The Timber Preservers Association of Australia (TPAA) represents the nation's timber preservation industry. It is an organisation comprising timber treaters, suppliers of preservatives, research organisations, and individuals and bodies having an interest in the use of preservative-treated timber.

The TPAA promotes a knowledge of the principles and methods of timber preservation within the industry, assists in the establishment and adherence to Standards for the treatment of timber, and promotes best practice in the production of treated timber. It is a requirement of the TPAA that its members treat timber to comply with national Standards and State legislation.

The TPAA ensures its members operate under sound and responsible environmental procedures, and that they produce fit-for-purpose treated timber products.

TPAA members produce a range of treated timber products to suit all uses, form heavy industrial applications to treated products for the house and garden.

Key Benefits

• TPAA members treat timber to high technical standards
• TPAA provides the user of treated timber with advice and help about proper and effective use
• TPAA members produce fit-for-purpose timber that you can rely on

Capabilities

The TPAA covers a wide breadth of capabilities relating to wood preservation, including:

• treatment process technology
• treating chemicals composition and specifications
• knowledge of where and when to use treated timber
• how to handle treated products
• how to safely dispose of waste material form treated timber and spent treated timber at the end of its life