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FWPA’s new free online industry image library offers opportunities to source and share
Images can be the key to powerful communications – and now you have 10,000+ more at your finger tips in FWPA’s new online library – and the opportunity to promote your products and services by... Read More

FWPA's Annual Operating Plan and 5- Year strategic Plan now available online
FWPA's 2016-17 Annual operating plan and 5-year strategic plan 20016-21 are now available for viewing.  View Annual Operating Plan here. View Strategic Plan here. We welcome feedback&n... Read More

New FWPA research shows that wood is Australia’s favourite material
Ongoing consumer research shows that wood has increased its standing as Australian consumers’ favourite material for a wide range of applications. These research results are also available to ... Read More

Rising green consumerism has significant prospects for wood usage, according to FWPA research
Consumer research into perceptions around the environment and climate change indicate that the forestry and wood products industry are increasingly viewed as making positive contributions to c... Read More

An innovative approach for FWPA’s new media campaign with Planet Ark’s Make It Wood
FWPA are making valuable advertising material available to industry members to use in their own company and marketing communications. Following the success of the long-running Wood. Naturally ... Read More

Up to 70m span LVL portal frames and trusses plus more efficient connections in new WoodSolutions Technical Design Guides
Design and engineering professionals can now discover the advantages of optimised solutions for a range of long span Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) portal frames and trusses and a new, easy to ... Read More

FWPA promotes collaborative research results and market growth through new WoodSolutions Technical Design Guides
With the aim of increasing the specification of timber by design and engineering professionals, FWPA has published four new WoodSolutions technical design guides. The guides are based on the E... Read More

Megatrends and the Australian Forest and Wood Products Sector - EY Research Report
This EY research report was Launched on Monday 23rd of May 2016 at Frame Australia by Senator the Hon Anne Ruston. The forest products industry makes a significant contribution to Australia’s... Read More

New WoodSolutions Technical Design Guides take timber flooring further for new commercial applications
New timber cassette and timber concrete composite (TCC) flooring systems are set to deliver spans of up to 10m while increasing structural efficiency. Two new free Technical Design Guides from... Read More

Building specifiers highly receptive to National Code Change
Forest and Wood Products Australia Limited (FWPA) are helping industry prepare for the changes to the National Construction Code (NCC), effective from May 1st 2016. Throughout Australia and ac... Read More