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C The Timber Preservers Association of Australia IT'S TIMBER - TREAT IT WELL !!

JULY ISSUE 2016

Correspondence: 3, Wright Street BRIGHTON VIC 3186 Telephone: (03) 9596 8166 Email: doug@tpaa.com.au Email: secretary@tpaa.com.au Web: www.tpaa.com.au Plant Register Web: www.tpaa.com.au/treatment-plants

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President: Garrie James (0403) 031 275

Secretary: Jack Norton (0418) 989 398

Editor: Doug Howick (03) 9596 8166

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TPAA - Timber Preservers

Association of Australia

The Timber Preservers’ Association of Australia

(TPAA) represents the nation's wood preservation

industry. It is made up of timber treaters,

preservative suppliers, research organisations,

and individuals and bodies having an interest in

the production and use of preservative-treated

timber.

The TPAA promotes a knowledge of the principles

and methods of timber preservation within the

industry, helps with establishing and adhering to

Standards for the treatment of timber, and

promotes best practice in the production of

treated wood.

The TPAA encourages its members to comply

with national Standards and applicable

legislation, to use sound and responsible

environmental procedures, and to produce fit-for-

purpose treated timber products.

TPAA members produce a range of treated

timber products to suit all uses, from heavy

industrial applications to treated products for the

house and garden.

Key Benefits

Support by world class technical

information

Advocacy services at a State,

National and International level

Advice on the wide range of timber

and timber product performance

Leadership and guidance in product

quality systems

Advice and guidance on the

specification and use of treated

wood

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From Jack @ the Secretariat

The purpose of our new

TPAA web site is to

help you, our members

sell more treated

product. So far, I have

had a very positive

response to the new

site.

I recently sent a

message to all

registered brand holders

providing data on the

hits on our web page

and I now have a full

month of web statistics.

From the 27th

of May

to the 27th

of June, we

have had 621 sessions

by 530 separate users. 85% of the visits were from new

users. The challenge now is to determine how to

manage what we put on the TPAA site in response to

the information provided by these analyses.

I have had a couple of members give me information to

put on their individual web page and the offer is still

open for me to add to your individual site if you’d like

to discuss your requirements.

Mobile Technology

There was an excellent presentation at the recent Wood

Innovations Conference in Melbourne concerned with

the rapid rise in the use of mobile technology – mainly

mobile phones.

The following graphic from the presentation shows

how the number of users of mobile technology has now

passed the number of traditional computer users.

Every chippy carries a mobile phone and uses it a

number of times in their everyday activities. If they

want to know something, out comes the smart phone.

To me, one of the main reasons to go to conferences

such as the recent Wood Innovations Conference and

that of the annual International Research Group on

Wood Protection (IRG-WP), is to meet people, to find

out what others in the same field are doing and to get

ideas for your own area of interest.

On seeing the presentation on mobile technology, I

immediately wondered how we in TPAA can access and

use mobile technology to get our message across more

effectively. I raised the matter of phone apps with other

delegates at the conference and the Executive Director

of the Western Wood Preservers Institute pointed me

towards their own phone app called Treated Wood

Guide.

Importantly, we have now been offered the use of

their platform to develop an app or apps that apply

to our circumstances here in Australia. Stay tuned!

Quality

TPAA has endorsed the quality systems being

offered by Independent Verification Services (IVS).

The IVS programs are in the final stages before

implementation and should be up and running in the

near future.

Colleagues, I know we have discussed it for years but

we really do have to get our act together as far as the

quality of our product is concerned. Users and

specifiers of our product must have confidence that it

will perform as required and I will continue to focus

and promote the quality of our product.

As always, please let me know if you have any

questions or comments.

JackNorton Secretary

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Over 230 wood treatment and timber manufacturing

companies participated in the 2016 Wood Innovations

event series in New Zealand and Australia.

The technology series provided a timely insight into

new and emerging timber preservative formulations,

innovative wood treatment processes, changing

standards, international developments and issues

impacting on local operations along with opportunities

for growth.

Noel Coxhead (Lonza) with Jack Norton

Laurie Cookson, Arthur Lyons & Robin Jack

Alternate wood products to timber treated with wood

preservatives were a major feature at this event. Wood

plastic composites and modified wood products are a

commercial reality, the first Australian CLT

manufacturing plant was announced and tall multi-story

timber buildings have a bright future for the industry.

Traditional treated timber producers must continue to

adapt.

The scope for expansion for existing wood producers or

new businesses is considerable. The global wood plastic

composites market for example is expected to reach

US$5.4 billion in 2019, expanding at a compounded

annual growth rate of around 11% over the next four

years. The greatest growth for these products is being

projected to be in the Asia Pacific region.

In addition to preservative wood treatment and

modification, Wood Innovations 2016 covered surface

coatings, timber durability, engineered wood products

and some of the new technologies that are being

developed to mitigate environmental issues around

wood treatment. International experts were on hand to

deliver our local wood producers and suppliers with a

global update on timber preservation and an array of

new wood treatment and engineering technologies.

Wood Innovations 2016 proved that there are real

opportunities for local companies to diversify their

current operations from the outset. Early adoption of

new technology – formulations, treatment processes and

new timber products – will provide companies with both

product and market diversification. In most instances,

this complements existing operations and will provide

the industry with an early competitive advantage if done

right.

What was Covered?

Developments in wood preservative formulations

and processes

Advances in alternative products to preservative

treated wood

Modified wood products – trends and opportunities

for local wood producers

Composite and engineered wood products and

options for future manufacturing

The real impacts of growing “green consumerism”

on treated wood products

New legislation and changes to building and timber

treatment standards

Disposal of treated wood products – key issues for

the industry

Wood treatment QA and QC schemes

Research and innovations around new surface

coatings

What’s new in engineered wood products

Who Attended?

Well over 230 industry representatives attended this

conference series in Rotorua and Melbourne,

comprising of:

Timber treatment operators

Sawmill, wood manufacturing and wood panels

companies

Suppliers of treatment chemicals, glues, equipment

and services

Government Departments advising on timber

building and construction

Wood products and environmental consultants

Timber R&D personnel

Summary by

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Accoya used for sustainable build in

Netherlands

An office in the Netherlands which has been made using

Accoya® to craft its doors, windows and cladding has

achieved a five star BREEAM-NL certificate for its

sustainable build. The certificate and resulting score

means that the building is now the most sustainable in

the world.

BREEAM is the world’s foremost environmental

assessment method and rating system for buildings, and

identifies some of the most environmentally sound

properties across the globe. The property is the head

office of machine builder Geelen Counterflow and is

situated in Haelen, to the south-east of the country.

Internally 1200m3 of light coloured solid wood

sourced from Germany’s Black Forest was used.

This wood was provided by the German company

NUR-HOLZ.

The build has been so successful in reaching its

environmental objectives that the design team has

achieved a score of 99.94% by BREEAM-NL, the

highest ever to have been awarded across the globe.

17 June 2016

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Items provided in this CONTACT Newsletter

are drawn from a number of sources. The

source of the item is quoted, either by

publication or organization in line with the

practice of fair reporting.

TPAA does not necessarily agree with or

endorse the content of articles written by others.

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Viance LLC Continues to Offer

Lifetime Limited Warranty on Above

Ground Preservative Treatment

Jun 23, 2016, 10:03 - CHARLOTTE, N.C.

Viance LLC, a leading manufacturer of advanced

wood treatment technologies, will extend the Lifetime

Limited Warranty on its preservative treatments,

including its Ecolife™, Preserve ACQ® and Preserve

CA® technologies, when used in Above Ground

(UC3B) applications.

By reaffirming the product's warranty, Viance aims to

mitigate confusion surrounding the proper uses of

Above Ground treated wood and reassure customers

that the product will perform when used properly for

applications such as deck joists, support beams,

decking, and railing systems.

"The American Wood Protection Association (AWPA)

will soon publish the most recent version of its Use

Category System standards for preservative treated

wood, and various interpretations of the standards have

been causing some confusion in the marketplace,"

said Bill Fields, president of Viance.

"Some companies would have you believe that there is

a need to switch to all Ground Contact lumber.

However, Above Ground treated wood remains code

compliant for most common decking applications. This

material uses the appropriate amount of preservatives

required to ensure performance, without introducing

unnecessary levels into the environment."

Some preservative manufacturers have recently

announced that they will be adjusting their warranties to

limit or exclude the use of products treated for Above

Ground applications. Viance will stand behind its

preservative treatments by continuing to provide

a Lifetime Limited Warranty on its Ecolife™ Above

Ground product.

"Our Above Ground preservative treatment has

been reviewed by the AWPA to meet stringent

standards, and we are confident in its ability to

perform when used properly," said Fields. "That's

why we are reaffirming our warranty. We want the

industry to know we stand behind the performance of

our products with a Lifetime Limited Warranty when

used properly for applications such as deck joists,

support beams, decking, and railing systems in elevated

deck projects."

Retailers, builders, code enforcement officials and

homeowners can learn more at

treatedwood.com/options

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Osmoset Pole Setting Foam

[Note from your Editor: This article is included in this Issue

of CONTACT in the spirit of keeping our readers abreast of

recent developments within the industry]

Pole setting foam offers many benefits over soil,

including greater compressive strength, but it is

especially useful in the following settings:

Rocky soil and dynamited or dilled pole sets

that may not produce sufficient backfill

material

Sand or sandy loam soils (low compressive

strength)

Difficult to access poles where transporting fill

dirt is not feasible

OsmoSetTM

is a high-density polyurethane water-blown

foam designed for setting and straightening distribution

and transmission poles. Since OsmoSet foam

completely encapsulates the pole, it greatly reduces

leaching and soil contamination. It contains no CFCs

(chlorofluorocarbons) or HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons),

making it safe for both the applicator and the

surrounding environment.

Benefits of OsmoSet

Added Strength and Safety - Most soils in the

U.S. have a compressive strength of

approximately 28 PSI. Foam with a density of

four pounds per cubic foot has a compressive

strength of approximately 70-80 PSI, providing

a 3:1 safety factor over the surrounding natural

soil.

Labor Efficiency - Using foam is less labor

intensive than backfilling with soil. There is

also no need for tamping which reduces back

strain and injuries.

Reduced Environmental Impact - Eliminates

the need to transport backfill material to the job

site, and reduces soil contamination from

leaching of the original treatment.

Reduced Costs - OsmoSet expands at a ratio

of 18:1, 20% more than other foams which

means less product is required to fill the space.

Easy to Store & Transport - The patented

package design of OsmoSet includes part A

and part B mixtures in D-shaped containers

that conveniently fit inside the mixing pail with

a mixer. This efficient design reduces

freight/shipping costs, and also makes the

product easy to store and transport to the job

site.

OsmoSet is easy to install with four simple steps:

1) Pour the components into the pail provided.

2) Mix components together.

3) Pour the mixture into the hole, around the pole.

4) Allow the pole to set as the foam expands and

hardens.

OsmoSet expands to 18 times its original volume. It

will reach its full rise in approximately 2-5 minutes,

depending on the temperature. It reaches approximately

75% of its ultimate strength in just one hour.

Each OsmoSet kit includes the two-part mixture as well

as a highspeed mixer and mixing pail. *The patented

package design includes Part A and Part B mixtures in

D-shaped containers that conveniently fit inside the

mixing pail.

OsmoSet will be available in July.

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The giant timbers from Welsh forests

that go to make high rope courses

around Britain

13 JUN 2016 - BY CHRIS KELSEY

Left-right: Richard Jones , Sarah Jones Smith

The 14-metre posts weigh in at up to 900 kilos each –

almost 2,000 lbs – and are supplied by Ruthin-based

Clifford Jones Timber to J M Adventure, a leading

provider of high ropes courses.

The latest consignment of posts has just been erected

by JM Adventure’s specialist team at Pavilions in the

Park, in Horsham, Sussex, for the High Places high

rope course.

Each post is pre-ordered and is cut to length on site, in

the forest, from sustainable timber stocks before being

transported to the Clifford Jones Timber headquarters in

Brickfield Lane, Ruthin.

There the company, the UK’s largest manufacturer

of fence posts, processes 100,000 tons of timber

annually.

Three months to prepare

Chief executive Richard Jones said: “J M Adventure

forward orders from us because it takes about three

months to actually prepare the posts.

“They have to be cut out in the forest and the branches

stripped off and then they’re brought here on lorries and

we pressure wash them to get the bark off.

“They then have to be air-dried because they’re too

big to go into the kilns and treated and sprayed, so it

is about three months before they’re ready to be shipped

out to the site where they’re being used.

“They are big, heavy pieces of timber – essentially

they’re still tree trunks and that’s what JM Adventure is

looking for.”

J M Adventure has also built courses in Holland, France

and Cyprus.

It is about to start work on a major project in Wigan

where it has ordered 17 of the giant posts which are

already being prepared by Clifford Jones Timber.

Adam Kiddell, operations manager for J M Adventure,

said: “There are very few timber companies that can

supply poles of that size and we like Clifford Jones

Timber because they source their timber in the UK, it’s

from sustainable forests and they are very eco-friendly.

“A lot of suppliers machine-round their timber but these

are treated naturally and they’re the trunks of trees and

that’s what we want them to look like.

“They’re big, up to 14 metres long, and we bury them

to a depth of two metres and have used them at a

number of installations across the country and we’re

very pleased with the results.”

Mr Jones added: “Many people might think that we

make a fairly basic product. We’re the UK’s biggest

producer of fence posts but we pride ourselves on our

versatility and we have a wide variety of customers for

our product, many of them in the leisure industry.

“We’re delighted to be able to supply these extra big

poles though and there’s nothing more eco-friendly than

timber.”

Clifford Jones Timber has 64 staff at Ruthin where, as

well as four million round timber fence posts, it

produces gates, laminated timber for the construction

and outdoor play industries and dried logs and wood

briquettes.

It uses timber from forests all over the UK and also has

a second site at Gretna in Scotland where it employs a

further 10 staff.

It sends fence posts as far afield as the Falkland Islands,

while other clients for its timber products have included

Center Parcs, a luxury treehouse builder, award-winning

vineyards and a deck-chair company.

Alan Jones, whose father founded the company in 1948,

said: “Every piece of timber that comes through these

gates is used. There isn’t any wasted and there aren’t

many industries that can say that.”

The J M

Adventure high

ropes course at

Taunton, using

Welsh tree trunks

from Clifford

Jones Timber

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Masterton smog Oceania's worst

By Staff Reporter editorial@age.co.nz - May 19, 2016

Essex St, Masterton, showing winter air pollution.

Masterton ranks as one of the worst towns in

Oceania for air pollution, according to a world

database just released.

Figures released by the World Health Organisation

(WHO) uses 2012 data which shows the town crosses

the line for one of two measures of air quality.

Annual levels of PM10 particles and the smaller PM2.5

particles are used to measure air quality -- these are so

small that they can get into the lungs, potentially

causing serious health problems. Masterton has a PM10

particle reading of 14 and a PM2.5 particle reading of

12.

The WHO guidelines state that levels of 20 and 10

micrograms per cubic metre respectively are considered

safe.

Timaru is the worst in Oceania, with a PM10 annual

mean level of 28 micrograms per cubic metre, and a

PM2.5 level of 15 micrograms per cubic metre.

Christchurch was the worst of New Zealand's major

cities, while air in Wellington and Auckland was found

to be much cleaner.

Air pollution is an enduring winter problem for

Masterton, with the standards for PM10 breached on 13

days, and PM2.5 exceeded on 34 days, in 2014.

The most common complaint to Greater Wellington is

for smell, out of 133 notifications relating to discharges

to the air in Wairarapa in 2013 and 2014.

Odour accounted for 69 notifications, while 46 related

to smoke.

In 2013, a Victoria University PhD student published

a study which showed arsenic featured in the air

pollution in winter months in Masterton -- most

likely from people burning treated timber.

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Biosecurity, Consumer Council Sign

Agreement

Consumer Council of Fiji chief executive officer

Premila Kumar (left), and Biosecurity Authority of Fiji

executive chairman Xavier Riyaz Khan.

by Biosecurity Authority of Fiji

The Biosecurity Authority of Fiji (BAF) and Consumer

Council of Fiji yesterday signed a memorandum of

understanding (MOU) which will enable sharing of

information and cooperation between both agencies for

the benefit of the Fijian consumers.

The MOU which was signed by BAF executive

chairman Xavier Riyaz Khan and Consumer Council of

Fiji chief executive officer Premila Kumar.

The pact will also allow both agencies to establish a

basis for co-operation regarding the delivery of services

in Fiji with respect to matters that are mandated to each

party under their respective laws.

Mr Khan said the MOU with Consumer Council of Fiji

was crucial for BAF as it would provide a platform to

create awareness and educate the Fijian consumers on

biosecurity issues that impact them.

“There are several areas that BAF would like to

work with Consumer Council; one of which is

strengthen advocacy and education to the Fijian

consumers on purchase of treated timber to prevent

termite infestation in homes and buildings,” Mr

Khan said.

“BAF Shop Surveillance programme revealed several

non-compliance issues such as sale of rotten imported

fruits and vegetables, low quality imported meat and

unhygienic storage facilities in supermarkets.

Meanwhile, BAF in Ba has moved to a new office at

Sunbeam Building above Mirror Jewellery Shop in

Main Street.

This is in a bid improve its service delivery by focusing

and increasing presence in the rural and maritime zones.

The Government allocated grants for BAF to address all

stations as part of its social obligation.

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The 47th

annual meeting was held in Lisbon during the

period May 15-20. It was attended by some 215

delegates and accompanying persons. The delegates

came from 37 countries, with Australia (11) and New

Zealand (11) well represented. The dominant

participants were from Europe, as one might have

expected, but a large contingent also attended from the

USA.

Since this was to be the final meeting for the Secretary

General (Joran Jermer) there were some specially

invited guests at the social functions and the plenary

meetings (see pictures). The meeting venue was the

Conference Centre of the Laboratório Nacional de

Engenharia Civil (LNEC), a government R&D facility.

Special guests included Tony & Julie Bravery, David

& Pat Dickinson, and Rod & Pam Eaton.

The Conference programme was divided into the

traditional 5 sections: Biology 21 papers); Test

methodology and assessments (24 papers); Wood

protecting chemicals (22 papers); Processes and

properties (49 papers); and Sustainability and

Environment (9 papers). It is clear where the world’s

interests lie in wood protection research!

The actual presentations were extremely variable and, as

has been remarked before, it is apparent that many

research workers now rely entirely on computer data-

bases (usually built post-1970s) for their literature

searches and, as a consequence, much work is repeated

and/or has previously been written about elsewhere.

For example, some research on pole bandaging

seemed to be unaware of the large scale effort put

into this area here in Australia during the 1970-80s.

Wednesday afternoon excursion to Sintra, featuring

invited guests with 3 well-known Australian

participants and the out-going Secretary General,

Joran Jermer

Given the world-wide growth in tall buildings

construction using cross-laminated-timber members, a

presentation by some USA co-workers entitled “An

Open Letter to Proponents of CLT/Massive Timber

(the need to address biological durability of big

wooden buildings)” was of interest to many; the authors

were highlighting the lack of attention to durability

aspects of such CLT members, exhorting the

manufacturers, designers, architects and the like not to

ignore the need for preservative treatment in their

enthusiasm to propound the use of CLT in tall buildings

construction.

The programme of future IRG meetings was affirmed

for the next three years, with Belgium (Ghent) playing

host next year, South Africa (Johannesburg) in 2018,

and Canada (Quebec City) for 2019.

The in-coming Secretary General will be Dr Dennis

Jones, taking over the reins form Joran Jermer on

July 1 2016. Joran will provide on-going support

through the next annual meeting in Belgium next

June.

A list of all the papers is available at the IRG web site

http://www.irg-wp.com/search-irg-docs.html

Harry Greaves, Chairman,

TPAA Technical Committee

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