Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA) collaborates with government and industry to grow the market, delivering real-world outcomes that are good for business, the environment and society. We:
• Promote the advantages of wood products to everyone – including consumers, governments and the design and build industry
• Educate – university collaborations to produce the next generation of timber industry leaders, resources for teachers and information to help the design and build specifiers better use wood products
• Fund research and development in a wide range of areas – including tools to increase the value and volume recovery from existing resources
• Get the facts – co-ordinate the collection of industry data so that members can benchmark against peers, measure consumer attitudes towards wood and study the social and economic effects of our industry on regional areas
• Grow the market – successfully campaign for changes in building standards to benefit timber
• Look to the future – with projects in genetics, pest control, remote sensing and more
• Collaborate – with government, academia, industry and members
Working with stakeholders, FWPA identifies and delivers collaborative programs that improve the competitiveness – and market and community acceptance of – forest and wood products.
FWPA has a number of brands working to:
• Promote the sustainable benefits of wood (The Ultimate Renewable™)
• Promote wood to the design and build industry (WoodSolutions)
• Help teachers communicate and understand the industry – (ForestLearning)
Industry
Agriculture, Construction, Mining Machinery Manufacturing, Public administration, International organisations, administrations and associations, Education, Training & Organisations
HQ Location
Level 11, 10-16 Queen Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000, AU
Keywords
Wood promotioResearch developmentResource development – build and design specifiersDevelopment of teacher resourcesPromoting the advantages of wood productsAligning products to market needsAssisting value chain optimisatioIncreasing resource availability and reducing riskImpacting decision making and industry capabilityEducating the design and build sector on wood and constructio