Fitzpatrick Woods

Our Recent Work

FWC's recently completed assignments:

Stategy development for plantation forestry expansion in Australia
Expanding and enhancing the reputation of a major land based statutory authority
Government relations strategy for regional Australian manufacturer
Feasibility study into value adding to sustainably harvested native timbers
Organising a major industry conference sponsored by a key client
Business plan development for a regional NGO
Lobbying the Australian Government on the futiure of manufacturing in Australia
Advising a major retailer on sustainable procurement of paper products

FWC is the significant minority shareholder in IndustryEdge, which publishes the monthly Pulp and Paper Edge, the annual Pulp and Paper Strategic Review, the bi-annual Forest and Wood Strategic Review and a range of data and intelligence services for the land, forestry and pulp and paper sectors.

With IndustryEdge, FWC is co-publisher of CarbonEdge.

FWC's wholly owned subsidiary, FWC SI, initiates and manages sustainable development projects in the Solomon Islands.

Our Current Projects

Fitzpatrick Woods Consulting works contnuously on a diverse range of projects and assignments. A sample of our current work is detailed below:

Advising on Australia's carbon price, its implications and opportunities
Undertaking a pre-feasibility assessment of bio-energy options for sustainable electricity supply in the Solomon Islands

Advising industry clients in forestry, local government and pulp and paper manufacturing on climate change obligations and opportunities
Developingbusiness strategies for sustainable plantation forestry investments
Supporting Australian industry involved in global climate change negotiations.
Reviewing several integrated investment and infrastructure investment proposals for an institutional investor
Developing a major sustainable development project to protect a World Heritage Area in a remote Solomon Islands region - while developing sustainable livelihoods for local landowners
Co-publishing CarbonEdge, Australia's carbon markets intelligence and information service

Client Services

FWC Continues to Expand Client Offering

New Support for Clients

With FWC having been in operation for more than three years, the services provided to clients have been expanding.

Recently, FWC added a strategic alliance with Mingle Communications. As a result, Mingle's Managing Director Tonya Willoughby heads up FWC's communications and marketing support for clients.

Additionally, Dr Mihai Daian has joined the FWC team. Mihai is an expert in wood processing technologies, with international experience. Mihai is available to work on both domestic and international projects.

FWC offers an integrated suite of strategy, advisory, communications and project management service.