Hyne Timber was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame in recognition of the company’s 133 years of operation. Sources: Timberbiz, Manufacturers Monthly, Sunshine Coast Daily The Fraser Coast-based business started out as a sawmill on the banks of the Mary River in

The second draft of the Australia Forest Stewardship Standard has been released. It covers high conservation value native forests across Australia and addresses scale, intensity and risk for forest activities. Source: ABC Rural Forest Stewardship Council Australia CEO Adam Beaumont sa

A forest conservation group has assembled a list of products you probably didn’t know are made from timber, and some of them will leave you stumped. Source: The Daily Mail UK In a bid to reveal the value of the mighty tree, the Forest Stewardship Council listed the not-so-obvious wood

The German sawmilling industry produced considerably less spruce lumber in the first quarter of 2015 whereas the output of pine and other softwood lumber increased. Source: Euwid The output of rough-sawn softwood lumber across the whole range of assortments fell by 5.1% to a total of

China is the world’s largest importer and consumer of wood-based products. Its booming domestic market is the main driver of growth in imports, though the country is also now the world’s most important timber-processing hub. Source: China File In 2013, China’s imports of timber-sector

An overhaul of ForestrySA operations could see more than half the current workforce in South Australia privatised. Source: ABC News Workers in the state’s south-east were told OneFortyOne Plantations would assume full management of plantation forestry assets. South Australian Fo

The Australian Timber Flooring Association Awards For Excellence were held in Melbourne to recognise and celebrate the best boards in the business, and honour the industry’s star performers. Source: Architecture and Design The Australian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA) President, J

There is now bipartisan support in Tasmania for limited logging of trees within parts of the state’s World Heritage-listed wilderness. Source: ABC News Last month, UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee urged the Australian and Tasmanian governments to ban commercial logging wi