For nearly 100 years the New Zealand Timber Industry has been the loyal servant of New Zealand's sawmilling industry. Representing 80 percent of sawmills producing over 5000m3 of timber per annum, the NZTIF fosters a special fraternity of committed members and a culture of cooperation, mutual encouragement and friendship. More about us...

Quality Assurance

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Ensuring kiln-dried timber which consumers can use with confidence. More... View the directory of NZ Dri licensees.

 
Verified Timber

The Verified Timber programme ensures that structural timber meets strength and stiffness standards. Visit the dedicated website...

 
Woodmark logo

WOODmark® is the New Zealand timber industry's registered trademark for assurance of treatment quality. Details are on the NZ Timber Preservation Council website...

 

Valued Supporters

Windsor Engineering Group Ltd

Windsor Engineering Group Ltd
The leading manufacturer of softwood drying kilns and dust control systems.
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Timber Design Guide

20 July 2009
The Third Edition of the Timber Design Guide by Dr Andrew Buchanan is now available. The table of contents for this edition is listed below for your information. Read on...

Government Climate Change Policy Will Seriously Damage the NZ Timber Industry

14 December 2007
The government of New Zealand is introducing massive incentives to lock up our plantation forests so as to provide a carbon sink. This will deprive the New Zealand timber processing industry of a. Read on...

Economists Wrong 60% of the Time

27 September 2007
A year ago our Scottish Housekeeper picked USD70¢ for June 2007 — she was 16% shy. But she still blitzed trading bank economists who were picking USD60¢. Read on...