Australasian Timber Magazine

03/11/2023

A biophilic-inspired building made up of classrooms and community spaces designed to enhance cognitive function and emotional wellbeing has won the 2023 NZ Timber Design Award’s Supreme Award.

Green School NZ’s “Kina” project on a former farm in Taranaki was judged as an exemplary project that demonstrated the beauty, efficiency and sustainability of timber, and was described as a clear winner.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/nz-timber-design-award-goes-to-school/

03/11/2023

ARM Architecture’s refit of the Sydney Opera House’s interior has been named overall winner of the 24th Australian Timber Design Awards presented at the Cargo Hall in Melbourne last night.

The World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House celebrates its 50th birthday this year with the Concert Hall, its largest venue and home to the Sydney Symphony Orchestra suffering a poor reputation for acoustics.

Sculpted timber panels were introduced around the stage, stall surrounds, and rear walls, replacing the original timber panelling. These new panels diffuse the sound and prevent direct reflections, resulting in a sense of envelopment in the music.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/australian-timber-design-awards-winner-a-refit-of-sydneys-opera-house/

26/10/2023

Key industry leaders and universities have signed partnerships this week for the launch of mass timber software, CLT Toolbox.

Timber leads NeXTimber by Timberlink, XLam, Cusp and ASH, alongside Monash University and the ARC Advance Timber Hub administer by the University of Queensland, have signed the partnerships.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/clt-toolbox-attracts-noteworthy-partnerships/

25/10/2023

Australian Panels will install the largest particleboard production line in Australia in Mount Gambier. The new line with an annual capacity of more than 650 thousand m3 will be put into production in 2025, according to the line supplier Siempelkamp.

With an annual capacity of more than 650,000 m3, the new particleboard production line made by Siempelkamp will become the largest of its kind in Australia.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/australian-panels-to-install-largest-particleboard-line-in-australia/

25/10/2023

Ian Tyson will retire as Chief Executive Officer of Timberlink Australia & New Zealand at the end of the year.

Mr Tyson began as CEO when Timberlink was first formed in February 2013, and through his leadership over the past 10 years, has led the business through challenging times, ensuring positive returns; from the early days of operational stability to what is now a well-honed and strategically focused organisation delivering significant beneficial outcomes.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/timberlink-ceo-ian-tyson-to-retire/

22/10/2023

18/09/2023

The National Timber and Hardware Association has launched a special member event, the Traffic Management Forum, designed exclusively for professionals in the timber and hardware industry.

This exciting event series will travel to multiple locations across Australia, including Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, and New South Wales, and will also be accessible online.

The Forum is scheduled to take place throughout October aligning with Safe Work Month.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/timber-hardware-traffic-management-forums-travel-australia/

13/09/2023

Adam Jones, the founder of CLT Toolbox, has been awarded the Engineers Australia Emerging Professional of the Year Award for contributions to the advancement of sustainable construction practices.

The CLT Toolbox overcomes a key bottleneck preventing the important transition from high carbon emission materials like concrete to low emission timber by providing education and design infrastructure in an agnostic software platform.

Mr Jones’ team is leading the growth of a network of contributors working to make mass timber a more available choice for engineers across the country.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/founder-of-clt-toolbox-is-the-emerging-professional-of-the-year/

23/08/2023

It is not readily known as it is thought of as modern technology, but Cross-Laminated Timber is actually 100 years old this week.

The patent that describes the technology was published on August 21, 1923.

Also not known, and contrary to popular belief, it was invented in the USA, not Europe.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/clt-centenary/

23/08/2023

In recognising the carbon sequestration benefits of timber, the recently opened National Throws Centre of Excellence in Brisbane serves as a proven test case for the economical delivery of timber infrastructure to achieve climate positive Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2032.

The GLT structure began life in HQP’s Queensland pine plantation before being sawn at the Hyne Timber’s Tuan Mill near Maryborough and further manufactured into GLT at their Glulam plant in Maryborough.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/national-centre-proves-benefits-of-timber-infrastructure/

17/05/2023

Australian Made Week 2023… Our People.

AKD are more than just a timber company - we’re a part of your local community!
The principles of running a regional business remains at the heart of AKD and its culture and being a part of the communities in which we live and operate.

Of our 1100+, over 160 people have completed over 20 years’ of service and are celebrated as part of our ‘Lumber Legends’.

Australian Made makes Australia.

05/05/2023

Victorian primary manufacturers support around 115,000 businesses across the state from builders to flooring companies, furniture makers, carpenters, and many more, all producing beautiful and functional sustainable timber products for your every day use.

05/05/2023

Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) has appointed Sarah Downey as the new Head of Marketing and Communications.

Ms Downey has been with the organisation and in the role of Senior Marketing and Communications Manager since 2021.

She replaces Eileen Newbury who is stepping down after 13 years with the FWPA.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/sarah-downey-new-head-of-marketing-and-comms-at-fwpa/

29/03/2023

In Australia and around the world, timber is being used in an ever-widening range of building projects. From residential and commercial to educational, aged care and healthcare, the advantages of timber are being realised through both traditional and innovative construction systems.

The new WoodSolutions Project Portal website has been developed to make it easier for users to develop, design and build in timber.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/woodsolutions-project-portal-for-timber-buildings-around-the-world/

17/03/2023

Amazing what you can do with a forklift. This from Combilift

Wishing Everyone a happy St. Patrick's day from all of us at Combilift as we celebrate our 25th anniversary of lifting innovation. Featuring our 750 employee...

10/03/2023

TABMA Australia and Hardware Australia members have approved a merger of the two organisations. The new body to represent the hardware and timber industries will be called the National Timber and Hardware Association (NTHA).

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/tabma-and-hardware-australia-merger-goes-ahead/

01/03/2023

Labour shortages are still a real challenge for local businesses with a Wangaratta manufacturing company turning to machines to fill the void.

Alpine Truss in Wangaratta invested more than $2.7 million to extend its business footprint and purchase machinery that will effectively replace unavailable human resources.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/staff-shortages-lead-alpine-to-automated-machinery/

22/02/2023

TABMA Australia and Hardware Australia members are set to vote in an Extraordinary General Meeting on 9 March to determine if the associations will merge into one entity.

This exciting prospect, for both TABMA and Hardware Australia, will provide a stronger voice that is better able to advocate for all members nationally.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/a-march-vote-on-tabma-and-hardware-australia-merger/

21/02/2023

Timber framing has been used for construction for millennia, but it continues to evolve. And now we’re in a new age of timber framing technology, with engineered wood, prefabrication and many more advances in timber framing components that make it easier to assemble buildings and dismantle them when it’s time to create something new.

Let’s build a better world.

18/01/2023

Timber construction is making headlines across the world with new high-rise projects choosing this popular building material over cement and steel to reduce their carbon footprint and offer a pathway to sustainability. But how can timber construction be sustainable when you have to cut down trees to source the material?

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/the-case-for-environmentally-friendly-buildings/

18/01/2023

Public houses built in South Australia must use products manufactured in the state, under ground-breaking mandates introduced by the State Government.

South Australian Forest Products Association CEO Nathan Paine said described it as a big win for manufacturing industries in South Australia, particularly the forest industries.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/sa-mandates-for-local-materials-in-public-housing/

09/12/2022

The winner of this year’s Timber Design Award is the Waterfront Tavern at Shell Cove south of Wollongong in New South Wales.

The tavern was designed by leading Sydney firm H&E Architects led by co-directors Chris Grinham and Glenn Cunnington.

The awards were presented last night at the Crown in Sydney at an event hosted by The Ultimate Renewable brand ambassador Adam Doville.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/boathouse-inspiration-for-timber-design-award-winner/

07/12/2022

New Zealand’s tallest mass timber icon – The Auckland City Mission HomeGround building – has been named the New Zealand Institute of Architects’ 2022 John Scott Award winner.

HomeGround’s main structural system is locally sourced Cross Laminated Timber, a prefabricated response that minimised embodied energy, structural depths, construction time and onsite labour.

The building is at the forefront of multi-level, engineered-timber construction and sustainability in Aotearoa New Zealand.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/homeground-wins-top-nz-award/

05/12/2022

Combilift has been at it again for Christmas.

(SUBTITLES AVAILABLE)You’ve seen Asdas ‘Elf’, You may have seen ‘The story of Lidl Bear’But have you seen Combilift’s ‘The Elf Before Christmas’? Combilift’...

23/11/2022

Omnia House, by Elizabeth Wheeler of Future Focus Buildings and Tamar Boyd of Blue Lotus Energy Rating, has taken out the National Award for the Design Matters National True Zero Carbon Challenge 2022.

In addition to the National Award, Omnia House also came away with the Victorian State Award.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/omnia-house-wins-national-award-for-the-design-matters-zero-carbon-challenge/

23/11/2022

Australia’s first mass engineered timber fire and emergency services complex has officially opened in Maryborough, Queensland to much celebration. The design and construction of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services North Coast Region Headquarters and Maryborough Fire and Rescue Station is a story of innovation, collaboration, restoration, and carbon sequestration.

Hyne Timber’s Strategic Relations Manager, Katie Fowden said the whole project started as an idea at an innovation forum held in Maryborough.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/first-mass-engineered-timber-emergency-services-complex-open-for-business/

02/11/2022

The Big River Group has been named TABMA’s Andrew Bone Member of the Year at a dinner in Sydney. This was the first time the industry has come together for these awards since 2019.

The TABMA Australia NSW Awards recognise outstanding businesses in the NSW timber industry as well as individuals who are excelling in their work. There were also four national categories announced including Andrew Bone TABMA Member of the Year, TABMA Host Employer of the Year, Student of the Year and Trainee/Apprentice of the Year.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/tabma-awards-outstanding-businesses/

26/10/2022

The winner of last year’s Australian Timber Design Awards, the Eric Tweedale Stadium in Western Sydney, has been shortlisted for the World Architecture Festival’s award the Best Use of Certified Timber Prize.

The stadium is a benchmark for sustainable construction with a key focus on an intricately detailed timber roof structure designed by dwp|Design Worldwide Partnership. Lead Designer and Project Architect of the stadium Ivana Simkovic of dwp|Design Worldwide Partnership said the stadium was a benchmark in terms of cost effectiveness, efficiency, design quality and sustainability.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/australian-design-winner-shortlisted-for-international-award/

19/10/2022

The East Gippsland town of Orbost has become the very human face of the plight of the native timber industry in Victoria.

The industry closure scheduled for 2030 has the potential to gut the town.

With a population just shy of 2500, it simply cannot cope with the potential loss of a third of its workforce.

https://www.timberbiz.com.au/friday-analysis-orbost-the-human-dilemma-in-the-native-timber-industry/