Responsible Wood continues to grow from strength to strength with more and more scheme holders engaging with the Responsible Wood brand. Presenting at the Responsible Wood Annual General Meeting in Brisbane, Responsible Wood CEO Simon Dorries outlined the schemes take up amongst forest growers and chain of custody holders; “So far more than 100 Responsible Wood scheme holders have taken up…
Game-Changer for Timber Application on Building Projects A WORLD-first building information modelling program used by Hyne Timber on their glue laminated timber (GLT) range for the design and construction industry has won the coveted Richard Stanton Award for Excellence in 2018. The award and trophy, presented in Brisbane at the annual general meeting of Responsible Wood on Tuesday the 23rd…
‘Celebrating timber in all its grains’ It was a night of glitz, glamour and good old fashioned razzmatazz as industry suppliers, merchants, retailers and fabricators mingled at the TABMA National Timber Industry Dinner in Sydney on Friday October 26, 2018. Set before the backdrop of Darling Harbour, the dinner was hosted in Hyatt Regency Ballroom with laughs provided by the…
“The awards are not just about finding the building that comprises of the most timber or looks the prettiest; it’s about rewarding good design, innovative use of timber and the development of new markets for timber use. Therefore expect the unexpected.” And with those opening remarks, MC Michael Zorbas set the tone for the night; a night of thrills, spills…
‘Support the Victorian forestry industry, now and into the future’ was the consensus as representatives from the governing Victorian ALP, the Victorian Nationals and the Victorian Shooters and Fishers Party laid bare their plans for the future of the forestry in Victoria at the Victorian Association of Forest Industries (VAFI) Awards held at the RACV City Club on Friday, the…
Once a wharf bustling with ferries, colliers, passenger and cargo steamers, tugs, tall sailing ships and merchant ships servicing the adjacent market wharf, Sydney’s King Street Wharf is today a busy refuge for city workers, residents and tourists seeking a place to eat and drink with magical harbour views. Surprisingly, this view had been largely ignored in the former incarnation…
FROM the lookout at Mount Beerburrum the view is majestic. This is a special place where forests dominate the landscape… Managing forests in changing landscapes was on display as HQPlantations took Responsible Wood’s Jason Ross on a tour of their 22,000 ha Southern Pine plantation in Beerburrum. With more than 340,000 ha of forest under management from south east Queensland…
SPORTING clubs are often a critical factor in building and maintaining a sense of community in small regional towns and the facilities used to house them are often much more than just change rooms for sport, providing a meeting place and social hub as well as community facility used for larger functions. Wellington Council in Victoria’s East Gippsland recognised this…
COMPLYING TO GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT RULES SUPPLIERS must now meet Australian standards in order to supply timber and timber-based products to the federal government. Referenced as part of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, government departments are obligated to meet specific Commonwealth Procurement Rules (CPRs) when selecting suppliers for timber and timber-based products. Among CPRs, government departments must now specify…
Responsible Wood is an Accredited Standard Development Organisation and has responsibility for developing and maintaining Australian Standard AS 4708 Sustainable Forest Management. Responsible Wood announces the commencement of the 5 yearly review of AS 4708. AS 4708 specifies the environmental, economic, social and cultural requirements that must be met to demonstrate good practice and continued improvement towards Sustainable Forest Management.…