Accoya Wood of the future
16 February 2017
Accoya Acetylated Wood is one building product we’re keeping an eye on this year. Named as one of the top 10 green building products for 2017, the product is tipped to have a significant impact on the market in the coming years. Source: Architecture And Design While the product is ava
Continue Reading →Lights go out on Masters
16 February 2017
Across the country the Masters signs are down, the lights are out and the front doors have closed on the failed retailer’s barn-like sheds, but their new owner is busy negotiating the next chapter. Source: Sydney Morning Herald Home Consortium, which surprised bigger property pl
Continue Reading →Big River in Brisbane airport
16 February 2017
As Queensland’s capital city and a popular holiday destination for both interstate and international travellers, Brisbane enjoys frequent visitors and with the increase through the Brisbane Domestic Airport, an upgrade of the Southern Concourse terminal was needed. Source: Timberbiz “
Continue Reading →Prime position to take over sawmill
16 February 2017
The search is on for someone to fire up the former Prime Sawmill and fill up to 50 new jobs. As part of Eastland Community Trust’s $12.1 million plan to reactivate the former Prime Sawmill site, ECT says it is launching a national marketing campaign to find an operator for the mill. S
Continue Reading →Chickens in a flap over Heyfield
16 February 2017
Chicken farmers across Victoria fear the cost of producing chicken meat will escalate if Australian Sustainable Hardwoods’ timber mill closes at Heyfield. Source: Weekly Times As a byproduct of timber processing, sawdust and wood shavings from the mill are the major source of bedding
Continue Reading →Government funds sought for major mill refit
16 February 2017
The owner of Australia’s largest hardwood processor has asked the Victorian Government to fund a $40 million refit of the mill. Source: Timberbiz Australian Sustainable Hardwoods employs 250 people at Heyfield in Gippsland, but is threatening to close the mill due to a cut in na
Continue Reading →New Deputy MD at HIA
09 February 2017
The Housing Industry Association has appointed Graham Wolfe as Deputy Managing Director. Source: Timberbiz “The position of Deputy Managing Director is a new role within the Association,” said HIA’s Managing Director, Shane Goodwin. “This new position reflects the rapidly evolving, dy
Continue Reading →Tall timber buildings becoming the norm
09 February 2017
Australia’s largest timber building will call Brisbane home in a deal worth $140 million between developer Lendlease and the Liberman family-backed Impact Investment Group. Sources: Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review Known as 5 King, the property will be one the final
Continue Reading →Not a Patch on this WAN winner
02 February 2017
There is a lot to love about Patch22, the tallest wood building in the Netherlands, which just won a World Architecture News Residential award as best building of 2016. Source: Treehugger The 100 foot tall, seven storey building in an Amsterdam industrial area is designed by Tom Frant
Continue Reading →Timber not a support in all cases
02 February 2017
According to Tony Brooks part of his role with Safety MITS enables him to see many industrial and mining companies sites all over Australia. Source: Timberbiz While many of these successful companies are safety focused and have embraced the latest safety technologies, there is still r
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