ABOUT | Wood Products Victoria

About WPV

Our Constitution

The role of Wood Products Victoria is to ensure that sustainable timber and wood products, grown, harvested, processed, manufactured or sold within Victoria or by Victorian-based businesses are supported by informed research, technical publications, customer information, and product & market development — the ultimate aim is to see more wood used.

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How We Work

Wood Products Victoria works with key industry bodies* within and for the full timber supply chain through:

Kindred organisation networking and support
Product regulation and procurement advocacy
Industry collaborative communications group (CCG)
Technical publication development and sales
Technical support for usage & specification and usage enquiries from councils, architects & teachers, etc.

* Wood Solutions, Frames Truss & Manufacturing Australia (FTMA), Forest & Wood Products Australia (FWPA) & the Australian Forest & Wood Innovations (AFWI).

Areas We Support

In establishing the constitution one of the objectives was to complement the anticipated activities and goals of the national body, Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA), which replaced the FWPRDC.

An integrated approach to research and development and generic wood marketing and promotion across Australia is a most desirable outcome for an optimal sustainable future.

WPV supports sustainable timber and wood products, grown, harvested, processed, manufactured or sold within Victoria or by Victorian-based businesses.

How we help

WPV supports sustainable timber and wood products, grown, harvested, processed, manufactured or sold within Victoria or by Victorian-based businesses by:

commissioning and promulgating high-quality technical information
advising and educating builders, architects, designers, specifiers and regulators on specific applications and the benefits of using timber and wood-based products
developing new markets for timber and wood-based products
minimising potential loss of timber market share from current and future regulatory and specification pressures in Victoria
representing Victorian interests to the FWPA.
working in tandem with complementary state and national bodies and organisations whenever possible and appropriate.

Our Team

The Board of Directors includes representatives of timber mills, manufacturers, distributors and retailers. They wish to ensure the ongoing viability of this sustainable, natural building, construction and furniture resource, whether it be hardwood, softwood, plantation or native forest grown, engineered timber products or legally harvested imported timbers.

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