Revival of Brooweena sawmill adds jobs to the community
24 August 2017
A family of sawmill owners is breathing new life into Brooweena sawmill with around 25 jobs up for grabs. It comes three years after the rural mill shut suddenly in 2014, devastating local contractors. Source: The Fraser Coast Chronicle New owner Ben Hall Sr, who has worked in sawmill
Continue Reading →Lifecycle assessments whitepaper
17 August 2017
A new whitepaper has been released recently on the importance of lifecycle assessments, sponsored by composite timber specialist Innowood. Source: Architecture And Design The paper titled Improving transparency: how lifecycle assessments help preserve our forests examines our dependen
Continue Reading →A look into Ironbark Timber history
17 August 2017
Ironbark Timber Products was started in my family’s backyard in Buderim in 1980 by my father David Brady and his friend Laurie Morgan says Simon Brady. So, I grew up around timber from the time I was eight years old. Mum and dad were running the tennis centre then. Sunshine Coas
Continue Reading →FWPA’s multimedia ad campaign delivers
17 August 2017
A recent series of 15 second commercials showing different applications of wood and their benefits, boosted by online content marketing, have achieved results. Source: Timberbiz The results exceed media industry averages and increased the number of consumers who say they are more like
Continue Reading →Mass Timber – Post and Beam Buildings Free Full Day Seminar
17 August 2017
With the race to the tallest timber building comes a form of building construction that has surprised the design world in its cost, speed of construction and beauty. Source: Timberbiz This form of building design is Post and Beam construction made from Mass Timber. An all-day seminar
Continue Reading →GLT with S Mark of assurance
10 August 2017
As building materials quite rightly face scrutiny with regards to compliance, the specifying of certified, quality products for construction is increasingly necessary. Source: Timberbiz Hyne Timber can confirm its Glue Laminated Timber (GLT) has been independently certified by Bureau
Continue Reading →18th Australian Timber Design Awards Night
10 August 2017
On 25 October the 2017 Australian Timber Design Award winners will be announced in Melbourne. Source: Timberbiz For the first time, Dangerous Designs is joining the event which will be hosted by MC Tracey Spicer. Tickets for the event are now available and it cost $170 per person for
Continue Reading →RBA steady as she goes
03 August 2017
“The outcome of Tuesday’s RBA meeting means that the Official Cash Rate has now been held steady for 12 consecutive months,” HIA Senior Economist, Shane Garrett said. “The decision to hold rates steady was made in the context of fairly restrained price inflation across the econo
Continue Reading →South Australia to contribute $2 million to forest products innovation
03 August 2017
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) welcomes the South Australian Government announcement of $2 million towards a National Institute for Forest Products Innovation node in Mount Gambier. Source: Timberbiz “This investment is recognition that in a carbon constrained globa
Continue Reading →Prime Minister to speak at AFPA’s industry dinner
03 August 2017
The Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) has announced that Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be speaking at AFPA’s Industry Gala Dinner on Tuesday 12 September 2017 at the Great Hall in Parliament House. Source: Timberbiz The Prime Minister will be delivering the keynote
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