and construction materials founded 2003 headquarters sydney australia key people david nash ceo and managing director website nash timbers homepage nash timbers is a global and domestic distributor of timber flooring joinery and beams . the company based in sydney australia was founded in 2003 by david nash . nash timbers is notable for its stance on green timber and for its role as a major informant to key industry figures concerning the origin and proper use of wood products . contents 1 history 2 operations 2.1 recycling timber 2.2 green timber 2.3 nash finishes 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit a railway bridge in country australia david nash single handedly stopped the government s practice of burning old railway bridges thus saving timber up to 400 years old . 1 prior to establishing nash timbers managing director david nash was the part owner and the managing director of competing timber company ironwood originally known as rozelle recycled building center when first opened by david nash in 1993 . however by late 2002 david was seeking a new business direction . he resigned from his position as managing director whilst maintaining his part ownership in the company . soon after resigning from ironwood nash along with a number of colleagues from ironwood started up nash timbers . with its newfound objectives in place the business was quick to expand aided by a loyal customer base already established from ironwood . in 2005 nash timbers expanded to include its own floor laying division nash finishes . the company has since provided timber to a number of large local developments and international developments such as the hilton hotel in fiji and projects in new zealand the united arab emirates and the united states . recently nash timbers has gained importance as a continuing professional education cpe and master builders association mba accredited 2 industry informant promoting the use of timber through sustainable methods such as recycling or the fsc system . nash timbers stance on environmental sustainability has helped lead the industry in a greener direction ; david is applauded on the greenpeace website for his work in developing and promoting the recycled timber industry especially in the 2000 sydney olympics . 3 as well as this nash timbers was included in the eco smart section at the hia sydney home show a section that promoted environmentally sustainable building solutions . 4 operations edit recycling timber edit timber salvaged from the bridge pictured above a large percentage of nash timbers products are recycled timber . david nash was one of the first people to recognize the value of demolition timber and he has made significant contributions to the growth of the industry through such feats as stopping state rail s practice of burning old railway bridges . 5 nash timbers mainly source their recycled timber from old bridges and wharves . once the timber is salvaged it is then milled which includes the process of removing nails and bolts and cutting the timber down to size . 6 green timber edit due to the scarcity of recyclable timber and the difficulties presented when working with second hand timber nash timbers also provides a large amount of new timber from properly managed australian forests . 7 nash timbers abides by the australian forest certification scheme a system that enables all users and consumers of timber to choose stock from sources that have been certified as being derived from sustainable managed forests . 8 nash finishes edit nash finishes is the floor laying division of nash timbers that was founded in 2005 . nash finishes lay sand and finish timber floors . see also edit recycling timber references edit baynes jill 2003 10 10 . david nash timber floor hero . leading sydney homes . pp. 10 11 . access date requires url help nsw architects board . www.architects.nsw.gov.au continuing professional education check url value help . retrieved 2007 06 25 . greenpeace . recycled timber pdf . archived from http sites.greenpeace.org.au greenpea sites archives olympics reports 1300 days.pdf greenpeace.org.au the original check url value help pdf on 2007 09 28 . retrieved 2007 06 25 . line feed character in url at position 88 help sydney home show . www.sydneyhomeshow.com.au exhibitors at the 2007 home show check url value help . retrieved 2007 06 25 . baynes jill 2003 10 10 . david nash timber floor hero . leading sydney homes . pp. 10 11 . access date requires url help willis robyn 2007 06 09 . by popular demand . daily telegraph home . pp. 5 6 . access date requires url help willis robyn 2007 06 09 . by popular demand . daily telegraph home . pp. 5 6 . access date requires url help www.nashtimbers.com.au sustainable timber chain of custody check url value help . nash timbers . retrieved 2007 06 25 . external links edit nash timbers timber flooring retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title nash timbers & oldid 647083103 categories companies based in sydneybuilding materials companies of australiacompanies established in 2003hidden categories pages using citations with accessdate and no urlpages with url errorscs1 errors invisible characters navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 14 february 2015 at 10 48 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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