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IN a timely initiative to develop new skills in an industry starved of research and development, Forest and Wood Products Australia is arranging a timber engineering study tour to Canada for young students.

A group of engineering students, accompanied by recent graduates, will travel to the World Conference on Timber Engineering in Québec, the birthplace of Canada’s wood industry.

The FWPA study tour which takes in the conference from

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ON May 13 we will finally know just how tight the belt is being pulled around the national waistline.

Certainly we must live within our means.

But the real business of government is far more nuanced than that. Cutting costs is painful but, in one sense, not the most difficult of the Treasurer’s challenges.

We want to see the right investment in our shared future. Budgets are intergenerational documents. Decisions taken now either pay future dividends or leave our children looking regretfully at the chances we were either too squeamish or too unimaginative to take.

Certainly every request for new money has to be asked the question, “Is this the right investment for our children?” and on the Treasurer’s desk is one proposal which answers that question squarely in the affirmative.

Our request is that the federal government joins with industry and state governments and invests in a new ‘National Institute for Forest Products Innovation.’

For months AFPA has been explaining that our competitor nations, such as Canada and New Zealand, have been stealing a march on us by taking bold steps and fiercely backing forest industry innovation.

Here? It has been the opposite. Here we have watched as our national research and development capacity has fallen off a cliff. It was $100 million five years ago and has crashed to about $30

million; 730 researchers have shrunk to about 200.

Every state government has now agreed that the need is great and thrown their weight behind this bid. Ministers from Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australian have put aside state differences and added their voice to the calls for Treasurer Hockey to take a lead with the coming budget and set us on a growth path in forest industries.

According to workforce modelling, there is the potential for such a step change in forest products research and development to add a minimum of 10,000 new jobs over 10 years – mostly in our regional towns.

The forestry and forest products industries of this nation have the potential to surge again as a job creation and wealth driving machine, especially in country Australia.

The international buyers for sustainably harvested timber and pulp and paper are there and growing in number as a new middle-class emerges in Asia. New markets are emerging almost daily for radical breakthroughs such as cross laminated timber for high-rise buildings, and composites for plastic replacements.

We have the people. We have the sunshine. We have the space. We have the expertise. We have all the natural advantages in spades. The only thing we need is research and innovation capacity to build on these strengths. We should be claiming pole position in the new world of 21st century wood.

So, Treasurer Hockey, here’s a final, eleventh hour, plea:

When you have all the states and industry crying out that we have the chance to re-energise

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We have the people. We have the sunshine. We have the space.We have the expertise. We have all the natural advantages in spades

Potential to add 10,000 new jobs over ten years

Researchers have shrunk to about 200

Yes, Joe, that’s it. That much will do it!

EXTRACTS from an opinion piece by ROSS HAMPTON chief executive, Australian Forest Products Association

Mr Hockey .. go with push forinstitute for forest innovation

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PRE-fabricated timber framing and engineered wood in building construction as the theme for next week’s Frame Australia 2014 conference and exhibition has attracted an amazing number of delegates, expected to be more than 350, making the event the biggest in its 16-year history.

Frame 2014, to be staged at the Park Hyatt Melbourne on Monday, May 19, has been organised in conjunction with the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia.

Delegates from the building design and construction sector will attend the conference in record numbers, in part due to the active support from the Housing Industry Association and Master Builders Australia in Victoria in promoting the conference topic to their members.

HIA members represent residential builders, trade contractors, developers, design professionals, kitchen and bathroom specialists, manufacturers and suppliers.

Master Builders Australia has grown to more than 33,000 member companies with representation in every state and territory.

Membership consists of large national, international, residential and commercial builders and civil contractors through to smaller local subcontracting firms, as well as suppliers and professional industry advisers.

Frame 2014 director Kevin Ezard said a number of organisations within the timber supply, pre-fabrication and building materials sectors

had strongly supported the event with groups of delegates using the timing of Frame for convenience in arranging national meetings of members.

EWPAA has organised an industry dinner at the Park Hyatt Melbourne on the night of Frame 2014 and will hold a special meeting of directors the next day on May 20.

The National Building Suppliers Group is also arranging a meeting of members during the event.

Natbuild is a buying group for 37 independent building materials suppliers operating from more than 140 stores in metropolitan and regional locations throughout Australia.

Within the organisation there are three regional timber and wood panel groups – Queensland, New South Wales and southern region.

These three groups enable Natbuild to negotiate regional trading arrangements on behalf of members with leading suppliers of timber and wood panel products.

Other industry associations providing valuable assistance in supporting the conference include the Frame and Truss

Manufacturers Association of Australia, Timber Merchants Association Victoria, and the

Australian Forest Products Association.

The Malaysian Timber Council is sending an important group of nearly 30 delegates from the Timber Council and

Malaysian government, along with architects and engineers to review timber construction in low and high-level construction, for creation of opportunities for affordable housing in Malaysia and other parts of Asia.

They have arranged a tour of housing construction sites and manufacturing plants around

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Wide cross-section .. the 350 delegates expected at Frame 2014 represent the main sectors of timber and engineered wood, timber frame pre-fabrication, building design and construction.

Malaysian Timber Council sending 30 delegates

Active support from HIA and Master Builders

Record number of delegates from thebuilding design and construction sector

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August 10 to 14, has been supported by the Gottstein Memorial Trust.

“This is an opportunity for our best and brightest up and coming engineers and engineering students to be inspired by attending the peak international timber engineering event,” FWPA’s managing director Ric Sinclair said.

“There’s comparatively little exposure to large timber projects in Australia, so the engineering conference gives people the opportunity to see the enormous activity that’s happening on a global scale.”

Tour leaders are Boris Iskra, standards manager, FWPA, and Dr Alastair Woodard, director TPC Solutions (Aust) Pty Ltd.

Held every two years, the World Conference on Timber

Engineering combines academic and industry presentations with a trade show and associated events.

The theme of this year’s conference is the ‘Renaissance of Timber Construction’. This will be the third time that FWPA has organised a student delegation.

Up to eight students are chosen to attend, with paid

conference fees and travel costs, through a competition run with the assistance of major engineering schools.

“The response has been excellent with participation from 21 university engineering departments,” Mr Sinclair said.

“This underlines the value of the opportunity to engage and inspire the next generation of timber engineers for our sector.”

This year, for the fi rst time, FWPA is looking to create a complementary event, the Young Timber Engineers Study Tour, in collaboration with the Gottstein Foundation.

Potential participants must have an engineering degree and less than fi ve years’ post-graduation experience and their employers must be Gottstein Trust patron supporters and members of FWPA. Numbers will be capped at six participants.

Chairman of the Gottstein Trust Brian Farmer said the trust was pleased to be working with FWPA to give young engineers within the timber industry an opportunity to attend this important event.

He said a Gottstein Trust stakeholder survey late last year revealed there was strong support for additional activities focused on market development and international study tours and that this initiative obviously met both these criteria.

“This is an exciting opportunity for both students

and recent graduates to expand their horizons and knowledge at an internationally prestigious event, while providing the potential to inspire the attending undergraduates to commit to specialising in timber,” Mr Sinclair said.

“It arrives at a time when the industry must look critically at its future R&D resource and the need for ‘new blood’ in the face of an aging workforce in terms of technical expertise.”

Mr Sinclair remarked that the forest and forest products industry was in a far better position than it was 12 months ago, which was encouraging.

“Industry has survived the bullet and is starting to seriously reconsider its future,” he said.

“As an indicator, we’ve had strong response from industry to many FWPA initiatives.”

The Joseph William Gottstein Memorial Trust Fund was established in 1971 as a national education trust to promote the development of Australia’s forest products industry.

The trust provides fi nancial support to people employed in the industry who wish to further their education, develop new skills and continue contributing to the industry through their professional development.

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MAY 201419: Frame Australia 2014 conference and exhibition.In conjunction with the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia. Venue: Park Hyatt Melbourne. The conference theme is pre-fabricated timber and wood products in residential and commercial construction, including trends to using timber panels for buildings up to 5 and 10 storeys high. International speakers will provide global updates on equipment technologies and construction trends for timber frame and truss and wood panel systems in building. The exhibition display comprises 23 exhibitors from Europe, North America and Australia. For more information visit www.frameaustralia.com

JUNE11-12: Wood Flow Logistics 2014 – Rotorua, NZ. 17-18: Melbourne (www.woodflowlogistics.com). This series will add a number of components from the steep slope wood harvesting event and will provide a practical update on innovations, strategies and technologies used by leading forest products companies to improve their planning, logistics and operations within the wood supply chain – from forest through to market.

AUGUST 20145-6: MobileTECH 2014: Primary Industries Future. Brisbane. 12-13: Auckland, NZ (www.mobiletech2014.com).

These events will profile the latest mobile tools, technologies and innovations driving the future of primary industries (farming, horticulture, forestry, dairy, meat, wool, fisheries and mining). MobileTECH 2014 will showcase a wide range of mobile technologies and innovations, including smartphones, tablets, mobile apps, satellite mapping and communications, robotics, aerial drones, remote sensors, electronic tagging,intelligent data, M2M, real-time analytics and cloud-based platforms.

6-9: AWISA 2014 exhibition. Brisbane Convention and exhibition Centre. Displays of panel processing, solid wood and timber machinery, tooling, manufacturing software, plus ancillary products such as dust extraction and materials handling equipment. Opportunity forn the cabinet, kitchen, furniture, joinery, timber, fit-out and panel industries to inspect new equipment. Inquiries about booking space: email info@awisa.com or call Geoff Holland. Tel: (02) 9918 3661. Fax: (02) 9918 7764. Mob: 0412 361 580. Email: info@awisa.com

7-8: DANA conference, Melbourne. The Australian forestry and forest products sector: its situation in 2014 and trends going forward. Bayview Eden Hotel, Melbourne. Speakers: Gavin Hoe, RISI China; Oliver Lansdell, global pulp specialist; Rodrigo Monreal, solid wood products chief of Arauco, Chile;

Matthew Wood, CEO Stora Enso Australia; Russ Taylor, president of WOODMarkets; Peter Barynin, lead economist with Boston USA- based RISI; Peter Zed (Australian sawmilling sector); Simon Dories, general manager, Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia; Ross Hampton, CEO, Forest and Wood Products Australia; Steve Whitley, CEO, Forestry Tasmania. Conference includes panel of overseas plantation investors. Contact Pamela Richards at pam@prcc.com.au or visit www.dana.co.nz

11-12: DANA conference, Rotorua, NZ. The New Zealand forestry and forest products sector: its situation in 2014 and trends going forward. Novotel Rotorua Hotel, Rotorua. Web: www.prcc.com.au/danamelbourne2014. Conference consultant: Pam Richards 61 3 5781 0069. Email: pam@prcc.com.au

SEPTEMBER 17-18: Wood Innovations 2014: Timber Preservation – Wood Modification – Composite Products – Rotorua, NZ. 23-24: Melbourne. (www.woodinnovations2014.com). Changes in new wood treatment formulations, processes and systems, standards, legislation with the focus also on wood plastic composites and modified wood products.

19-20: ForestTECH 2014. Rotorua, NZ. 25-26: Melbourne. (www.foresttech2014.com). Remote sensing, field Inventory, forest estate planning.

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THE Australian Forest Products Association has welcomed the recent extension of the investigation by the Anti-Dumping Commission into copy paper imported from China and current investigation into newsprint paper imported from France and Korea.

These two investigations into paper imports highlight the ongoing challenges faced by Australian producers in ensuring a level playing field for paper products.

In the copy paper investigation, the Anti-Dumping Commission’s Statement of Essential Facts (No. 225) found evidence of dumping behaviour and noted that a number of retailers using

imported paper are conducting loss making activities in order to boost market share.

Australian Paper has called for the investigation to be continued given material damage to the company and evidence of dumping behaviour and a culture of heavily discounted retail prices for imported copy paper.

In the newsprint investigation

(ADN 2014/34), the Anti-Dumping Commission’s announcement notes that the application by Norske Skog Australasia mentions some of the consequences of dumping which include reduced employment, reduced sales volumes and reduced revenues.

AFPA CEO Ross Hampton said Australian industry simply

wanted a level playing field on which to compete. AFPA is already on the public record having noted that improving import data transparency is critically important during the investigation of anti-dumping and subsidy cases.

“AFPA hopes that these investigations will determine if copy paper and newsprint is being sold at dumped prices or indeed expose further elements missing from the Act that would make it more effective,” Mr Hampton said.

Last year, AFPA suggested that the Customs Amendment (Anti-dumping Measures) Act 2013 could be improved by further amendment.

“The Act, if fully implemented, should help preserve Australian jobs and manufacturing capability that are threatened by dumping activity,” Mr Hampton said.

Anti-dumping inquiry identifiestrade issues on imported paper

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Inquiries highlight ongoing challenges faced by producers

Dumping .. the Act, if fully implemented, should help preserve Australian jobs and manufacturing capability that are threatened by dumping activity.

Forestry forum looks to better productivity, sustainabilityA FORESTRY symposium in Mount Gambier, SA, next week will focus on ways to boost the industry.

The Institute of Foresters Australia is holding the event and says it is critical the industry adopts sustainable practices to ensure its survival.

Institute member and CSIRO researcher Dr Sadanandan Nambiar says a lack of available land means the industry needs to find ways to increase the yield of current plantations.

He says the future of jobs is linked to how well the industry responds to the challenge.

Dr Nambiar says the Mount Gambier talks will focus on ways to boost productivity and sustainability.

He says increased productivity is fundamental to increased employment but keeping manufacturing onshore is also important.

“Unlike in the past, there are significant amounts of logs going out of the Green Triangle as raw logs to China and elsewhere and of course every log that is sent that way diminishes the potential for us to process the timber at home,” he said.

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THE Australian leg of Wood Innovations 2014 is to be run by the Forest Industry Engineering Association in partnership with the Timber Preservers Association of Australia.

The event in Melbourne on September 23 and 24 follows the New Zealand version in Rotorua on September 17 and 18.

Announcing the partnership, TPAA president Wayne Lewis said Wood Innovations would incorporate sessions covering developments in wood preservation both in Australia and overseas, along with a range of other innovations in the wood products business.

“The event will appeal to a wide range of Australian timber treaters, producers and distributors of wood products,” he said.

TPAA will conduct technical and council meetings, along with its annual general meeting at the event venue on Monday, September 22. This will provide an opportunity, after the day’s meetings, for

TPAA members to meet with some of the event speakers over refreshments.”

TPAA represents the nation’s timber preservation industry. It is an organisation comprising timber treaters, suppliers

of preservatives, research organisations, and individuals and bodies having an interest in the use of preservative-treated timber.

Further details on Wood Innovations 2014 can be found

on the event website, www.woodinnovations2014.com.

Once the program has been finalised, details will be sent out directly to TPAA members and the wider industry.

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Delegates attending Frame 2014 are from the main sectors of timber and engineered wood, timber frame pre-fabrication, building design and construction, with nearly 350 attendees expected at the Park Hyatt Melbourne venue.

Registrations will be accepted until Thursday, May 15. On-line bookings can be made by visiting the Frame Australia website www.frameaustralia.com

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THE recovery in US housing construction, an expanding global furniture industry and strong growth in housing in rapidly developing countries in Eastern Europe and Russia will lead to a boom in particleboard production by 2017.

According to Australian industry analyst BIS Shrapnel’s latest Particleboard in the

Pacifi c Rim and Europe 2013-2017 report, Europe – which is still struggling to return to growth following the global fi nancial and economic crisis – will be the main benefi ciary of the boom, with exports set to more than double during the forecast period as production

expands in Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Latvia, and Russia.

But the report warns that price growth may be limited as consumption is forecast to signifi cantly lag behind production, unless non-producing regions increase their demand.

Particleboard is used mainly

for furniture and cabinet manufacturing in most regions. In 2012, its use ranged from a low of 18% to 20% of total particleboard consumption in Australasia and South Africa, to a high of 80-90% in China, India, Malaysia, Vietnam and South American countries.

Western Europe (excluding Russia and Turkey) remains the dominant particleboard producing region, accounting for 38.9% of the world’s production in 2012, or 28.7 million cub m. This will increase slightly by 2017.

Based on forecasts, Europe,

including countries such as Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary and Latvia, will produce 34.8 million cub m, accounting for 39.3% of global production.

The greater European region, including Russia and Turkey, is by far the largest producing region with 53.4% of the world’s production in 2012. This will increase to 53.9% by 2017.

“The economic crisis hasn’t ceased for Western Europe, and in 2012 it was the only region with a GDP close to zero,” said report author and senior manager Bernie Neufeld.

“However, if there is one industry that has remained stable in the greater European region, it’s the particleboard production industry – and times are only expected to get better over the forecast period.

“Net exports from Europe (excluding Russia and Turkey) are projected to increase substantially over the forecast period, from 2.3 million cub m in 2012 to 5.6 million cub m in 2017.

“With prices also expected to increase over the forecast period it’s a good time to be in the particleboard industry in Europe, and you can’t say that about too many industries in the region, sadly.”

Australasia has around a 1.2% share of global production and South Africa has less than 1%. This is not expected to change signifi cantly over the forecast period.

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BRITISH think-tank Chatham House is using its recently published and highly misleading ‘Illegal Logging in PNG’ report to drum up public support for the EU’s flawed Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) program, says the online Forestry & Development newsletter.

The Chatham House report alleges that the majority of PNG’s timber production is illegal in some way.

The group has called upon the PNG government to enter into negotiations with the EU to sign a Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT).

“Such an agreement would be poorly suited to PNG’s national interests,” suggest the newsletter.

“PNG already has rigorous forestry laws that are backed up by third-party monitoring provided by Swiss auditing firm SGS. Furthermore, PNG’s log export system has been endorsed in a report published by the International Tropical Timber Organisation.”

The newsletter says the EU has a long history of total opposition to commercial forestry in Papua New Guinea. As recently highlighted by Bob Tate, executive officer of the PNG Forest Industries Association, the EU is more interested in protecting European wood producers from more competitive manufacturers in emerging Asian and Pacific nations.

Not surprisingly, observes the newsletter, many EU governments – such as Finland, France, Germany and the Netherlands – have previously funded Chatham House research and policy efforts that support the FLEGT scheme. Chatham House has also received significant funding from the UK’s Department for International Development, including support for this latest study.

“Existing research has shown that signing a FLEGT-VPA has almost no impact on illegal logging or deforestation in developing countries, but is instead likely to imperil small-scale industries that are fundamental to economic growth and poverty alleviation,” says the newsletter.

“In addition to these legal and economic concerns, trade experts have also queried the consistency of FLEGT-VPAs with international trade rules.”

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UK think-tank usesPNG ‘illegal logging’to promote EU trade

Bob Tate .. EU more interested in protecting European wood producers.

Chance to re-energise a great industry

a truly great, nation-building, regional job-creating, forest and forest products industry, then surely, our collective future growth demands equal time to the present fiscal belt-

tightening. On May 13 we will be

holding our collective breath to discover if the commonwealth will add its weight to this united push for our ‘National Institute for Forest Products Innovation.’

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THE Queensland Timber Industry Awards presentation evening will be staged at the Victoria Park Function Centre on Friday, October 17 – and nominations close this week.

“The awards are an important means of highlighting excellence in our industry and rewarding organisations who

are leading the way in terms of service, innovation and commitment to improving both their business and the industry as a whole,” said Alicia Oelkers, Queensland manager of TABMA Australia, which is organising the competition.

“The gala evening when these awards are presented is the only event of its kind; it provides a platform to celebrate

our industry, our state and recognise our top performers.”

Ms Oelkers said to maintain the credibility of the awards, and therefore the prestige and honour they represented for finalists and winners, the judging criteria for 2014 had been adjusted to reflect recent ideals and trends as well as give greater weight to operational areas of importance.

The criteria for each category is available to view on the website, www.tabma.com.au

The site includes an award registration form indicating the company and category nominated.

Nominations are open to all members of industry, not just TABMA Queensland members. Those wishing to nominate more than one business and/or individual should copy the form and complete an entry for each nomination. All nominations will be kept confidential and only be seen by TABMA management and judges.

Award categories: Best Timber Merchant; Best Building Materials Centre; Best Timber Wholesale Operation; Best Frame and Truss Operation; Best Timber Manufacturing Operation; Best Sawmilling Operation; Most Innovative Operation; Best Host Employer; Trainee of the Year; Apprentice of the Year; Best Wholesale Sales Representative; Recognising Women in Forest and & Timber.

Dinner registration and award entry inquiries should be directed to TABMA Queensland, PO Box 532, Fortitude Valley Q 4006. Tel: (07) 3254 3166, Email: alicia@tabma.com.au

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Budget must boost housing con�dence“BUILDING approvals data highlight the importance of the federal Budget boosting business confidence as a key priority, in addition to providing a pathway to structural budget repair,” says Peter Jones, chief economist, Master Builders Australia.

“The recovery in residential building remains on track and the 3.5%, seasonally adjusted fall in approvals is in line with expectations,” he said.

“Builder’s optimism about the strength of the upturn is reflected by the fact that building approvals are up 20%

seasonally adjusted through the year.”

Mr Jones said the fall back in March was mainly attributable to the decline in approvals for units and apartments. Approvals for detached houses also retreated slightly in March but remained up by 19.4% seasonally adjusted throughout the year.

“Nonetheless, the slight retreat in confidence over recent months is concerning and could be weakened by unduly regressive Budget initiatives,” Mr Jones said.

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TIMBER frame and engineered wood construction is the future method to build affordable medium-rise housing, according to some of the largest property developers in Australia.

This offers a staggering opportunity for market growth in supply of structural timber and engineered wood construction systems into commercial building developments that could consume more wood products than the entire detached dwelling market does at present.

The key driver for this ‘new thinking’ in residential construction is the push by planning in many state governments to increase the density of housing in the inner

and middle suburbs.For developers, this

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rise housing is economically viable at around fi ve levels to give adequate fi nancial returns

required to cover high land costs.

Buildings of this height using timber framing have been under way for many years by builders in other countries, but have now become attractive to developers and builders in Australia.

The construction of a fi ve-level building on a typically cramped inner suburb building site changes the dynamics of cost, and the traditional materials of steel and concrete are no longer the lowest cost

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Construction revolution .. the use of pre-fabricated timber panels to reduce the time required on-site and lower costs will be explained by developers and timber system suppliers at Frame Australia 2014.

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option.Prefabricated timber panel

systems have become the preferred building method in residential construction by Australand Property Group, with a 57 apartment fi ve-storey building in Parkville recently completed in only 11 months.

This project will be a topic of discussion at the Frame Australia 2014 conference and exhibition to be held at Park Hyatt Melbourne on Monday, May 19, titled ‘Prefabricated Timber and Engineered Wood in Construction’.

Craig Muse, Australand’s development director (Built Form) says the light-weight prefabricated timber framing and fl oor cassette system is a fast and safe method of structural erection that results in a signifi cant reduction in construction programming, and lowers overall development costs.

“This method of construction takes full advantage of utilising domestic labour and materials, which in turn produces more cost effective building developments for large scale residential projects,” Mr Muse said.

“We achieve savings in the order of up to 25% when

compared to concrete. This cost advantage will bring more medium rise, pre-fabricated timber apartment buildings to the suburbs and revitalise sites previously unviable, and can create affordable housing choice that middle Australia can afford to buy.”

At the Frame Australia conference, Australand will be presenting construction details of its fi ve-storey timber-framed Parkville project, along with presentations by designers and suppliers of the engineered timber panel systems used.

For more information visit www.frameaustralia.com

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Frame Australia 2014 Conference and Exhibition

Prefab Timber & Engineered Wood in Building Construction

Looking for future growth in demand for EWP and timber?Builders agree that timber panel systems can reduce their building costs!!Wanting to improve your plant performance and profit?Meet with leaders of the world's largest prefab equipment suppliers!!Seeking updates on timber technologies, prefabrication, and more?Hear from global experts on the latest trends in wood products for construction!!Find all the answers at Frame Australia 2014 Conference and Exhibition

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Frame Australia 2014is being organised in conjunction with the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia

Fast, safe method of structural erection

Craig Muse .. signifi cant reduction in construction programming,

From P 11

PrefabNZ strikes chord with design, construction industriesTHE range of people and organisations from both New Zealand and overseas at the Prefab NZ conference in March indicates that PrefabNZ and sister organisation PrefabAus have struck a chord with the design and construction

industries on both sides of the Tasman.

This has also been noted by the government sector with representation from both major political parties at the conference. They expressed interest in developing a

productive and effi cient design and construction industry that utilises the technologies inherent in prefabricated construction – and its related terms prefab, prebuilt and offsite.

PrefabNZ now has about 200 member organisations

across a range of roles within the design/construction supply chain including architecture, design and engineering, manufacturers, research, policy and compliance, contractors, distributors and tertiary institutions.

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FREE WoodSolutions seminars in Canberra, Adelaide and Sydney next month will explore how mass and lightweight timber systems can be used for multi-residential, commercial and public building applications.

Industry experts will discuss key design, specifi cation and supply details and present practical case studies on recently constructed buildings.

“These systems are here now and ready to be used – come and learn how,” is the message from the seminar convenors.

The seminars are scheduled for Canberra on Tuesday, June 3; Adelaide, Wednesday, June 4; and Sydney, Thursday, June 12, all starting at 12.30 pm for 1-5pm.

Engineered wood product and service suppliers will also be on hand to discuss the solutions they can provide.

The seminar is a ‘must ‘for design and building professionals specifying, using and approving timber in commercial building applications including architects, structural engineers, building designer, builders, building certifi ers, university lecturers and

other professionals.The program features a

presentation by architects Kerry and Lindsay Clare, principals of Clare Design, the fi rst husband-and-wife team to win the prestigious Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal, joining the likes of Joern Utzon, Harry Seidler and Glenn Murcutt.

They will present a design case study on Melbourne’s Library at the Dock, designed on a heritage-listed wharf and featuring a three-storey lightweight timber building sitting atop the wharf structure.

Its placement avoids cutting into the original concrete beams below the deck minimising its impact on the existing fabric of

the wharf. CLT technology was used for the upper fl oor slabs, roof, columns, beams and core wall construction.

The Clares were involved in the refurbishment of Sydney’s Circular Quay wharves, No 1 Fire Station and Queensland’s Gallery of Modern Art, but they were also recognised for designing low-impact, sustainable homes decades before it became compulsory.

‘’It’s fantastic that we’re recognised as a couple,’’ Lindsay Clare says. ‘’We don’t do things the same way but we do share I think a pretty strong set of values about how buildings should work.’’

The couple’s interest in sustainability dates back to their training with Gabriel Poole, who won the same award in 1998.

‘’He taught us to always look for passive solutions to keeping the summer sun out, capturing winter sun, understanding breezes and air movement, looking where the rain came from and how the weather patterns work,”

The WoodSolutons seminars will also address innovative LVL structural applications in commercial and multi-storey buildings; modern timber connectors; membranes and acoustic solutions in timber buildings; cross-laminated timber buildings; and acoustic fl oor systems solutions in commercial and multi-residential buildings.

Certifi cates of attendance will be provided and formal CPD (3 points) made available for architects.

There is no cost for design or building professionals and students.

Locations: HIA Home Inspirations Centre, 28 Collie St, Fyshwick, ACT; Engineers Australia, Level 11, 108 King William St, Adelaide; and SMC Conference and Function Centre, 66 Goulburn Street, Sydney.

Contact (02) 8424 3702 or email Jane.L@tdansw.asn.au

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and house frame building.A world breakthrough in EWP technology .. a proven concept

in its infancy set to revolutionise production costs using the ‘throw-away’ waste timber market.

Joint venture partnerships as well as license agreements will be considered.

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Mass timber design solutionsFree seminars in Canberra, Adelaide and Sydney

Architectural excellence .. Lindsay and Kerry Clare outside Sydney’s No. 1 Fire Station, which they designed.– Photo by Brendan Esposito

These systems arehere now andready to be used

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THE wood furniture industry has gone global. Industrialising countries, such as China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Mexico, where manufacturing sectors play supporting roles in the national economies and take advantage of the vast pools of cheap labour, account for a large slice of the world’s furniture production.

The US, Canada, the European Union and Japan constitute the major wood furniture market. But in Australia, furniture makers are finding themselves undermined by imports from China that, while cheaper to retailers, may also be inferior compared with local products.

The industry has an on-going campaign to encourage consumers to buy the local product instead of the imported ones. It believes about 50% of all furniture sold is from foreign markets which threatens an industry that employs more than 80,000 people and has a turnover in excess of $7 billion.

The industry claims Australian consumers are not benefiting from the lower prices of Asian furniture; many retailers imported the furniture direct to take advantage of the lower prices but added a bigger margin on the floor.

China’s story exemplifies the success of low-cost strategy in wood furniture industry. With 20 years of rapid development, China has become one of the world’s top furniture producers

with about one quarter of its annual output exported.

Unlike other export-oriented industries in other countries, the Chinese industry is less susceptible to global economic fluctuations and has kept a double-digit annual growth

rate ever since the 1990s. This can be attributed to the huge domestic market and booming economy, which consumes most of the industry’s output and presents a soft landing during global market shrinkage or economic recession.

Cheap labour and raw materials make up the country’s competitive advantage in both the marketplaces and in attracting foreign investment. Quite a number of world-

class companies have chosen China for their new production facilities. Big American retailers have moved their buying offices to major Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

China is a big importer of timber as well; over recent years, imported timber has made up more than 50% of the total Chinese commercial consumption.

Meanwhile, China is mounting its huge wood furniture expo at the Shanghai exhibition centre from September 10 to 13.

The total floor area will be 59,000 sq m and the event is expected to attract 850 exhibitors. With associations and pavilions at home and abroad expanding, FMC China 2014 will inaugurate a new look with a special area for exhibits.

This will contain woodworking and CNC machinery, furniture

adhesives, furniture hardware and fittings and wood and surface décor.

Booth sales have reached 80% and France, the US, Canada, Germany, Malaysia and several other countries have confirmed exhibition space.

The leading enterprises in CNC machinery are joining in large number – Jinan Singhui CNC Technology, Shanghai ULI CNC Co, Qingdao Woodtron Co. and Anderson Industrial among them.

A VOCs technology summit conference will be held in conjunction with the furniture expo.

FMC China 2014 will follow policy variations and invite experts and CEOs of famous furniture enterprises to share their successful experiences of VOCs emissions. The summit conference will clarify the mission of energy-saving and analyse the feasibility of environmental aqueous furniture.

The conference will serve to communicate on VOCs emissions and aqueous paint for the furniture enterprises, as well as help the furniture enterprises become involved in environmental production industries.

Space invaders .. USA, Canada, Germany and Malaysia are mong several countries filling exhibition space at FMC China 2014.

INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

Global furniture trade focuses onhuge Shanghai expo in SeptemberExhibits cover 59,000 sq m at convention centre

Exchanging views .. crowded industry conferences will be a feature of FMC China 2014 in September.

China exemplifies the success of a low-cost strategy

China industry has kept a double-digit annual growth rate

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By STEVE ROSCOE

CALL it another victim of globalisation. Our desire for ever-cheaper products has made the traditional heritage hardwood floor an endangered species here in North America.

When China came knocking a decade ago with its cheap labour, the big flooring factories slowly began outsourcing in order to stay competitive in the Big Box arena.

Traditional hardwood flooring suffered, as the Chinese versions arrived twisted, warped and cupped due to massive differences in humidity between China and North America.

Much of these first arrival floors were not sell-able and ended up in auctions, throwing the reputation of solid wood floors ‘under the bus’.

The offshore solution was to engineer hardwood floors with adhesives, a plywood backer and a thin wood top sheet.

This has been widely adopted as the new wood flooring system.

For those who want the real thing, though, solid three-quarter inch flooring with no glues can still be found – you just need to know where to look.

Traditionally, solid wood floors came from trees that were milled locally into lumber, then dried and processed into flooring that was also warehoused locally.

The distance between forest and consumer used to be short and the wood was fresh, dry and quickly acclimatised to the

consumer’s own home.Real hardwood flooring is

still made that same way, and it still supports local forestry, local jobs and local programs through taxes.

Solid wood flooring is timeless in beauty, has a low carbon footprint and is 100% natural.

Yes, it’s more expensive than engineered flooring from China, but that cost is not prohibitive when you prorate it over the lifespan of the floor and consider the myriad of social and environmental benefits.

The Comox Valley [region on the east coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia] is

home to a dedicated group of woodworkers ready to build a dream floor “just like the pioneers did” – and it will be worth every penny!

Lumber for our Woodland Floors is Eco certified, salvaged or selected from privately farmed woods and tracked through processing from start to finish allowing each floor to come with a ‘certificate of origin’.

We hand select the planks for width and grade and kiln dry them in our gently controlled lumber dryers. Final moisture contents of 6% to 8% are achieved in order to offer a product that will perform best in most North American home environments. This is very important when kiln drying wide plank woods for interior home use. Commercial lumber dryers

normally kiln dry to between 12% -18% moisture content, which would cause excessive shrinking and gaps in the floor. Commercially dried lumber should never be used for wide plank flooring.

Our German manufactured Weinig moulder machine mills wide plank floors to tolerances of +/- .003”. Standard solid wood flooring is a full ¾” thick and produced in widths of 3¼”, 5 ¼” & 7” on the top face. Our engineered flooring is 3/4” thick

and made in the same widths and wear thickness with lengths random up to 8ft long!

All of our floors are milled with a tongue and groove on the sides and ends (end matched), and include a small and very shallow 30 deg. angle micro-bevel which makes floor cleaning far easier than with the industry standard 45 deg. deep bevel.

At Woodland we treat every floor like a piece of furniture; penetrating oil-modified stains are hand-rubbed into each board to enhance its natural grain and character.

* Steve Roscoe is the owner of Woodland Flooring, Comax, British Columbia, Canada, who hand-crafts flooring sustainably harvested from BC forests.

INTERNATIONAL FOCUS

In North America it’s been a caseof disappearing hardwood floorsChina came a decade ago with its cheap labour

Sustainable .. Vancouver Island flooring is manufactured from certificate-of-origin certified hardwood lumber.

Real hardwood flooring is still made the same

Hardwood planks hand selected for width and grade

Burma teak exports reach $US1bn in 2013-14BURMA’S export of teak, hardwood and other timber has reached $US947 million in the 2013-14 fiscal year, according to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce.

The trade value of teak, hardwood, plywood, and other wood products exported overseas amounted to $US916 million while timber exported overland reached $US31 million, according

to government statistics.Teak logs were the largest

export with a value of $US638 million while nearly 34,328 tonnes of teak lumber was exported with a net worth of $US31.552 million.

More than 590,000 tonnes of hardwood logs, worth $US222 million, and hardwood lumber weighing over 9,000 tonnes as well as 18,000 tonnes of plywood was shipped abroad.

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THE tall (6 ft. 3 in.) slim frame of the man from Oklahoma jack-knifed into the front seat of the Kia Optima.

“It’s been six years, Oscar,” I remarked to the former wheat farmer and friend from Tulsa who was at Brisbane airport ready for a two-day stop-over on his way to Adelaide.

“You betcha,” said Oscar who was named after Mr Hammerstein, the co-writer of the musical Oklahoma!

“So what’s this?” he asked as he stashed his luggage and two tennis racquets.

We talked about the Optima .. “You know, it’s a little town on the way to Catoosa out of Oklahoma City. I have a cousin there,” Oscar said.

I was sure this little town wasn’t the inspiration for Kia’s Optima – but Oscar was a keen tennis player and I reminded him that Kia was the major sponsor of the Australian Open.

In fact, Kia’s updated Optima mid-sizer made its Australian debut at the event.

Optima brings a number of new features – and price bumps across the range. Increases range from $300 to $1200 depending on the model, but Kia will be looking to the Optima’s styling tweaks and updated technologies to draw buyers to the stylish sedan.

On the outside, the Optima’s updates are limited largely to a restyled bumper and reshaped tail-lights, and new wheel designs have been added for all models.

For our top-shelf Platinum model, there’s also new LED front fog lights, arranged in a quadrangle layout similar to the new Pro_Cee’d GT (more about

Kia’s eagerly anticipated new hot hatch next week).

In the cabin, the 2014 Optima gains new trim options and an updated centre stack, including an upgrade to a 7-in.full-colour touch-screen display in SLi and Platinum spec. Other creature comforts include a colour TFT instrument cluster, satellite navigation (with free map upgrades for three years) and front seat warmers with cooled driver’s seat.

The chrome interior trim highlights have been replaced with a new satin finish, while the centre fascia finished in high-gloss black.

The seats have also been given a welcome update, gaining larger side bolsters and additional under-thigh support. Leather seats feature in the SLi and Platinum grades, along with the Infinity audio system.

Buyers looking to the Platinum

model – now $36,990 before on-road costs – will also get blind-spot monitoring and rear cross traffic alert systems.

Kia’s Australian release has maintained the existing 148kW/250Nm 2.4 litre four-cylinder petrol engine, matched to a six-speed automatic. Fuel consumption remains unchanged at 7.9 l/100 km. We seemed to have achieved better than this on Oscar’s quick return trip to Toowoomba.

The Kia Optima follows the launch of the equally smart, Euro-styled Kia Sportage that was billed as the first complete Kia design under chief designer Peter Schreyer.

Kia launched the new Optima with just one trim level: the Platinum edition. And as the name suggests, it comes fully loaded with a host of luxury features. as standard equipment – features such as leather-

accented seats with contrast stitching, reverse parking sensors, reversing camera with parking guidelines, auto-dimming rear view mirror, leather wrapped steering wheel with remote controls for audio, phone and cruise control, dual-zone climate control, electric folding mirrors (heated), Bluetooth phone and music streaming and a decent six-speaker audio unit.

Passenger space is well catered for and there were no complaints from the Oklahoman who had dozed off for most of the run .. plenty of rear legroom, although headroom for rear passengers is slightly compromised by the tapered roofline.

Kia doesn’t offer a diesel option in the Optima range, but the Patinum at smooth cruising speeds lets the transmission move into top gear in the interest of lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

No doubt about it – Kia’s latest Optima carries high levels of equipment and it makes a worthy addition to the short list of anyone looking for a top quality sedan to step down a size from the Holden Commodore or Ford Falcon.

“Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful car”.

Kia Optima top-shelf mid-sizerthat delivers match-point style

Top shelf .. Kia’s quality Optima Platinum comes fully loaded with a host of luxury features.

Inside Optima .. sports-style driving with seats positioned deep into the cockpit.

Lot of updated technology in a stylish sedan

ON THE ROAD

Seats have also been given a welcome update

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An o p p o r t u n i t y e x i s t s f o r a b u i l d i n g i n d u s t r y p r o f e s s i o n a l t o j o i n a s m a l l b u t e n t h u s i a s t i c t e a m t o s u p p o r t a n d p r o m o t e Q u e e n s l a n d ’ s $ 3. 8 b i l l i o n f o r e s t a n d t i m b e r i n d u s t r y w h i c h p r o v i d e s j o b s f o r 19 0 0 0 Q u e e n s l a n d e r s .

Y o u w i l l n e e d t o h a v e e x t e n s i v e e x p e r i e n c e i n t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n , a p p l i c a t i o n a n d u s e o f t i m b e r i n b u i l d i n g a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n . F o r m a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s i n a r c h i t e c t u r e , b u i l d i n g o r e n g i n e e r i n g a r e d e s i r a b l e .

T h e p o s i t i o n r e q u i r e s y o u t o g i v e t e c h n i c a l a d v i c e o n t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n a n d u s e o f t i m b e r t o T i m b e r Q u e e n s l a n d m e m b e r s a n d T e c h n i c a l Su b s c r i b e r s . F i e l d i n s p e c t i o n s o f t i m b e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r t h i r d p a r t i e s a r e a l s o r e q u i r e d , a s a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s a t s e m i n a r s a n d w o r k s h o p s . Pu b l i c s p e a k i n g c a p a c i t y w o u l d b e w e l l r e g a r d e d .

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Ap p l i c a t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g a d e t a i l e d C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e , s h o u l d b e d i r e c t e d c o n f i d e n t i a l l y t o :

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Timber Queensland invites applications for the position of

TECHNICAL MANAGER Based in our o� ce in Fortitude Valley

An opportunity exists for a building industry profession-al to join a small but enthusiastic team to support and promote Queensland’s $3.8 billion forest and timber industry which provides jobs for 19 000 Queenslanders.

You will need to have extensive experience in the speci� cation, application and use of timber in building and construction. Formal quali� cations in architecture, building or engineering are desirable.

The position requires you to give technical advice on the speci� cation and use of timber to Timber Queensland members and Technical Subscribers. Field inspections of timber applications for third parties are also required, as are presentations at seminars and workshops. Public speaking capacity would be well regarded.

An attractive remuneration package comprising salary, superannuation, vehicle allowance and support tools will be o� ered to the right applicant.

Applications, including a detailed Curriculum Vitae, should be directed con� dentially to:

Rod McInnes CEO – Timber Queensland Ltd. PO Box 2014 FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006

Or email rod@timberqueensland.com.au (mail or email only please).

Please have all applications in by Friday 23rd May 2014.

T i m b e r Q u e e n s l a n d i n v i t e s a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r t h e p o s i t i o n o f

TECHNICAL MANAGER B a s e d i n o u r o f f i c e i n F o r t i t u d e V a l l e y

An o p p o r t u n i t y e x i s t s f o r a b u i l d i n g i n d u s t r y p r o f e s s i o n a l t o j o i n a s m a l l b u t e n t h u s i a s t i c t e a m t o s u p p o r t a n d p r o m o t e Q u e e n s l a n d ’ s $ 3. 8 b i l l i o n f o r e s t a n d t i m b e r i n d u s t r y w h i c h p r o v i d e s j o b s f o r 19 0 0 0 Q u e e n s l a n d e r s .

Y o u w i l l n e e d t o h a v e e x t e n s i v e e x p e r i e n c e i n t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n , a p p l i c a t i o n a n d u s e o f t i m b e r i n b u i l d i n g a n d c o n s t r u c t i o n . F o r m a l q u a l i f i c a t i o n s i n a r c h i t e c t u r e , b u i l d i n g o r e n g i n e e r i n g a r e d e s i r a b l e .

T h e p o s i t i o n r e q u i r e s y o u t o g i v e t e c h n i c a l a d v i c e o n t h e s p e c i f i c a t i o n a n d u s e o f t i m b e r t o T i m b e r Q u e e n s l a n d m e m b e r s a n d T e c h n i c a l Su b s c r i b e r s . F i e l d i n s p e c t i o n s o f t i m b e r a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r t h i r d p a r t i e s a r e a l s o r e q u i r e d , a s a r e p r e s e n t a t i o n s a t s e m i n a r s a n d w o r k s h o p s . Pu b l i c s p e a k i n g c a p a c i t y w o u l d b e w e l l r e g a r d e d .

An a t t r a c t i v e r e m u n e r a t i o n p a c k a g e c o m p r i s i n g s a l a r y , s u p e r a n n u a t i o n , v e h i c l e a l l o w a n c e a n d s u p p o r t t o o l s w i l l b e o f f e r e d t o t h e r i g h t a p p l i c a n t .

Ap p l i c a t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g a d e t a i l e d C u r r i c u l u m V i t a e , s h o u l d b e d i r e c t e d c o n f i d e n t i a l l y t o :

R o d M c In n e s C EO – T i m b e r Q u e e n s l a n d L t d . PO B o x 2 0 14 F O R T IT UD E V AL L EY Q L D 4 0 0 6

O r e m a i l r o d @ t i m b e r q u e e n s l a n d . c o m . a u ( m a i l o r e m a i l o n l y p l e a s e ) .

Pl e a s e h a v e a l l a p p l i c a t i o n s i n b y F r i d a y 2 3r d M a y 2 0 14 .

Contact Timber & Forestry EnewsTel: +61 3262 3001

cancon@bigpond.net.au

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