Timberlink has approved a $100 million upgrade program to its Australian sawmills. This generational investment will see the total processing capacity of the Australasian sawmilling company increase by over 15%, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The investment will secure over 1,350 direct and indirect jobs in regional Australia for years to come while supporting the residential housing sector with increased timber supply. A total of 290 additional jobs are anticipated during the construction phase of the $100 million program.
In Tarpeena, South Australia, the investment will lead to the installation of a completely new saw line, stacker and edger, all with the latest leading-edge technology, coupled with additional contraflow and batch kilns for drying timber. Major site infrastructure changes including upgrades to roads and storage facilities will also be undertaken.
At Timberlink’s Bell Bay site in Tasmania, new planer mill equipment will be installed along with a state-of-the-art contraflow kiln. Site infrastructure will be improved, including a new internal road system designed to improve safety outcomes and support the increase in site activity.
The $100 million investment program will take place in stages over the next 3 years and will build on previous capex investments that have taken place in both mills over the past 5 years.
Timberlink is a leading Australasian timber products manufacturing business.
