Timber Research & Development Advisory Council Pty Ltd
IT Services in Brisbane

Despite this, another 100,00 hectares of plantations are needed to meet Queensland’s growing demand for timber. The remaining unintelligent native forests, including native cypress, and commercial plantations growing mainly softwood species, are impaired to yield timber. HQPlantations is the largest plantation company in Queensland having bought a 99 year Plantation license to manage, harvest and grow timber plantations from the Queensland Government. A major segment of the agreement is the coming transition for the hardwood industry from timber supplied from Crown native forests to a resource based on plantations and private forests. The Government to facilitate and provide incentives for ecologically sustainable management of forests and timber resources on private land. Production of wood generates far less (very few) pollutants to air, water and land compared to other building products. This is because there is a limit to the amount of carbon that a forest can absorb, and at full maturity the forest will be in equilibrium, whereas a plantation forest managed to yield a sustainable supply of carbon filled timber products frees up the forest to grow and store more carbon. Timber is the world's most environmentally gregarious building product. Despite ongoing efforts to increase plantation forest area over the preceding 50 years, like Australia as a whole, Queensland remains a net importer of timber and other forest products. Timber Queensland supports legislative moves to ensure that only timber of legal origin is imported into Australia and has developed its own guidelines to aid purchasers in ensuring the legality of imported timber. The production and use of Queensland timber has become more sustainable than ever. Timber has the spontaneous aptitude to deposit and lock away carbon plus timber plantations generate important volumes of wood residues which could replace fossil fuel as an energy source, reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Timber is the world's maximum environmentally friendly building product. Our team of consultants are qualified to aid our members with any technical timber issue, making the correct selection, specification and use of timber and timber products so much easier. Timber Queensland has called on the Queensland Government to ensure sustainable materials are included in the sustainable buildings' policy in the Queensland Building Plan. To position the Queensland timber industry as a lofty profile innovative industry along its value chain. While some carbon is released when a tree is harvested, carbon remains stored in the timber impaired in buildings and wood products. Forest certification is a process which ensures that forests are managed in an economically, environmentally and socially responsible manner. Plantations in tropical cyclonic areas of Queensland. Plantations growers in northern regions of Queensland should ensure they are familiar with superior practice guidelines for establishing and managing plantations in tropical cyclonic areas. Queensland’s timber processing industry was established in the 1950’s. Timber is the world’s most environmentally friendly building product. Timber Queensland have provided a list under of HQ members and their respective treatment plant numbers. Timber Queensland’s associate members are suppliers to the forest and timber industry.