What’s been happening

More time at home

More time at home has meant that wood heaters have been burning more than ever. Positively home owners were more concerned about flue maintenance and safety and have a greater consciousness over environmental safety. Pictured here was our family chipping in over the Easter weekend filling orders, when we all first experienced a lockdown.

Retail Store Support

The 2020 IHG Mitre 10 Gold Coast conference might be a distant memory though an important connection with our retail store partners. Glenn is pictured near the Dulux station with “Alexander”. Did you know there are multiple ‘Dulux Dogs’ as mascots, one for each state? The recent February 2021 conference was a Virtual Conference, we prefer face to face contact.

2020 $1,000 prize winner

Congratulations to this year’s $1,000 SmartBurn cash prize winner Mitchell Wolff from Cowaramup; a rural town in Western Australia’s wine region. It is a real joy to award this prize as well as the 10x free SmartBurns that we gift away each month. Real people do actually win!

Send in your entry form on the back page, or from the ‘How To Use’ sheet inside each product box for your chance to be a lucky winner in 2021.

Hot Tip:

Transition to regional areas and wood heating

Offering better affordability and more alluring lifestyles, outer metropolitan suburbs and Secure your supplies of quality firewood early in 2021. regional towns are benefiting from an accelerated increase in population and visitors that has been evident for a number of years. The percentage of homes using wood as their primary source of heating can be four to five times the national average of 10% (ABS 2016) in these regions due to the greater affordability of wood and the penetrating and lasting heat benefits that wood heating offers in these typically colder areas.

Dr Keith Simpson and David Gaskill – Awesome ef ort fellas, we love your work! Firewood Supply in 2021

Important Reminder

Firewood is best seasoned for a year before it is dry enough to burn, to a moisture content below 20%. In light of the widespread Australian January 2020 bushfires, many of the plantation areas that would have been harvested for wood and cured during late 2020 were not accessible. Combined with strong consumption during winter 2020, this has created a potential shortage in wood supply for the incoming 2021 season in some Australian regions. The price of firewood is expected to rise, so best to buy early and be organised.

The consequences from burning green, unseasoned and wet firewood are blocked flues, poor heat output, blackened glass, and excessive smoke.

SmartBurn is able to provide you with a 17% more effective burn of wood therefore a reduction in how much wood is required to heat your home.

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