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Another TDA milestone for Andrew Dunn |
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Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00 |
Andrew Dunn, our CEO, is this month celebrating his 20th year with TDA. These two decades have seen considerable change at the TDA – and momentous change within the timber industry. Looking back, Andrew emphasises, first of all, the changing role of the association:
“TDA is now in the business of creating new markets for timber,” said Andrew. “It’s no longer enough to simply promote timber within existing markets: you’ve got to open up new markets as new opportunities arise and as tastes and preferences evolve.”
Unsurprisingly, many of the most profound changes Andrew has witnessed in his time at the TDA relate to changing public attitudes towards the environment. Andrew is unequivocal about the opportunities these have created:
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Chickens step up to recycle |
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Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00 |
A TDA project to trial the use of waste timber as chicken bedding is nearing completion. The results of the trial will shortly be incorporated into an appropriate industry specification.
The project commissioned 180 cubic metres of waste timber bedding from a recycler in south-west Sydney. The bedding is being trialled, with so far positive results, by chicken growers in Peats Ridge and Raymond Terrace.
The trial indicates that waste timber bedding may successfully replace or extend bedding based on hardwood sawdust and softwood shavings. Growers were enthusiastic about this, as such bedding is sometimes difficult to obtain.
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On the cusp of a wood revolution |
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Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00 |
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We are on the cusp of a wood revolution that will transform the way we design and build many residential and commercial structures, according to a leading Canadian architect.
Michael Green, principal with McFarlane Green Biggar Architecture in Vancouver, says that innovations in engineered wood products and wood’s environmental advantages are driving new applications for the material.
Mr Green is one of the major drawcards for the inaugural WoodSolutions 2010 one-day forums to be held in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in September. He is also guest architect judge for the
2010 Australian Timber Design Awards.
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Timber marketing regulation under review |
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Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00 |
Now is the time to make your voice heard on the NSW Government review of Timber Marketing Regulation 2005. Changes to this regulation may have a considerable impact on some sectors of the NSW timber industry, so it may be worthwhile spending some time reading through the
proposed regulation
and, if need be, lodging comments before the closing date for submissions: 27 July 2010.
Marketing Regulation 2005, the current regulation, aims to ensure that the quality of timber sold in the marketplace is fit for purpose. It prescribes the tests and results for lyctid susceptible sapwood, and for assessing the moisture content of timber. It also prescribes procedures and standards for preservative treatment of timber, and official forms and notices ensuring that minimum timber quality requirements are met.
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South East Fibre Exports sign up to energy technical assistance program |
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Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00 |
South East Fibre Exports (SEFE) on the NSW far south coast has signed up to the NSW Government's Energy Advantage program. The program provides a subsidised energy audit and technical advice which will help SEFE implement energy saving projects.
TDA Sustainability Program Manager Stephen Mitchell said "We can assist other wood product companies in NSW access a number of NSW Government energy, resource efficiency and sustainability programs. By participating in these programs, wood product manufacturers can improve their current bottom lines as well as protect themselves from future price hikes -- particularly sharply increasing energy and waste disposal costs."
Contact Stephen Mitchell on 02 8424 3700 for more information. |
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Web design for the timber industry |
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Monday, 19 July 2010 00:00 |
Some examples from our portfolio of websites
If you’re running a business these days, you need to be online – and if you’re running a timber products business, there’s no better organisation to establish your online presence than TDA. We know timber and we know web design: we’ve got the datasheets and images your site needs, the expert advice that our bird’s-eye view of the timber industry affords – and we’ve got the contacts to push your search engine ranking towards that elusive #1 spot.
Whether you need a basic corporate website (such as tdansw.asn.au), an attractive gallery site (see, for instance, timberawards.com.au) or a large information warehouse (such as timber.net.au), TDA can get you there. All our sites are packaged with a content management system that allows you to easily add news, events, documents and images to your site. We can provide a simple PayPal shopping cart or an extensive e-commerce solution. If you need an online newsletter, a slideshow or an image gallery, we can do that. Want to leverage the marketing potential of social networking? We can do that too. Whatever it is you need, talk to us. We can build it – and they will come!
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