EWPAA MEDIA RELEASE
4 November 2025
New Technical Officer joins the EWPAA team
The Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia (EWPAA) is pleased to announce a new member of the technical team, with Justin Tonks starting work this week.
Prior to becoming one of EWPAA’s Technical Officers, Justin has had 30 years of operational and technical experience in the timber industry. He has broad expertise in timber composites, manufacturing and operations, including comprehensive knowledge of quality, environmental and safety improvement systems. Justin’s last role was the Manufacturing Manager at Forest One’s processing facility located at Benalla in Victoria.
Justin joins EWPAA at an important time for our timber industry, where the role of independent credible product certification is more important than ever to ensure fit-for purpose products are used to build our essential homes and businesses.
Announcing Justin’s appointment, EWPAA CEO Gavin Matthew said: “Justin is well known around the timber industry for his technical expertise, broad manufacturing knowledge, hands-on management style, and just being a friendly approachable person. Justin will be a great addition to EWPAA, helping to ensure we continue to deliver expert technical and manufacturing support to members, trusted product and process certification services, expert standards development, and innovative research and development outcomes that benefit industry.”
Justin added, “I am excited to be given the opportunity to join EWPAA, it’s a great team that’s respected throughout our industry, and is known to deliver direct value and effective outcomes. I am especially looking forward to supporting our timber sector so that it continues to manufacture innovative, reliable, and renewable timber products.”
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2025.11.04 EWPAA Media Release – new EWPAA technical Officer
Inquiries: Gavin Matthew. EWPAA CEO. T: +61 (7) 3250 3700. M: +61 (0) 429 990 528
* About EWPAA. The Engineered Wood Products Association of Australasia (EWPAA) is the technical association for manufacturers of engineered and solid wood products located throughout Australasia. https://ewp.asn.au/
