Gunns Ltd was founded in 1875 in Tasmania, Australia and today is a publicly owned company with a turnover in excess of AUD600 million. Gunns Ltd has been a major participant in the development of Tasmania's world class forest industry and is Australia's largest fully integrated forest products company operating:o 13 production operation centres in Tasmania, Australiao 1 production operation in the South Island of New Zealando Total land estate under company control in excess of 215,000 hectareso Established markets for over 5 million tonnes of wood products per annum in veneer, sawn timber and pulpwoodo Australia's largest hardwood sawmillero Australia's largest producer of decorative hardwood sliced veneer (Tasmanian Oak)o New Zealand's largest producer of decorative softwood sliced veneer (New Zealand Pine)o Australia's leading managed plantation investment companyo All forest operations conducted in accordance with the PEFC (the worlds largest sustainability recognition framework), Australian Forestry Standard, the Tasmanian Forest Practices Code and the International Environmental Standard ISO 14001