Precise and predictable, Tasmanian Timber’s Quality Assurance Program delivers confidence
June 3, 2020
With every building job, each material specified is carefully considered to ensure that it matches the brief, is suitable for the application and fits within the allocated budget. But before the material reaches the project site, what type of checks are being done on the material to ensure it performs as predicted? These checks are especially important with timber products. Tasmanian Timber’s Quality Assurance Program is a rigorous auditing system that ensures that our product performs consistently – so that specifiers can too.
Celebrating the local, Tasmanian Timber receives its own Award category at the Australian Timber Design Awards
June 3, 2020
We are thrilled to share that the specific use of Tasmanian Timber is now being honored and celebrated at the Australian Timber Design Awards in its very own category, ‘Best use of Tasmanian Timber’.
Tasmanian Forest Industry launches COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing video series
May 14, 2020
The Tasmanian Forest Industry has released a four-part video series to support mental health and wellbeing within the industry through COVID-19. The videos were created as a collaboration between eight industry organisations and supported by the Tasmanian Government.
Planet Ark’s Make It Wood Campaign joins Tasmanian Timber
April 27, 2020
Planet Ark’s Make It Wood Campaign will be joining Tasmanian Timber Expert Michael Lee from the Centre for Sustainable Architecture with Wood (UTAS) to deliver webinar presentations to 21 Australian architectural firms encouraging the use of Tasmanian Timber.
How our homes make us feel has never been more important
April 6, 2020
Humans have an innate affinity with the natural world. Now that we are spending most of our time at home due to COVID-19, the environment that we surround ourselves with is more important than ever. In recent years research has shown that design features within the built environment that reconnect people with nature (Biophilic design) can have a positive effect on wellbeing. Biophilic design can reduce stress and improve your emotional state. The bottom line is that nature makes us feel good – and we can all use a little of that right now.
Grown in Tassie, crafted in Queensland: Meet Blackwood Collective
March 23, 2020
Just north of Brisbane’s CBD, sits Gareth Robertson’s workshop, Blackwood Collective. And it’s not just any workshop. Blackwood Collective specialises in high-end custom residential and commercial furniture, joinery and carpentry. Every piece coming out of the workshop expertly handcrafted with an acute sense of detail, made to perfectly fit the space it will call home. While Robertson is a fan of all Tasmanian timber species, as the name of his business suggests, Tasmanian Blackwood is Robertson’s material of choice, time and time again.
A new generation of innovative timber products with sustainability at their core
March 16, 2020
The balance between conservation of our wild natural places and producing enough beautiful wood products to meet society’s demands, is not an easy task. But it’s vital that we get it right. Because as The Ultimate Renewable resource, trees are part of the solution to the greatest challenge of our time – climate change. Enthusiasts of using timber across their range of large-scale projects, Sydney architecture firm Fitzpatrick + Partners were invited to take part in the Visiting Architects Program, an experience designed to showcase Tasmania’s forest management practices and forest products. The firm got an up-close glimpse of the innovative forest products that are leading the nation’s forestry sector and how Tasmania’s processors are committed to getting the most out of every log.
Tasmania’s managed forests make a strong case for world class sustainability
March 11, 2020
Tasmanian timber is sourced from forests that are sustainably managed, independently audited and certified to an internationally acclaimed standard. The end product is revered by designer makers, architects, interior designers and furniture makers. Playing a significant role in the global fight against climate change, timber is The Ultimate Renewable resource. On the back of the Visiting Architects Program, Rod Pindar, partner at renowned architecture firm, Fitzpatrick + Partners and Anne Schutter, Manager of the Biodiversity Program at the Forest Practices Authority (FPA), discuss Tasmania’s world class forest management system and how its sustainable management is ensuring Tasmania’s forests and forest species flourish for eternity.
An eye-opening experience for Fitzpatrick+Partners
February 19, 2020
Timber is the material of choice for Sydney-based architects Fitzpatrick+Partners. Considered an authority in timber construction on large scale projects, offering expertise on some of the world’s greatest buildings, founding Principal, James Fitzpatrick is turning heads in the design world. Fitzpatrick+Partners were invited to take part in the Tasmanian Visiting Architects Program, an experience designed to showcase Tasmania’s forests and forest management practices. The Partners gained a new found knowledge around Tasmania’s regrowth forests.
Tasmanian Visiting Architects Program highlights sustainability, innovation and collaboration
February 5, 2020
Fitzpatrick + Partners, one of Australia’s leading architectural firms, travelled to Tasmania recently to experience firsthand Tasmania’s forest management practices and timber industry. The firm’s four Partners spent three days exploring Tasmania’s beautiful forests, learning about how they are managed, the Forest Practices System and sustainability certification. They also learned about Tasmanian timber processing and products, and the applications for those products in both residential and commercial settings.
Tasmanian Timber Triumphs at the 20th Australian Timber Design Awards
October 18, 2019
Tasmanian Timber shone at the Australian Timber Design Awards last night with The Seed House, a stunning showcase of Tasmanian Timber by fitzpatrick+partners, announced as the overall winner. And the ‘Tailored’ Tasmanian Oak couch by local Designer Maker Simon Ancher Studio won top prize for furniture and joinery.
This Blackwood Waited 20 Years to Find this Home
October 18, 2019
Highly figured Birdseye Blackwood only occurs randomly in nature, making the trees affected by it very rare and totally unique. When expert Tasmanian log graders came across this Blackwood, they knew they had something special that deserved a bespoke and iconic application. The logs were cut into boards and segregated from the normal stock, and for 20 years they waited for the perfect place to call home.
Tasmanian camp structure inspired by cultural history
September 11, 2019
Krakani Lumi Camp, by Taylor and Hinds Architects, was honoured as a highly commended entry into the World Architecture Festival awards for the ‘Best Use of Certified Timber Prize’. Located in a National Park in Tasmania’s northeast, the camp serves as a stopover for visitors taking guided walks through the aboriginal land.
Re-imagining Hobart City Hall with a floor fit for a Queen
July 9, 2019
Hobart's City Hall was last renovated in the 1940s ahead of a reception to host Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. This year it has been re-imagined by Hobart Architectural firm McCarthyReed. They were tasked with bringing life back into the hall while staying true to the sites rich history.
Highfield House: Restoring the ‘Birthplace’ of European Settlement in North West Tasmania
June 10, 2019
This magnificent home is noted as being the ‘birthplace’ of European settlement in Tasmania’s north-west. Highfield House has incredible historical significance, and as such, its restoration required incredible care and locally sourced Tasmanian oak.
Figured and Craft Timber
June 7, 2019
Tasmania's special species provide a different colour, grain and figure set than the much more plentiful eucalypt hardwoods.
Seasoned Timber Products
June 7, 2019
Tasmanian hardwoods are available in full range of joinery products for internal applications.
Britton Timbers
June 6, 2019
Britton Timbers are trusted to produce quality timber and outstanding customer service. They have been doing it for more than 110 years. Britton Timbers are a preferred source for premium Tasmanian timbers.
