An Expanding, Renewable Resource.
The Wespine sawmill has operated since 1985. In 1991/92, Wespine signed an agreement with the Government of Western Australia to purchase sawlogs produced by State owned and private pine plantations, over a forty year period. Under the agreement, the company committed to construct and operate a sawmill which would make full use of the economies of scale provided by the deal, producing timber for sale throughout Australia and the countries of the Pacific Rim. The sawmill’s capacity is approaching 170,000m3 output per annum.

The Right Choice for the Environment.
Timber is the world's most environmentally sound building material. It is produced using solar energy, requires minimal processing and permanently stores carbon absorbed during growth. In fact, young pine trees absorb and convert atmospheric carbon dioxide at a higher rate than most other trees. Pine trees purify our air, filter our water, provide us a resource that can be used, regrown, and used again. Most other non-timber building materials consume higher energy levels than pine during production and processing and, because of the use of fossil fuels in their production, do not possess pines' environmental benefits.

Pine plantations are being expanded on previously cleared land and are not replacing native forests. The area of pine plantations is relatively small and represents about three percent of the forested land in Australia. This land is usually of marginal value for farming and the pine forests harbour a significant number of native birds and animals. Pine plantations will sustain further plantings as well as pasture and native forests. Plantation timber is the only framing material that's a renewable resource. In fact, it takes 100 times more energy to produce a kilogram of steel than it takes to produce the same amount of timber. And generating that extra energy produces a lot more Greenhouse gas. Conversely, plantations help to counter the Greenhouse Effect, because young, vigorously growing trees absorb carbon dioxide. For example, on average, one hectare of pine plantation will remove 7.5 tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere every year.

Strength You Can Stand On.
Wespine MGP is graded using a system developed with the CSIRO, based on the testing of some 10,000 full-sized lengths of structural pine. Timber is the only framing material that's backed by a national performance code.

Dependability of Supply.
Wespine has a secure long-term supply of plantation logs guaranteed by an agreement with the West Australian Government. The growth of the plantations and of the mill has been the result of a cooperative Government and Company strategy to meet the timber needs of Western Australia (particularly now hardwood has become less available). As the demand for structural timber grows into the future, so will Wespine.

Pine Timber
Pine is generally sold in a dressed rather than sawn form. The timber is often dressed all round (DAR) with arrissed or square edges. Pine is one of the easiest timbers with which to work. It stains and glues well, has good nail holding capacity, is easy to saw and plane and is widely available. Pine can be cut, nailed, drilled and screwed with ordinary hand tools and is relatively light to lift. All structural pine is planer gauged or profiled for easy handling and more accurate marking and jointing. Pine is kiln dried to overcome the shrinkage and distortion problems associated with 'green' timbers. It is therefore advisable to protect it when it is delivered to site, particularly if the timber is to be used where a high standard of appearance is desired.


The Wespine range includes dressed, stress graded and, if required, preservative treated timber, for use in new and renovated housing construction and furniture manufacturing.

	Ideal for outdoor structures where decay and termite protection is essential. Where necessary, Supapine is machine stress graded for structural application.
	An affordable, effective treatment for standard size framing timber. Wespine Blue makes the benefit of termite and borer protected timber available to virtually everyone.
	Milled and dressed to meet the exacting specifications required for interior structures such as wall and roof framing, Structural is machine stress graded and its performance is backed by a national code.
	Ideal for the home handyman or renovator, Project Pine is graded for appearance and is available either square dressed or profiled.

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