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Forestry sector welcomes announcement of new $100 million R&D program from the Commonwealth Government
The two major national bodies in the Australian forestry sector welcomed today’s announcement from the Minister for Agriculture, Barnaby Joyce, launching the $100 million rural research and de... Read More

Future technologies for engineered wood products
New products and technologies emerging that will create new markets for engineered wood will be presented by international and local experts at the seminar “Engineered Wood Products - from her... Read More

World experts at engineered wood seminar
Innovation in new products and emerging new markets will be presented by international and local experts at the seminar “Engineered Wood Products - from here to the future” to be held on Novem... Read More

Deputy PM to speak at ‘Engineered Wood Products - from here to the future’ seminar.
A highlight of the 2014 Australian Timber Industry Seminar – ‘Engineered Wood Products - from here to the future’ program will be an after dinner speech by the Hon Warren Truss MP. The attenda... Read More

The future of engineered wood products is coming to Brisbane – it’s international and it’s partly pre-fab.
The confirmation of GHD’s Tai Hollingsbee as a speaker, finalised the program for the 2014 Australian Timber Industry Seminar – ‘Engineered Wood Products - from here to the future’. With the m... Read More

A healthy choice for the overall winner of the 2014 Australian Timber Design Awards
Competing against a strong field of entries, the overall winner of the 2014 Australian Timber Design Awards is the Dandenong Mental Health Facility by Bates Smart (in collaboration with Irwin ... Read More

Engineered Wood Products - from here to the future.
The world of engineered wood products (EWP) is rapidly changing. Innovation in new products and new market applications, as well as shifts in global supply dynamics, will have a dramatic imp... Read More

Building blocks of the future - why timber is on the way up
Ric Sinclair, Managing Director of Forest & Wood Products Australia gave a presention at Frame Australia 2014. Around the world, the timber industry is on the way up (and it's not just ab... Read More

Wood. Naturally Better.™ has grand designs on TV ad
On Sunday April 6th across Australia, television viewers were greeted by award-winning architect Peter Maddison, host of Grand Designs Australia, promoting wood for Planet Ark and Wood. Natura... Read More

Australia’s next generation of timber engineers to be inspired by Canada’s WCTE
In August, a group of engineering students, accompanied by recent graduates on the Young Timber Engineers Study Tour, will travel to the World Conference on Timber Engineering in Canada. The s... Read More