Despite a comeback in new home construction, conditions within the flooring industry in Australia remain extremely challenging according to leaders within the industry. Source: Sourceable Australian Timber Flooring Industry Association CEO Randy Flierman said that notwithstanding a re

Eastern Australia has been listed in a new WWF report as a global front for deforestation. Source: The Daily Telegraph WWF-International’s Living Forests Report: Saving Forests at Risk lists eastern Australia as one of 11 places around the world that will account for 80% of global for

Shwood has made a name for itself with its take on the classic Ray-Ban Wayfarers made from exotic woods like Zebrawood, Cherry, and East Indian Rosewood. Source: Gizmodo But the grain on its latest design isn’t strictly wood — it’s a veneer made from 488m of recycled newspapers that a

Researchers at the University of Georgia have discovered that manipulation of a specific gene in a hardwood tree species not only makes it easier to break down the wood into fuel, but also significantly increases tree growth. Source: Phys org In a paper published recently in Biotechno

Apple has purchased 36,000 acres of forest in Maine and North Carolina in order to sustainably harvest materials for use in packaging products. Source: Macworld Australia Apple’s packaging is one of the things that sets it apart form other consumer electronics companies. The unboxing 

Hancock Forest Management (NZ), a division of the world’s largest timberland investment manager, is confident about the outlook for New Zealand timber. Source: Sharechat “The domestic market right now is on a pretty firm footing. There is some pretty solid construction act

  Recently retired Gympie forester Ernie Rider has been inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Foresters of Australia. Source: The Gympie Times Mr Rider started his 50-year career by taking an honours degree in forestry from Queensland University and then at the Australian Nati

The future of Forestry Tasmania remains under a cloud as the State Government commits to detail its plans for the company before the May budget. Source: The ABC Officials from Treasury, State Growth and the Premier’s Department have reviewed the company. Three weeks ago they handed th