About Us
100 years of service to the timber industry
The New Zealand Timber Industry Federation was established in 1983 following the amalgamation of the New Zealand Sawmillers Federation, the New Zealand Timber Merchants Association and the Timber Research & Development Association. All three organisations had been long-standing, credible industry bodies with origins dating back to the turn of the 20th century.
During the immediate years following its establishment the Federation became intimately involved in a number of key issues which have been the main contributors to the current shape of the New Zealand forest industry of today.
These were:
- Sale of the state forest assets.
- Expansion of export volumes and export markets.
- Deregulation.
The Federation played an influential role in each of these matters and in the establishment a sound platform for the growth of the private sawmilling sector.
To this day the Federation remains as the leading advocate for the New Zealand sawmilling sector in a wide range of areas of interest including market development and promotion, standards and technical matters, quality assurance and certification, the commercial and regulatory environment and providing advice and services to members.