Welcome to the WA Timber Industry Welcome Mat!

Forestry Industry WA Welcome Mat is a cross-industry initiative to build a stronger industry in WA by forging links across our diverse professions and building a better understanding, across the industry, of who we are and what we do.

​Timber is a diverse and exciting industry, encompassing an incredible range of career paths across many different industry aspects. More than 90 per cent of those jobs are regional, making our industry a key player in economies all around WA. 

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If you would like to know more about the timber industry, or be a part of the Welcome Mat Project, please get in contact with us!

Five things you didn't know about the timber industry:

1.

Plantation forestry workers oversee the entire life cycle of their trees, beginning with farming the seed.

2.

Australia has the seventh largest forest area of any country.

3.

Every part of the industry is constantly striving to better sustainability within forestry, within each step of the process.

4.

The WA Forestry Industry plays a vital role in fire control by actively working with other agencies during emergencies and controlled burning activities.

5.

​Engineered wood is termite resistant and comparable in strength to steel.