Classing Houses

Classing House registration is designed for those organisation that wish to rehandle wool  in accordance with the Code of Practice, and identify it as such when offering it for sale with a valid Woolclasser Stencil.

A Classing House is an organisation that rehandles wool in accordance with the Classing House Code of Practice and meets the requirements set out in the Rules for Classing House Registration.

The objectives of Classing House Registration are to:

• acknowledge the functions of classing houses in preparing wool for sale;
• provide assurance to purchasers of wool that the wool preparation is performed by an organisation possessing skills and knowledge to perform the classing and rehandling functions to an industry standard;
• provide a means of identifying the classing or matching of a particular wool lot has been carried out by a registered classing house;
• provide for a mechanism to ensure that all classing houses keep up to date with developments in wool and woolclassing technologies and practices;
• provide the means to introduce quality management systems into classing house operations.

Download a copy of the Rules for Classing House Registration 2007 - 2009 (1MB).

Reporting of Adverse Preparation of Farm Bales

Registered Classing Houses are also able to contribute to the monitoring of on farm preparation. Where a Registered Classing House detemines a farm bale (usually destined for Bulk Class or Interlotting) is poorly prepared, it is able to report this to AWEX for follow up to the Woolclasser or Woolgrower. The lodgement form for these bales can be found here.

 For more information on Registered Classing Houses please contact AWEX on (02) 9428 6140 or email woolclasser@awex.com.au