Tasmanian company aims to build new Queensland sawmillFriday 15 Feb 2013 Tasmania-based Timber Marshalling Services aims to build a new sawmill in Queensland, with an estimated annual output of 90,000 m3 of sawn timber, and hopes to have it operational by Christmas, The Morning Bulletin reported on 7 February. The company is looking at the Rockhampton area for a potential site for the sawmill, which is expected to employ 60-120 people and is a 10- to 15-year venture, said spokesman Ron O’Connor.He said the company’s home state of Tasmania has “become too difficult to do business,” noting that drivers and operators in the area are leaving. O’Connor said Queensland was more business-friendly. O’Connor said the company had secured pine timber supply from Byfield and is in the process of searching for industrial land for a sawmill. Timber Marshalling Services doesn’t plan to export logs and would take on both logging and trucking operations, The Morning Bulletin reported. Source: The Morning Bulletin |
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