Laminated & Engineered

Includes edge and face laminated products including laminated structural posts and beams and curved structural beams.
The ease of gluing New Zealand pine has helped open markets for glue laminated products. New Zealand pine is being used extensively in a range of wood products for structural uses to high value furniture and interior fittings. Uses include:


Structural Glulam beams made from laminated1.jpgNew Zealand pine for a full range of construction applications. Load bearing structural members used for roofs, floors and other construction situations, e.g. bridges, posts.

also see Glulam Span Tables

Members who make Engineered & Laminated products

Cleland Timber Ltd

Fraemohs Industries Ltd

Corrections Inmate Employment

Eastown Timber Processors Ltd

Hunters Laminates Nelson Ltd

Intalok

Jenkin Timber Ltd

Laminated Beams Ltd

Lockwood International Ltd

McIntosh Timber Laminates Ltd

Niagara Sawmilling Co Ltd

Pacific Timber New Zealand

Taranaki Pine

Timberbond Industries NZ Ltd


Other Structural Engineered Wood Products (EWP) – I Beams (Joists) – portal frames

Members who make EWP

Tenon Limited


Face and Edge Glue Laminating

Squares and edge glued panels are used in a range of furniture blanks and/or fully finished furniture components. The light colour and product quality have helped secure markets in New Zealand, Australia, South East Asia, Korea, Japan and the USA.

Members who make Edge Glue Panels

Cleland Timber Ltd

Fraemohs Industries (NZ) Ltd

Lundia Shelving Ltd

Tenon Limited


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