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HE hates the term, but if the hard hat fits, wear it. Colin Elliott MacKenzie, Dip. Eng. (Civil), M.I.E. Aust., C.P.Eng., RPEQ, NPER, has truly earned the sobriquet ‘the Guru of Timber Standards’. About 60 friends, colleagues, workmates, industry leaders, scientists and just plain admirers gathered in Brisbane last Thursday to pay homage to a man who himself set a standard in the timber industry that will be hard to emulate With his wife Christine by his side, Colin, 65, said au revoir to the gathering which marked his retirement as timber application and use manager with Timber Queensland Ltd – but it was not goodbye.
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Although he retired from fulltime employment in July, and now acts as a consultant to TQ and industry generally, Colin remains glued to the industry he loves. Educated in Melbourne, he graduated with a Diploma of Engineering (Civil) from Caulfield Institute of Technology in 1974. He was employed
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as a technical assistant and technical officer with the CSIRO Division of Forest Products (later Division of Building Research) and for seven years until 1976 gained extensive experience in timber technology, timber and materials testing and laboratory practices and procedures. He joined the Timber Research and Development Advisory Council of Queensland (TRADAC) as an engineer in 1978, later to become technical director. In 2003, TRADAC and the Queensland Timber Board merged to form Timber Queensland. For the past 39 years Colin has been active in all facets of timber engineering and design. His areas of special interest include domestic engineering including high wind design, durability design, stress grading, the design and application of timber in commercial construction, fire resistance design and the development of Australian standards and building codes for timber. He has been an active longtime member of Australian standards committees including the timber structures, structural timbers, timber framing code and timber preservation committees and is still a Cont P 3
AFTER producing and editing more than 400 editions of Timber&Forestry enews, Jim Bowden is stepping down from the weekly industry on-line journal. He will continue as a timber journalist but will pursue special projects, including finishing a humorous book about his ‘exploits’ as an agriculture writer over 57 years and publishing an illustrated series of children’s stories, in rhyme, on Australian wildlife and what children can learn from animals about respect for families, parents and friends. Now in his 7th decade, Jim has no thought of retiring. “The move just opens a lot of new avenues for creative writing and photography,” he said. Jim started his writing career at Queensland Country Life, rising to production manager, chief of staff and associate editor to his mentor Wallace Skelsey. He later became promotions manager for the Rural Press Group. His work has taken him to most overseas countries, including an eight-month stint in England and Wales in the 1970s as UK correspondent for Country Life. He founded Australian Timberman in 1977 and formed his own PR consultancy in 1987, publishing and editing Australian Timberman, Australian Cattleman, Australian Handyman, Go-Camping Australia, National Four-Wheeler magazine, and Eco-Farming newspaper. Cont P 8
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could include the production of higher value bio-energy, bio-chemicals and other biomaterials – everything from car parts to cosmetics and clothing. In Australia, a campaign has been launched to target a growing number of discriminating consumers who are paying attention to where products are manufactured and where materials are sourced.
Buying ‘green’ has become an important goal Buying ‘green’ and protecting the environment has become an important goal ― one that has sparked discussion on the value of using forest products to produce fabrics, such as rayon
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and viscose, for fashion and other textiles. FSC Australia has launched a national awareness campaign to educate shoppers about the difference they can make through their purchasing power of products that carry forest certification. The FSC Friday campaign looks to build on the positive impacts the not for profit is having on Australian managed forests, following increased
demand for responsibly sourced FSC forest products by Australian businesses, retailers and manufacturers. With a 38% increase in the number of FSC certified Australian products in 2013, shoppers are being encouraged to lookout for the FSC’s mark of approval on the back of a growing number of products on the supermarket shelf. The FSC logo can be found on everything from paper and
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timber items like tissues, pencils and matches to the not so obvious honey, rubber, charcoal, cellophane and even latex gloves. FSC Australia CEO Natalie Reynolds said: “When a consumer buys an FSC certified product they can be confident every stage of its life has been assessed to ensure it’s sourced from a responsibly harvested natural or plantation forest, which meets the FSC’s rigorous economic, environmental and social standards.” Cont P 12
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member of TM – 010 Timbers Structures and Framing. As well as the SAI committees, Colin has represented Australia on the ISO committee TC 165 – Structural Timber on numerous occasions. Importantly, Colin was instrumental in the writing and publishing of documents for TRADAC, Timber Queensland, the National Association of Forest Industries, the National Timber Development Council and Forest and Wood Products Australia. These include the (TRADAC) Queensland Timber Framing Manuals, MRTFC publications, AS 1684, some of the data files in the NAFI timber manual and the Timber Service Life Design Guide. Some activities recently completed include the project
management for a $6 millionplus national durability design project, R&D into timber framing systems, recycled timber grading rules and timber flooring performance. Recently, he finished the preparation of design guides for FWPA, covering moisture affected timber and lightweight timber systems for noise transport corridors. Colin was awarded the 1999 Stanley A. Clarke Medal, Institute of Wood Science Australia, for services to the Australian timber industry in technical market development and support. Keep a watch out for this likeable, modest, authoritative engineer who has opened another door – MacKenzie Consulting. His website says it all – www. timberexpert.com.au
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Industry friends came to wish Colin MacKenzie well for the future
Happy group wishing Colin MacKenzie all the best are Jack Norton, Jack Norton Timber Protection, Lesley Francis, research scientist, Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, and Terri and Kevin Lyngcoln of Lyngco Consulting, Peregian Beach.
Catching up at the Colin MacKenzie farewell are Sean Gribble, national operations manager, Agora Timbers Pty Ltd, Hamilton, Brisbane, John Titmarsh, Gill and Co, Rocklea, and Don Towerton, Thora Wholesale Timbers, Cooper’s Plains.
Sharing refreshments at the Colin MacKenzie farewell are Kelvin Lanning, DEQ Consulting Engineers, Christine MacKenzie, Colin’s wife, and Sandra and Lex Somerville, BMCC Services, Brisbane.
Wishing Colin MacKenzie well for the future .. Mark Batchelar, consulting engineer, Auckland, NZ, and Dr Bob Leicester, honorary research fellow with CSIRO in Melbourne.
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NZ election and . m for forestry plantings wake up call for Australia Plantations Vision 2020 goal drifts further from us: AFPA
THE National’s third-term victory in the recent New Zealand election is a wake-up call for Australian policy makers, according to Australian Forest Products Association CEO Ross Hampton. The John Key government announced $22.5 million for new forest plantings for production purposes. “This approach acknowledges that trees are a slow-growing crop and smart policy instruments are required to attract up-front investment,” Mr Hampton said. Nationals spokesperson Jo Goodhew said the start-up costs for forests could be a huge barrier, as forestry was a longterm game. “It can be 25 to 30 years before forests are ready to be harvested,” she said.
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The Afforestation Grant Scheme has operated over the past five years and is designed to help landowners establish new forests of between 5 and 300 ha. Under the scheme, farmers receive a grant of $1300 a hectare and in return they hand back to the government the first 10 years of carbon credits. The scheme is expected to result in 15,000 ha of additional forests being planted, mostly on low quality, marginal
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land providing additional income for the landowner when the trees mature. In New Zealand, the forest industry is working to a national plan for growth, co-investing with government, to double the value of primary exports – including forestry and fibre. Mr Hampton said Australian policy makers needed to look to New Zealand.
“We are on the verge of failing to produce sufficient softwood for our own construction needs,” he said. “Already we import twice as much forest product as we export. Plantation investment has all but ceased following the GFC and the collapse of managed investment schemes, and the Plantations Vision 2020 goal of 3 million ha by 2020 is drifting further from us. “This sector provides jobs for some 80,000 people and contributes $22 billion to the economy. “The Abbott government has announced the formation of the Forest Industry Advisory Council and has a determination to get the policy settings right for the long-term future of the forest and fibre value chain in Australia.”
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THE first meeting of the Parliamentary Friends of Forestry and Forest Products Group is scheduled for October 28. Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture met last week
with the federal Member for Barker SA, Tony Pasin, and the federal Member for Hunter and Shadow Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Minister Joel Fitzgibbon. These two MPs – one Liberal and one ALP – have
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agreed to join together to lead the formation of the national Parliamentary Friends of Forestry and Forest Products Group. Invitations to join this group will be distributed to every single Lower House and Senate
Member of Parliament. “The group will gather periodically to be briefed on different aspects of the industry and that will be useful,” Australian Forest Products Association CEO Ross Hampton said.
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STATE agency VicForests has posted a $3.4 million profit for the 2013-14 financial year. CEO Robert Green announced the details of the positive financial result following the tabling of VicForests’ annual report in parliament on September 17. “Returning a profit of $3.4 million is one of a number of achievements which were part of a successful year for VicForests,” Mr Green said. “We paid a dividend of $250,000 back to the state following the profit posted in 2012-13 and we are proposing to pay another dividend of $500,000 on the back of this year’s positive result. “These are not large dividends by corporate standards, but they clearly highlight the fact that our organisation is profitable and we are providing a financial return to Victorians as well as helping to meet demand for timber.
Generated over bn in revenue over last decade “We have now generated more than $1 billion in revenue over the last 10 years, with
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almost all of this money reinvested back into the Victorian economy. “With Melbourne’s population forecast to grow to the size of London over the next 30-40 years, the need for renewable products such as native timber will continue to increase. “We are well placed to meet this demand from our own local, sustainably managed forests and thus reduce the pressure on forests in developing nations to supply our timber needs.” Mr Green said there were a number of other significant milestones for VicForests during the 2013-14 year including: • Contributing to bushfire fighting efforts across the state. • Retaining certification to the Australian Forestry Standard and progressing towards a goal of achieving Forest Stewardship Council certification. • Working as a member of the Leadbeater’s Possum Advisory Group. • Having operations audited by the Victorian Auditor General’s Office. “The Victorian AuditorGeneral’s Office undertook an extensive audit in late 2013 looking at the management of Victoria’s native forests,” Mr Green said.
tax was $1.531 million, almost double the figure for 2012-13. “We have also faced a number of testing times during the year including the contribution of almost half our staff to fighting the large bushfires which burnt 170,000 ha of forest earlier this year.
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“Pleasingly, the VAGO report confirmed VicForests has operated profitably since being established in 2004 and stated categorically that we do not receive government subsidies. “It also found VicForests’ activities generate considerable direct and indirect socioeconomic benefits for regional communities, and that we have demonstrated an ability to balance the need for long-term profits with the need to support a sustainable industry. “While our financial result this year was boosted by a revaluation of the forestry assets on our books, regardless of this our operating profit after
“While these fires did not have a significant effect on commercial timber resources, they follow on from the impact of the 2009 bushfires which is still being felt by the industry as we adjust to lower harvest levels. “As always, there are further challenges ahead including the work being undertaken to re-shape the industry in East Gippsland but we are undoubtedly on a sustainable footing to face these challenges after a positive year.” VicForests harvests about 3500 ha of native forest in Victoria each year under strict environmental regulations. This equates to less than 0.1% of the 7.8 million ha of native forest across the state.
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A MUST ATTEND EVENT! Hear from a select high level presenters that have an insight into the future timber industry. The Forum will be opened by NSW Minister for Finance Hon. Dominic Perrottet. $140 including lunch Mr Ross Hampton RSVP by 2 October (seating is limited) For booking and enquiries email: fpa@nswfpa.com.au CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Mr Ross Hampton was appointed CEO of the Australian Forest Products Association in May 2013. Mr Hampton is a veteran of the policy and political scene having worked, at various times, as a reporter, adviser and policy advocate for the last twenty-five years in Australia and overseas. Mr Hampton has a long exposure and association with the issues confronting the Forest and Forest Products sector including water policy, climate change policy, trade policy, industrial relations policy and environment protection.
SOME of the world’s finest minds in forestry science, forest management and industry development will assemble in Lismore, NSW, in October to share their collected wisdom and experience at the biennial Australian Forest Growers conference. Conference convenor Mark Wright said the conference program had attracted more than 40 presentations from Australia’s top forest research scientists, industry professionals and hands-on practitioners. The conference will be held at the Southern Cross University from October 26 to 29. “Joining the Aussies will be international representatives of the world-wide forest management community,” Mr Wright said. “Conference delegates will be able to choose presentations from a wide variety of highly regarded and respected speakers, covering subject matter covering a wide range of issues and latest developments in Australia and worldwide.” Mr Wright said examples of the high-calibre presenters included CSIRO Forest Systems Group principal research scientist Dr Libby Pinkard, NSW Department of Primary
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Offshoots from writing, saw him manage and chair national agricultural conferences and trade exhibitions on sunrise industries such as aquaculture, deer farming, goats and organic farming, and pioneer live deer exports to the Philippines, including helping to set up a wildlife park there. Born in Wales and raised in Scotland and England, Jim hopes to return to the ‘Welsh valleys’ for
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As Chief of Staff to the Australian Government SPEAKERS (L-R): MARK BOURIS of Yellow Brick Road, Minister for Chairman the Environment in the mid 2000’s, Mr Hampton played a key role in development of forestry policy as well KEN MCBRYDE Lead designthe at HASSELL studio, as policies which impact forestry Sydney industries. During this period Mr Hampton was one of the advisers in the Australian Government’s DARYL PATTERSON Head oflead Operational Excellence, international climate change negotiations at Prior to joining AFPA, Mr Hampton led the United Nations’, and associated, meetings in development of the Australian public sector Washington, New York, London, Buenos Aires market for global networking giant Cisco Lend Lease Property, ROSS HAMPTON CEO of the Australian and Zurich. System, and is credited with a significant share of the multi-million dollar growth Cisco enjoyed. Forest Products Association Mr Hampton grew up in northern NSW. He
Starting his career in architecture, Daryl progressed into construction management, project management and development management of complex landmark projects. Most recently Daryl has overseen Lend Lease’s investment into delivering Australia’s first Cross Laminated Timber constructed building, and the world’s tallest CLT apartment building of its kind. More recently Daryl has lead the formation of a specialist team dedicated to timber engineering and prefabricated solutions for a wide range of Lend Lease projects. Daryl’s experience during his twenty years within Lend Lease has included the development and delivery of major urban renewal projects in capital cities throughout
Australia. These projects are a key competitive differentiator of Lend Lease around the trained as a journalist and spent his early world and typically have multi-billion dollar end values. These projects entail a broad career reporting in the regions and then mix ofcities. asset classes, multiple buildings and substantial civic infrastructure. Daryl’s capital initial attraction to Lend Lease was its long and compelling history of challenging and
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Industries principal research scientist Dr Christine Stone and Professor John Walker, research scientist from the University of Canterbury with an expertise in developing a plantation resource. The theme of the conference is ‘Trees – the future crop for changing climates’, and Dr Pinkard’s presentation will address climate change impacts and adaption for farm foresters. Dr Pinkard will be highlighting adaption strategies for reducing the impacts on plantation productivity from vulnerabilities resulting from climate change impacts of increased pest risk, drought and fire hazard.” Dr Stone’s presentation will cover emerging technologies in plantation management, specifically the integration of airborne laser scanning data collection into forestry inventory systems - to enable business efficiency through more precise volume and yield estimates. Professor Walker, a forthright presenter renowned for his innovative research, will present on developing a quality eucalypt resource based around a breeding program that focuses on wood quality attributes. Contact the AFG national office on (02) 6248 9168.
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one more rousing visit. A believer in the value of maintaining friendships, he is a foundation member of the Rural Press Club, a member of the Celtic Association of Queensland and the Hong Kong Foreign Press Club, and president of Brisbane Hoo-Hoo Club 218 (current and from 2001-03). Jim is assisting T&F enews publisher Dennis Macready in the change-over and will be a regular contributor to the on-line magazine.
A ST A AN T M Boral Timber executive general manager Stephen Dadds presents the Rising Star Award – made from Sydney blue gum – to Ricky Booth of Wolveridge Architects for Eltham South, Blairgowrie. The judges found the project showed maturity beyond the age of the designer. They were impressed by the contrasting use of timber to express the change from the interior to the exterior and said the application of timber linings and timber detailing “was astonishing”.
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Cabot’s business development manager Justin Davoren presents the People’s Choice Award, sponsored by Intergrain, to Theodore Kerlidis of K20 Architecture for the Hindmarsh Corporate Centre, which used Victorian ash glulam for the primary structure.
A member of the judging panel James Fitzpatrick, principal of Fitzpatrick + Partners, Sydney (left) presents the inaugural Judges Innovation Award to Kase Jong, estimating manager at Australand for The Green, a fivestorey ‘hybrid’ timber apartment building in Parkville, Vic.
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Planet Ark CEO Paul Klymenko (right) presents the Sustainability Award to Emma Woodhouse, Lend Lease , Ian Winter, City of Melbourne, and Michelle Augier, Places Victoria, for the Library at the Dock, located on the waterfront of Melbourne’s Victoria Harbour. The building is constructed primarily of CLT and recycled hardwood and is Australia’s first six-star green star as-built building under the public buildings rating tool from the Green Building Council of Australia. The CLT used embodies 250 tonnes of carbon. Some of the internal ironbark columns and beams were reclaimed from a bridge in Queensland and the external promenade deck is constructed from Victorian recycled hardwoods. Maree McCaskill, general manager, NSW Forest Products Association (in collaboration with the Victorian Association of Forest Industries) presents the award for Residential – Class 1 New Buildings, accepted by Drew Carling of Maddison Architects for Cabin 2, located on the Mornington Peninsula southeast of Melbourne. Cabin 2 is a selfcontained retreat that features timber in multiple forms – from prefabricated timber beams to plywood lining.
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Getting together on the wharf at the Maritime Museum before the Australian Timber Design Awards dinner and presentations are John Simon, chief executive, Simmonds Lumber, Sydney, Barry Warren, state manger NSW, Tilling, Sydney, Beau Griffiths, Carter Holt Harvey, and Steve Hall, Metricom Homes.
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Enjoying pre-dinner drinks on the wharf at the National Maritime Museum are John Simon, chief executive, Simmonds Lumber Group, Sydney, Kate Carnell AO, chief executive, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and chair, Australlan Forestry Standard, John Halkett, general manager Australian Timber Importers Federation, Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Suzanne Little, director, Australian Forestry Standard, and Allen Broome, secretary, Timber Veneer Association of Australia.
EWPAA representative Jim Bowden presents the Timber Panels Award sponsored by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia to Tara Veldman of Billard Leece Architects, Sydney, and Gilbert Yeong, Grimshaw Architects, Melbourne, for the Doherty Institute. The entry went on to win the EWPAA Geoffery Sanderson Memorial Trophy for Excellence in the Use of Engineered Wood Products.
Glulam manager at Hyne Robert Mansell presents the Engineered Timber Products Award to Peter Hastings and Karl Eckermann, representing Richard Kirk Architect and Hassell (joint venture) for the UQ Advanced Engineering Building. Timber is central to the vision of the building, including structural façade Carter Holt Harvey state manager Beau Griffith presents the Small Budget Project Award to Nick glazing and long-span glulam roof trusses, necessary for one of Australia’s largest timberand Sunny Wilder of WilderCoyle Furniture & framed auditoriums. Design for the House of Cupboards.
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Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture Senator Richard Colbeck (right) congratulates Tara Veldman of Billard Leece Architects, Sydney, and Gilbert Yeong, Grimshaw Architects, Melbourne, joint winners of the EWPAA Geoffrey Sanderson Memorial Trophy at the Australian Timber Design Awards.
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THE program has been finalised for the key industry seminar –‘Engineered Wood Products from here to the future’ – to be jointly hosted by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia and Forest and Wood Products Australia at the Gold Coast on November 13 and 14. Among the international and local expert speakers are Art Schmon (forest economic advisers), Prof. Chip Frazier (Virginia Tech), Professor Fred Kamke (Oregon State University), Andrew Nieland (Lend Lease), Peter Torreele (META), George Goroyias (Poyry), Owen Griffiths (Timberlab Solutions) and Tai Hollingsbee (GHD). Key political leaders attending include Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, and the Deputy Prime Minister, Warren Truss, who will address the seminar
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dinner on November 13. The final confirmed speaker, leader of the sustainability and performative design group at GHD Melbourne, Tai Hollingsbee, is currently working on the design of an ambitious world ‘first’ – the ‘One Planet Living’ prefabricated dwelling. He also lectures on the interaction between climate and buildings and leads technical units in architecture at Monash University and RMIT in Melbourne.
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Mr Hollingsbee will speak about prefabrication and will pose the question - is the future here now? This is a particularly relevant topic as the world of engineered wood products is rapidly evolving. New product
pportunity to look into future options innovations, construction systems, market applications and shifts in global supply dynamics are set to dramatically affect the Australasian market. This has commercial implications for current
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engineered wood product suppliers and distributors, as well as traditional sawn producers and forest growers. This thought-provoking and informative seminar will see industry leaders, key decision makers and influential stakeholders meet and share the opportunity to look into the future options for every link in the industry supply chain. The seminar will be at the Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & Spa, 158 Ferny Avenue, and Surfers Paradise. For bookings and more information visit www. www. fwpa.com.au or contact Grace Davies on (03) 9927 3211. Email: Grace.Davies@fwpa.com.au
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More than 300 Australian businesses currently hold FSC chain of custody certificates that show their products have been certified from forest to shelf – an increase of 176% in the last three years. The annual celebration of responsible forestry has run throughout this month and led up to FSC Friday last weekend. Meanwhile, in Canada, right now, a Canadian spruce tree can be the raw material for the rayon used in an Indian sari. Fabrics made from dissolving pulp, including rayon and viscose, can imitate the feel
of cotton, linen, silk or wool. These fabrics are also ‘green’; studies show that fabrics made from wood fibre have a lower environmental footprint than competing synthetic materials such as polyester or natural fibres such as wool and cotton. David Lindsay of the Forest Products Association continues: “Cotton production using irrigation requires 15 to 35 times more water than cellulose fibre production based on wood pulp. “In addition, Canada’s renewable forests do not use arable land as do some competing natural materials. Cont P 17
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A NEW industry survey reveals Australia’s forest products industry is recovering under a Coalition government that recognises the importance of forestry. Senator Richard Colbeck, Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, welcomed findings of the Australian Forest Products Association’s first annual business confidence survey just released. “The AFPA business confidence survey highlights positive signs for the forest products industry, with the national business confidence index scoring a positive 13.73 which indicates confidence in the year ahead,” Senator Colbeck said. “The majority of businesses are predicting increased capital investment and increased sales this financial year, with
Renewed confidence .. positive signs for the forest products industry.
the best result coming from South Australia where 77% of executives are expecting to increase capital investment.” Senator Colbeck said it was particularly pleasing to see a high level of industry confidence returning after years of mismanagement under a Labor government that did not recognise the importance of
forestry. “Timber is undoubtedly the building material of the 21st Century and Australia is well placed to take advantage of the opportunities presented by this trend,” he said. Senator Colbeck said the Coalition was focused on creating the right policy foundation for a strong and sustainable long-term
future for the forestry industry, including the forest products sector. “We have done as promised and removed the toxic carbon tax, resulting in significant cost savings for business,” he said. “I recently announced the establishment of the Forestry Advisory Council which will develop a national plan for the industry. Council members have wide-ranging experience within the forestry industry and community.” “We are committed to supporting long-term regional forest agreements and establishing a 20-year rolling life for each agreement and have begun working to implement this policy.” More details of the AFPA annual business confidence survey can be found at www. ausfpa.com.au
Do you import or process timber products? Legislation to promote the trade in legally logged timber is now law. If you are a business importing timber or timber products into Australia or processing domestically grown raw logs, you need to be aware of your new responsibilities.
From 30 November 2014, you will need to undertake due diligence to minimise the risk that the timber you are importing or processing has been illegally logged. The department recognises it may take time for some businesses to transition to the new requirements. For this reason, for the 18 months following the regulation’s commencement, the department’s focus will be on helping importers and processors to comply with the regulation requirements. To find out more visit agriculture.gov.au/illegallogging or call 1800 657 313.
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FPWA and DAF to participate in Sydney event
THE world is increasingly dependent on plantation forests to supply its paper and wood products needs. The Chilean forest industry is one of the few regions of the world that is almost totally reliant on plantation forests for its wood fibre supply. In addition, the manufacturing industry is very dependent on international markets because of the relatively small domestic consumption of forest products. Thus, the development in Chile is a good reflection of the face of the international forest products industry in the 21st century. The Chile Wood Expo to be held in Sydney on October 17 is a collaborative effort between the Chilean Trade Commission (ProChile) and the Australian Timber Importers Federation. “ProChile has been a real force in assisting the marketing of Chilean timber product exports and the Australian timber supply
Chilean structural and decorative timber products now surpass traditional import competitors.
chain now enjoys a beneficial relationship with Chilean timber companies,” ATIF general manager John Halkett said. “It is apparent that the Chilean timber industry has an optimistic and progressive attitude with the uptake of leading technologies in primary wood processing and remanufacturing, as evidenced by the $183 million rebuilt of Arauco’s plywood mill in southern Chile destroyed by fire, and by world-scale, advanced remanufacturing, preservative treatment and pre-coating
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facilities producing products for world markets.” With predictions of Australian housing starts moving towards 200,000 a year, Chile is expected to play an increasingly vital role in supplying plywood, panels and a wide range of laminated, finger-jointed, treated, precoated timber products into the Australian supply chain. “As far as I am aware, imported Chilean timber products are compliant with requisite Australian building code standards and with other requirements, such as, in
the case of plywood and MDF, formaldehyde emissions levels,” Mr Halkett said. “Timber products are also PEFC and increasingly FSC certified.” He added that Australian importers were keen to continue to build strengthened relationships with Chilean suppliers and their supporting organisations, such as ProChile. “Chilean structural and decorative timber product imports to Australia now surpass traditional competitors and have the comfort of firmly established fit-for-purpose credentials.” Forest and Wood Products Australia and the federal Department of Agriculture will be participating in the expo. DAF will have the latest fact sheets and other information related to the illegal logging regulation that comes into force on November 30.
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‘Contractors tend to be at the bottom of the food chain’
MANAGING the impacts of supply chain vagaries will be the focus of a forest industry forum to be held in Melbourne on October 24. The forum at the Bayview Eden Hotel will run in the afternoon prior to the Australian Forest Contractors Association annual general meeting. Simon Gatt, general manager, Gippsland region for HVP Plantations and Tony Price of Australian Bluegum Plantations will speak on managing customers who change their mind about volumes after ordering or how they cope when only one ship turns up instead of the five expected! Peter Ryan, an independent industrial relations consultant (formerly director industry services with VAFI) will speak about how contractors should manage staff when such out-ofthe-blue changes occur while finance specialist Dallas Frost will discuss the money management implications.
Ian Reid .. looking forward to strong roll-up.
Joanne Wilson .. providing the forum agenda.
“Contractors tend to be at the bottom of the food chain when these events happen so it is vital we have a good understanding of what forest owners are facing and how they handle it while doing what we can to maintain equilibrium in our workforces and our profitability,” .says Joanne Wilson, deputy chair of AFCA and organiser of the overall event. “It would also be a positive if other forest owners attend the forum to add to the discussion and perhaps improve their understanding of the issues
Marty Fields .. providing the humour at dinner.
contractors need to handle when work orders suddenly change.” While voting at the AGM is limited to AFCA members, other members of the industry are welcome to attend. Ian Reid, chair of AFCA, is looking forward to a strong roll-up of members and their input when it comes to electing
directors to the AFCA board. The annual gala dinner and inductions into the AFCA Hall of Fame will feature speakers on industry growth strategies including an update on AUSTimber2016 planning. Compered by entertainer Marty Fields, the night promises to be a celebration of the forest industry with a special emphasis on people who have made a solid contribution for many years but whose praises have been largely unsung. People from throughout the industry are welcome to attend. Registration cost for the forum, which runs from 12.30 pm to 4 pm is $40 p.p. for AFCA member and $50 for non-members. Booking details are available from Denise DeBattista at denise@afca.asn.au
Workshop celebrates China forest certification
A MAJOR international workshop on forest certification in Beijing, China, this month focused on the important role of PEFC certification in improving the management of the world’s forests. Representatives from Japan, Canada, Finland, Malaysia, Indonesia, Russia, the UK, Germany and Australia, along with the PEFC International, the International Tropical Timber Organisation and some 100 Chinese stakeholders participated in the workshop. The diversity of international interest was driven by the fundamental role China plays as an importer of wood fibre and
an exporter of wood and paper products. The workshop celebrated the recent endorsement of the China Forest Certification Scheme by PEFC which represents a significant milestone for safeguarding global forests. AFS Ltd national secretary Richard Stanton presented an overview of the Australian Forest Certification Scheme at the workshop and highlighted the role that certified Australian forest managers and wood and paper products manufacturers can play in meeting the increasing Chinese demand for PEFC certified wood fibre and products.
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As mining boom recedes, fibre boom starting to take up slack
THE first forest product industries annual business confidence survey suggests companies are emerging from the global financial crisis and are well positioned to help the economy weather the decline in the mining sector. The survey’s headline Business Confidence Index for 2014-15 is +13.73 (out of a possible 40). Of the states, South Australia is showing the most potential with 77% of executives expecting to increase their capital investment this year.
Enormous benefits for environment Australian Forest Products Association CEO Ross Hampton says through the last decade the forest products industry was hit very hard by the triple crunch of a stubbornly high dollar encouraging a massive growth
Fibre recovery .. Australia’s tissue manufacture not to be sneezed at.
in imported timber, the GFC and soaring input costs such as energy. “Our forest products industry companies are now leaner and well positioned to take advantage of the forecast recovery in the retail sector for consumer goods such as tissue and paper, and timber for new housing starts which are hopefully moving back toward pre-GFC levels of about 150,000 a year,” Mr Hampton said. “In addition to this domestic demand, analysts predict that the US will again build up to
some 1.5 million housing starts and that, of course, is dwarfed by the potential in China which will soon be 15 million a year. “In a carbon-constrained global economy, the use of timber in our buildings has enormous long-term benefits for the environment.” Mr Hampton said the Australian forest products industry was well placed to take advantage of this fibre boom. “The government is to be congratulated for its ongoing support for the industry, most noticeably through the recent
formation of the Forest Industry Advisory Council and its understanding that the industry needs a national fibre and forestry plan. “It should be noted, however, that, with the decline of managed investment schemes, tree planting for forest products has effectively come to a halt in Australia. Policies to promote greater innovation and valueadding of this fibre will also be important.”
Well placed to take advantage of fibre boom Mr Hampton said the 80,000 people who worked directly in forest products industries largely in regional Australia, applauded the government for its strategic thinking which should ensure that industry captures the opportunity to be part of the regional fibre boom.
Blueprint lays out vision for South Australia forestry industry
SOUTH Australia’s downtrodden forestry industry has a bright future, according to a blueprint laid out for the sector and backed last week by the state government. A depressed housing
market, increased competition from imports, mills changing hands and the forward sale of government harvesting rights have dampened the industry’s spirits and put a curb on positive sentiment.
And despite the state-owned body Forestry SA, which manages around 120,000 a of plantations, shedding jobs recently, the government still says there’s a future for the industry in the state’s
southeast. The blueprint for the future South Australian forest and wood products industry was put together by the South Australian Forest Industry Advisory Board.
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NSW-based building systems company Loggo Ltd has opened up new viable commercial possibilities of turning the plywood industry’s virtual waste peeler cores into lowcost engineered wood product alternatives. Loggo has been investigating utilising these peeler cores and laminating beams as small as 56 mm diameter into ‘tri-logs’ and quad logs. “The initial results from testing show the benefits of laminating these small diameter sections are considerable, with shared strength and a reduction in the number of failures at less than optimal loads,” Loggo principal Pat Thornton said.
Shows very promising span results “This design engineering has shown very promising span results – a Loggo ‘quadrilog’ joist/ beam of 194 mm, consisting of 4 x 56 mm diameter peeler cores for application as floor joists at 600 mm centres that allows spans up to 3.6 m in length. “Subject to testing, the floor joist appears to be well suited to the Australian market.” Mr Thornton said companies
On the Loggo stand at Frame Australia .. Pat Thornton, managing director, Loggo IP Pty Ltd, Wollongong, NSW, (right) and Peter Blair, executive director, Structural Project Management Australia, Loggo’s structural engineer working on the Loggo systems.
would be able to select suitable market end products from Loggo’s span tables, based on their predominance of waste peeler core sizes. “These virtual waste peeler cores are an ideal starting point in the Loggo process because they have already been true rounded – one of the major
expenses,” he said. “Ply companies or their subsidiary fabricators have a golden opportunity to valueadd and increase the sales of plywood and OSB. “Ply or OSB products would become companion products with the potential to multiply sales in the form of flooring using
the Loggo floor frame systems, structural cladding of pre-fab wall modules and plywood as a roof sheath underlayment for fire-prone areas.” Mr Thornton believes that in traditionally built timber homes the quantity of plywood sales could increase significantly over and above the amount of traditional structural ply bracing sales. He says because of its potential to prefabricate and transport to site, the Loggo system allows for – and actually begs for – increased usage of such structural ply and OSB by incorporating: • Structural ply onto the floor joists as pre-fab floor modules or even manual systems in countries with low labour costs. • Structural WP ply or OSB onto all external walls as wall panel modules (incorporating inside stud walls) or alternatively low-cost manually installed systems in countries with low labour costs. • Cost effective portal truss and purlin modules with the opportunity of ply underlayments for roofing. These are endbutted onsite needing only roof cover over the ply and inside lining material e.g. plasterboard. Just plug them in.
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Scientists are now predicting a potential food crisis unless arable land is used to produce food for an increasing global population.” As for synthetic fibres, Mr Lindsay says they are not biodegradable and do not come from a renewable resource such as Canada’s forests. By law, all harvested areas are regenerated in Canada to ensure
forests will be there for future generations. It’s also important to note that in Canada, no wood fibre goes to waste. Dissolving pulp producers use almost 100% of every log harvested, with any by-product going towards green renewable energy which helps eliminate the need for fossil fuels. That’s why rayon and viscose are two of the more environmentally friendly materials used commonly in
clothing, making it easy to be both fashion-forward and environmentally- conscious. In fact, says Mr Lindsay, consumers who prefer ‘green’ products will be pleased to know that the Canadian forest products industry is a world leader on the environmental front. The Canadian sector has 150 million ha or 40% of the world’s certified forests, by far
more than any other country in the world. Certified forests are an independent assessment that the industry is following progressive forest management of a high environmental and social standard. Certainly savvy consumers can feel confident about buying fabrics sourced from the environmentally progressive forest products industry.
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MELBOURNE-based timber treater and cypress sawmiller Garrie James was elected president of the Timber Preservers Association of Australia in Melbourne last week. He succeeds Wayne Lewis, business development and export manager at Koppers Wood Products, who takes on the role of vice-president. Mr James operates Outdoor Timber Wholesale at Bayswater, Vic, and has been in the timber industry close to 20 years. His family bought the Inglewood cypress mill in Queensland in July last year, spending more than $500,000 on upgrades including new machinery and solar systems.
Association presses on with A programs He said TPAA, as the national peak industry body, would be leading from the front pressing on with quality assurance programs and increasing membership. Mr James sees a synergy developing with his new role
Handing over the reins .. Wayne Lewis (left) congratulates new TPAA president Garrie James.
and his positions as vicepresident, Timber Merchants Association of Victoria, and president of Melbourne HooHoo Club 217.
Other office-bearers elected at the TPAA meeting were: Pat Shelton (treasurer), Shelton Timber Treatment, Elias
Akle, Osmose (Australia) Pty Ltd, Phillip Burke, Australian United Timbers, Tim Evans, Independent Verification Services, Lewis Fisher, Fishers Timber Preservation, Andy Forster, South East Pine Treatment, Gerry Gardiner, itreatTIMBER, Dr Harry Greaves, Harry Greaves Consulting, Angelo Hrastov, Lonza Wood Protection, Max Jelleff, Jelfor Timbers, Ian Clarke, TimTechChem International, Andrew Sneddon, Tamworth Treated Timbers, Cameron Scott, KopCoat International, Dave Marlay, Marketing and Timber Export Solutions, Jack Norton (national secretary). Technical committee – Dr Harry Greaves (chairman), Dr Ronald W. Clawson Jr, KopCoat Inc., Dr Laurie Cookson, L J Cookson Consulting, Dr Stephen Crimp, Osmose (New Zealand), Richard Forrester, Timber Inspection Pty Ltd, Greg Jensen, Lonza Wood Protection, Ian Clarke, TimTechChem International, Jack Norton, Jack Norton Timber Protection, Rick White, TimTechChem International, Dave Marlay, Marketing and Timber Export Solutions.
UTAS timber design workshop program ready for 2015
THE University of Tasmania’s School of Architecture and Design has announced the program for its 2015 Australian timber design workshop. “This workshop continues the School’s long tradition in excellence in timber design and in learning by making,” coorganiser Dr Jon Shanks said. The workshop provides a hands-on learning opportunity for those interested in the digital design and fabrication process associated with mass customised manufacture of architectural timber structures. “The program specifically caters to undergraduate
architecture and engineering students.” Dr Shanks said multi-day learning-by-making workshops provided participants with a unique opportunity to work with experienced timber design professionals .. “and make full use of the fantastic workshop facilities available at the university including our new 6-axis KUKA robot.” He said skills imparted to participants would be useful in architectural, engineering and design practice and were equally relevant to students in these, or similar, disciplines. The timber design
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workshop has a varied and exciting program. Workshop participants will design, fabricate, construct and install a live project utilising a range
of solid timber and engineered wood products. Workshop co-organiser architect Peter Booth added: “The beauty of this workshop is that participants will be working on a real problem and have to produce a real building for a real community client.” Learning will be through both practical hands-on tasks and online. Participants will have access to on-line lectures and learning resources prior to the workshop. Further information about the workshop is available at www. utas.edu.au/arch
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Canadian forestry industry welcomes Ontario approval of 6-storey buildings ONTARIO developers can erect wood-frame buildings of up to six storeys starting on January 1, the Canadian province announced last week. “Through changes to the Ontario Building Code, woodframe buildings can now be built up to six storeys high, raising the limit from four storeys,” the government said in a release on its website. Although final details of amendments to the Ontario Building Code to permit six-storey, wood-frame construction have not been fully released, the government said fire-safety measures such as the use of non-combustible materials in stairways, and roofs that are combustion-resistant, offer the highest degree of public and firefighter safety in Canada. “The changes give builders a
A good story for wood industry .. six storey buildings allowed in Ontario.
safe option that can help make building a home more affordable and support more attractive, pedestrian-oriented buildings that enhance streetscapes while continuing to protect the safety of residents and firefighters,” the government said. British Columbia has allowed six-storey, woodframe construction since 2009. Changes to the national
building code, upon which many provinces base their codes, will do the same in 2015. The forestry industry has been lobbying for years for governments to allow for higher wood-frame buildings. Ontario’s legislation to amend the building code is called the Forestry Industry Revitalisation Act. Fire-service leaders,
meanwhile, have cautioned lawmakers to ensure that there are mandatory firesafety measures during the construction of six-storey wood-frame buildings, and to ensure that the structures include additional fire protection in case traditional measures – such as smoke alarms and sprinklers – fail during a fire. Back in March, the Ontario Association of Fire Chiefs said it was glad the government had listened to its concerns about public and firefighter safety and incorporated full sprinkling of wood-frame buildings into the proposed code amendments. Six-storey proponents such as the Canadian Wood Council reacted immediately to the announcement, saying the Ontario building-code change will have a direct impact on the forest industry.
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