.

We can provide an obligation free assessment on your trees. This includes:

  • An estimate tree volume and value
  • harvest plan for extracting the logs
  • An overview of harvest-related costs
  • log marketing strategy

Our job as harvest managers is to ensure you achieve the highest return for your woodlot or forest. We operate to the highest safety and environmental standards and have the technical expertise and experience to provide top-quality end-to-end management.

Greg Bell
Director

Greg has an Honours Degree in Forestry and has held senior harvesting and marketing management roles with large corporate forestry companies….

Read More

Craig Peters
Director

Craig has many practical logging qualifications and has had a solid career as a Harvest Manager before joining forces with Greg to form PHS….

Read More

Hayden Cram
Harvest Manager

Hayden joined PHS in 2013 after having completed his Diploma in Forest Management. He is now assessing woodlots and managing harvest operations….

Read More

Ash Brown
WOODLOTS CONTRACT MANAGER

Ash has had his own logging truck, introduced the first self – loader into NZ and managed his own logging crews…

Read More

Ani Doherty
Administration Manager

Ani is the glue that keeps us together. Most importantly she ensures all data is correct so everyone gets paid…

Read More

8 Steps to harvesting

ASSESSMENT

Produces an estimate of your crop value based on market values and taking into account associated costs.

HARVEST PLAN

A detailed harvest plan identifying road and skid placements

Agreement

Proposal signed and timing of operation scheduled

INFRASTRUCTURE

Preparing your environment for the harvest project

THE TREE HARVESTING

Logging crews & equipment move onsite to fall and process your trees according to the Harvest Plan

LOG SALES

Negotiate the best price for your logs in the current market

LAND REHABILITATION

The land rehabilitation will be undertaken according to your preferences

PROJECT COMPLETION

Provide a detailed financial reconciliation and onsite review of harvesting operation to ensure expectations have been met

 

Get the most out of your trees.

If you have trees and want to know how much they are currently worth, then we can tell you.
 
It won’t cost you anything for us to assess and give you a starting point.
 
Our job as Harvest Managers is to ensure you get the best return for your trees