Environmentally friendly hardwood flooring
From the Autumn 2008 edition of Bush Telegraph Magazine.
Left to right: Chairman of the Australian Forestry Standard board, Geoff Gorrie, chief executive of Forests NSW, Nick Roberts, and the managing director of AST, Dr Douglas Head, at the certification presentation at AST in November.Photo by Howard Spencer
Kempsey-based Australian Solar Timbers (AST) has become the first Australian mainland hardwood flooring manufacturer to be accredited under the Australian Forestry Standard Chain of Custody Certification Scheme.
AST’s high quality Australian native timber flooring can now carry the certification mark that provides consumers with the assurance that they are buying wood from sustainably managed Australian forests.
“Certification combined with our use of solar energy to power our timber drying kilns shows AST’s commitment to the environment and sustainability and makes AST one of Australia’s most environmentally-friendly timber companies,” said AST marketing manager David Head.
“Our product range includes 19mm end matched strip flooring, TimberLay 12mm overlay flooring and solid block parquetry.
“AST produces 16 different species of Northern NSW timbers unique in their beauty and hardness and makes them ideal for flooring,” he said.
AST employs more than 90 people at its state-of-the-art mill at Kempsey and distributes its products nationally through a range of independent distributors in each mainland state.
“AST is proud of its Chain of Custody accreditation and to have the opportunity to promote sustainability in the hardwood forest industry in Australia,” AST general manager Tracy Goss said.
AST sources the majority of its timber from Forests NSW and has a wide range of species available under the independently audited Chain of Custody certification.
Howard Spencer - Public Affairs & Media
