Study finds foreign flat packs flood the market
02 November 2017
Foreign flat-pack imports make up approximately 15% of the total household joinery fitted in Australia each year, according to a new study commissioned by FWPA to illuminate what was previously a statistical black hole. Source: Timberbiz The study to develop reliable data around flat-
Continue Reading →Barangaroo wins Grand Prix Timber Design Award
02 November 2017
Australia’s first engineered timber multi-storey office building, International House at Sydney’s Barangaroo, was announced as the winner of the Grand Prix Award at the Australian Timber Design Awards (ATDA) dinner, held in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz Among the other winners were Geo
Continue Reading →$900m investment by sawmillers and wood manufacturers
02 November 2017
Australian saw millers and wood manufacturers have invested an estimated $900 million over the last five years in efficiency and productivity initiatives, on the back of strong demand for timber fuelled by the booming housing market. Source: Timberbiz The investment comes despite unce
Continue Reading →Training leaders for a forest future
02 November 2017
Mid-level managers will have a new opportunity to develop their leadership skills next year when FWPA launches a new regional leadership training pilot program designed to help create future industry leaders in collaboration with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation. Source: Tim
Continue Reading →Creativity and technology the cornerstones of award-winning building
26 October 2017
Creativity and technology are fuel for the innovation generation. International House Sydney is a fusion of these two components, giving a platform to develop a culture of change and to drive sustainable growth. Source: Timberbiz Standing at the gateway of Barangaroo, International Ho
Continue Reading →WoodSolutions Species App for everyone
25 October 2017
WoodSolutions has launched the WoodSolutions Species App to support professionals in the design and build industry, including furniture makers and DIYers to choose and specify the best timber species and products for structural, exterior and interior applications. Source: Timberbiz Th
Continue Reading →KPMG Pine Log Price Index
25 October 2017
The Australian Pine Log Price Index (“the Index”) is compiled by KPMG using data provided by Australian softwood growers. The Index documents changes in pine log prices achieved by large-scale commercial plantation owners selling common grades of plantation softwood logs to domestic p
Continue Reading →Two weeks to Timber awards announcement
12 October 2017
Less than two weeks to go before the 2017 Australian Timber Design Award winners are announced in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz For the first time Dangerous Designs will be joining the celebrations that will beled by celebrity MC Tracey Spicer. Tickets are available at $170 pp for entr
Continue Reading →Australia increasing log exports
05 October 2017
Timberland owners in Australia are increasingly exploring opportunities for the exportation of logs as an alternative to selling logs in the domestic market. From 2012 to 2016, the export volume was up 300%, and 2017 is likely to set a new record high, according to the Wood Resource Q
Continue Reading →Carter Holt Harvey closes sawmill – no worker scheme in place
05 October 2017
Remaining Carter Holt Harvey Morwell sawmill employees went home from work for the last time on Thursday after the company closed its doors permanently. Source: The Latrobe Valley Express CHH announced the closure in late July due to a lack of plantation pine from its key supplier, Ha
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