McVilly sites up for sale
25 May 2017
McVilly Timber, operating under the company name of Mount Edisar Pty Ltd, was placed in administration in February with debts of $1 million. Source: The Standard Creditors voted for assets to be sold after the business failed to sell by expression of interest in March. Charles Stewart
Continue Reading →CCH to close Morwell but Yarram is safe
25 May 2017
The future of the 160 workers has been thrown in doubt with New Zealand-based Carter Holt Harvey announcing its Morwell sawmill will close as soon as August. The decision is unlikely to affect the operation of the CHH sawmill in Yarram. Source: Gippsland Times and Maffra Spectator CHH
Continue Reading →Prefab housing manufacturer wins Hall of Fame award
18 May 2017
Prefabricated construction trendsetters Impresa House, operating in Melbourne for only seven months, has already taken out a prestigious manufacturing award, and chief executive Sean Morley will be at Frame Australia to explain how it was achieved. Source: Timberbiz The Australian com
Continue Reading →Timber puts money back in the bank
18 May 2017
In a construction market where budgets are forever under pressure, the use of timber materials in combination with offsite construction approaches can be a genuine silver bullet for astute builders. Source: Timberbiz Richard Smith, Associate Director of MBMpl Pty Ltd says where timber
Continue Reading →Carter Holt Harvey Myrtleford in breach of FSC
18 May 2017
The union representing 200 workers who have been shut out of an Australian timber mill is seeking to have the company stripped of its certification as an ethical producer. Source: The Sydney Morning Herald In a major escalation of a three-week pay battle at the Myrtleford timber mill,
Continue Reading →More bad news for embattled Vic industry
18 May 2017
About 160 timber workers are set to lose their jobs because a supply shortage caused by the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires have left the Morwell mill unviable, according to its owners Carter Holt Harvey (CHH). Sources: Wangaratta Chronicle, ABC, Timberbiz The workers were summoned to a
Continue Reading →Crackdown on imported wooden furniture
11 May 2017
The Australian Government is being urged to check wooden furniture imported from Vietnam, after the discovery of a massive illegal logging operation. Source: ABC News Investigators say logs from national parks in Cambodia are being smuggled across the border to Vietnam, where they are
Continue Reading →Building approvals cycling down
11 May 2017
Building approvals data for March 2017, released by the ABS indicate that residential building is set to slow, according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA). Source: Timberbiz HIA Acting Chief Economist Warwick Temby said: “the 13% decline in new dwelling approvals during March
Continue Reading →New Foundation Fellow for national centre for timber durability
11 May 2017
A leading researcher from the world’s largest university wood and forestry program is to be appointed as Foundation Fellow for Australia’s National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life. Source: Timberbiz Professor Philip Evans will take on the position while maintaining an ong
Continue Reading →Mill for Sale Mr Andrews
11 May 2017
Australian Sustainable Hardwoods says it is prepared to consider selling its Heyfield timber mill to the Victorian Government. Source: The Weekly Times “If the Government came forward with a genuine offer, in the context of saving the jobs of the workers, the board may consider a sale
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