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Specialty timbers go under the hammer

14 June 2018
The Forest Products Commission (FPC) is expecting spirited bidding from wood enthusiasts and craftspeople when approximately 10 tonnes of assorted timber species, from the South West and Goldfields regions, are auctioned. Source: Timberbiz The auction will be held at the FPC Manjimup
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Affordable housing is a construction success

14 June 2018
When the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) planned an affordable housing project in Preston,Victoria their strategic decision centred on timber. They wanted affordable housing, so it needed to be lightweight timber framing. Source: Timberbiz Steve Ayton, DHHS senior proje
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Hyne to the rescue in Hervey Bay

12 June 2018
Hyne Timber’s CEO Jon Kleinschmidt confirmed the company’s continued support for Marine Rescue Hervey Bay with the ongoing sponsorship of the vessel, ‘Hyne Timber Rescue’. Source: Timberbiz Three years on from becoming a major sponsoring partner, this marked the sign
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Grand Designs on office fitouts

12 June 2018
Across Australia, award-winning architect Peter Maddison, host of Grand Designs Australia, is entering the living rooms and devices of hundreds of thousands of people, with news about the wellbeing, productivity and other advantages of wood for Planet Ark and Forest and Wood Products
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New director for National Centre for Timber Durability & Design Life

07 June 2018
One of the world’s most renowned figures in timber durability and protection, Professor Jeff Morrell of Oregon State University, has been appointed as director of the National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life for a term of five years. Source: Timberbiz The Centre, which is
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

07 June 2018
Softwood log prices $141.52/m3 – as Australia’s softwood log exports continue to grow, the average price of larger dimension (>15cm diameter) logs was AUD141.52/m3 in March 2018 17,566 m3 – sawn softwood exports in March remain small, less than one-quarter monthly import volumes. T
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Half a century of cutbacks results in current wood shortage crisis

04 June 2018
The crisis in wood supply facing Victoria’s hardwood sawmills is the culmination of successive cutbacks in native forest timber available to industry over almost 50 years. Source: Philip Hopkins for Timberbiz “It has been a process of attrition,” said Kevin Wareing, a retired Forests
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OSB trade ‘does not reflect reality’ – builder

04 June 2018
Australia’s reported imports of Oriented Strand Board (OSB) are lower than the reality despite rising more than 50% over the last year, according to a major builder. Source: IndustryEdge for Timberbiz Imports of OSB totalled 52,486m3, up 53.8% for the year to the end of March, compare
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FWPA seeking non-executive directors

31 May 2018
Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) is seeking to appoint at least three non-executive directors to its skills-based board. Source: Timberbiz FWPA is an unlisted public company (limited by guarantee) that provides national, integrated promotion, research and development services
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Top 5: Market Points from IndustryEdge

31 May 2018
Plywood imports up 28.2% – Australia’s imports of plywood rose 28.2% over the year-ended March 2018, lifting to a huge 517,836 m3 345,774 m3 – softwood log exports in March fell to their lowest monthly level in six months 1,815 – the total number of approvals of 1 and 2 Storey Flats f
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