Radial Sawing was specifically designed to maximise the recovery of sawn timber from smaller logs. As such, Radial Sawing has a range of both environmental and technical benefits. Where conventional sawing methods require large diameter logs Radial Sawing technology helps make native hardwood plantations logs more viable by maximising the yield of high value timber […]
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A PLAN to move away from native logged timber to plantation timber is driving Victoria’s newest timber mill. KATH SULLIVAN less than 2 min readApril 21, 2017 – 12:00AM The Weekly Times A Plan to move away from native logged timber to plantation timber is driving Victoria’s newest timber mill. Radial Timbers will officially open
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Developing an understanding of the behaviour and properties of timber will provide an increased knowledge that can be applied when making decisions relating to the required performance of timber. In general, there are two main factors which influence a timbers in-service performance. The first is the natural durability of the particular species, and the other
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Precoating before installation is an important step in ensuring the longevity of both the performance and appearance of your timber. Radial Timber can pre-treat your timber in a range of options to suit the aesthetic you are trying to achieve whilst also protecting your timber for years to come. Why You Should Precoat Your Timber?
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Radial timber new state of the art mill opens in Victoria with world-first technology that cuts logs ‘like cake’ ABC Rural / By Isabella Pittaway Posted Fri 21 Apr 2017 at 12:16pm A new mill opening in eastern Victoria today is bucking the trend of closures in the timber industry by producing a niche products for architects. Radial
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Our vision is to become totally self sufficient by managing our own durable, native plantations. In 2004 we established a 30 year plan to plant up to 2000 hectares of durable Australian hardwoods for future generations. To date we have planted over 1 million trees Why Plantation Timber? Using plantation timber offers a range of benefits
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With the increase in frequency of bush fires and expansion of homes and other buildings into rural Australia, fire protection has never been more important. In many parts of Australia the construction of new buildings and additions to existing buildings will be assessed as being in a bushfire area along with their level of risk,
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Over the last decade, there has been a new catchphrase governing all of man’s activities: Sustainability. Everything man does have an impact as it uses natural resources. The recent focus has shifted to minimise that impact. What we are now striving for is turn those activities into ones that will continue not only now, but
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This article will discuss the problem of wood borer, how it occurs and timber borer treatments. We will focus this specifically with Radial Timber products including the Natural Edge Weatherboard, Board and Batten, Shiplap, Screen Boards and Decking. We will discuss what you can do to prevent or treat an infestation. What is Timber Borer
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Set atop a magnificent site on the Bellarine Peninsula, Contour House anchors itself into the landscape with a 6 meter high folding concrete wall. This gesture is both protective and revealing, simultaneously creating an internal courtyard whilst drawing the expansive views from Geelong to Port Phillip Heads into the home. The ideas explored in this
