An SDS is a
document
that provides
information on
the properties
of hazardous
chemicals and
how they affect
health and safety
in the workplace.
On 1st January 2012 a new system of classifying
and labelling chemicals was introduced in
Australia. This Globally Harmonised System
(GHS) is an internationally agreed system and
was developed under the auspices of the
United Nations (UN).
In the GHS, chemicals are classified under a
different set of hazard classifications and replaces
classifications Australia has previously used for
classifying hazardous substances. The GHS also
addresses how Safety Data Sheets (SDS) should
be used.
An SDS is a document that provides information
on the properties of hazardous chemicals and how
they affect health and safety in the workplace.
Employee Profiles
Mike Bitzer,
GM Mill Operations
The GHS format of SDS is similar to what Australia
has previously adopted in Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS).
When talking about ideas for running our Bell Bay
and Tarpeena mills as sustainable, globally competitive
sawmill operations, Timberlink’s new GM for Mill
Operations Mike Bitzer gets excited.
The 5 year transition period to allow manufacturers
and importers time to implement necessary changes
ends after 31 December 2016 which is why we are
starting to see SDS replace MSDS in workplaces.
From 1 January 2017 only SDS will be accepted in
Australia. Timberlink Australia is currently beginning
the process to update our MSDS to SDS. All relevant
MSDS and SDS can be downloaded from
www.timberlinkaustralia.com.au/products/msds.
“There will continue to be an ongoing development
programme to make Bell Bay and Tarpeena part of
a global forestry and timber industry.”
Mike Bitzer,
GM Mill Operations
For more information on the GHS change go to
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au.
Peter Annear,
GM Information Services
Page 2
The 3 sawmilling sites of Timberlink now represent a
unique combination of softwood sawmilling capability
and know how within the Australasian industry,
which we believe over time will present an even
more compelling offer to all of Timberlink’s customers.
Some of the key aspects of this unique combination in
capabilities and resources include access to both slow
grown sawlog yielding high structural grade properties
and also to large pruned log for superior appearance
and structural applications, a combination of treatment
types and processes, further value adding in terms of
finger jointing and lamination and a uniquely integrated
supply chain management approach from forest to
customer.
Our acquisition of Flight Timbers occurred alongside
the agreement to purchase plantations from Flight
Group within the Marlborough region by New Forests,
replicating our unique business model in Australia.
The plantation assets to be purchased by New Forests
includes approximately 4,200 hectares of freehold land
and radiata pine plantations with completion of this
transaction remaining subject to approval from the
Overseas Investment Office.
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“New Forests has demonstrated that the model of
aligning the plantation resource with the processing
facility reduces risk and will steadily create value.
The agreement to acquire the Flight Forests by New
Forests and the Flight Timbers’ sawmilling assets by
Timberlink will allow us to secure a domestic market
for the timber from the start of the investment,”
commented David Brand, CEO of New Forests.
Mike started at Timberlink at the same time as our
Tarpeena sawmill was approved for phase three of
the South East Forestry Partnership Program grant.
Working closely with the Timberlink capital
improvement team, one of his first jobs is to oversee
the equipment specification and selection process,
with the outcome being improvements to the
greenmill’s sorting and handling equipment,
for better fibre and value recovery.
The Tarpeena mill to date, has installed some of the
most sought after sawmilling technology available.
Equipment like the Continuous Flow Kiln which is
119 metres in length, the likes of which haven’t been
seen before in Australia and promises to improve
drying efficiency by 30%.
Diversification and Growth with New Zealand Business (continued from page 1)
Our acquisition
of Flight Timbers
occurred alongside
the agreement
to purchase
plantations from
Flight Group within
the Marlborough
region by New
Forests, replicating
our unique
business model
in Australia.
With 25 years’ experience in a range of sawmilling
operational roles, not just in Australia but also Canada,
Mike believes “there has been a whirlwind of exciting
changes within this industry and it’s exciting but
sometimes deceptive how dramatically the practice
of sawmilling evolves with the times.”
Mark Crotty, National Key
Accounts Manager
“The Green Triangle region’s unique sawlog
characteristics make it ideal for high strength rated
structural components. This combined with our
ongoing investment in processing and optimisation
technology at the Tarpeena site means that the higher
grade fibre is being extracted more efficiently and to
the maximum recoveries,” said Mike.
“We plan for the upgrade program to conclude at the
end of 2016. By adding this world class technology
and machinery at the Tarpeena sawmill continues
to provide the next phase of the Supply Chain with
quality fit-for-purpose plantation pine products,”
concluded Mike.
Peter Annear,
GM Information Services
As our business plans for its future growth, Peter
joins our team with experience in Information Services
management within manufacturing businesses.
Issue 11, Sept 2015
Industry News Why are MSDSs now SDSs?
A Quarterly
Newsletter
from Timberlink
Australia
New Zealand
This includes project planning and implementation
across a number of systems. Peter’s experience will
help to provide a strategic vision of IS infrastructure
at Timberlink.
“It’s easy to forget that Information Services is part
of every manufacturing process. It’s also a key part of
the way we communicate and manage relationships
inside the business and with our customers and
suppliers”, commented Peter.
IS continues to be built across the entire business
with focus on excellence in operational and project
performance, whilst ensuring IS at Timberlink is an
enabler for sustainability and growth. A key area to
support our employees, suppliers and customers.
Mark Crotty, National Key
Accounts Manager
Recently joining our Sales and Distribution
team as National Key Accounts Manager,
Mark Crotty will be working hard to develop our
supplier-customer partnerships so that we can strive
for mutual profitable growth and ensure ease of doing
business together.
With over 25 years of experience across a variety of
roles and industries, Mark’s experience has effectively
been focussed on the start to end process of
manufacturing raw materials in B2B and B2C sales
and distribution companies.
“There must be a platform to conduct business from,
mainly a platform of confidence, credibility and mutual
benefit between the seller and the buyer,” commented
Mark when asking about his view on managing
successful partnerships with customers, particularly
in repetitive B2B business.
In this issue:
Diversification and
Growth with New
Zealand Business
Industry News - Why
are MSDSs now SDSs?
Upgrades
improving quality
Low Odour
Timberlink Green
Sniff Test Results
Employee Profiles:
Mike Bitzer,
Peter Annear,
Mark Crotty
Diversification and Growth
with New Zealand Business
Timberlink New Zealand’s first day of
trading was 1st September 2015, following
the successful acquisition of Flight Timbers’
sawmilling assets in Blenheim, located in
the Marlborough region of the South Island.
Our goal now is to ensure that Timberlink NZ carries
forward the good reputation of Flight Timbers in
terms of our dealings with customers, suppliers and
our employees.
To this end, all Flight Timbers’ employees have
transitioned across to join Timberlink NZ and the
current Blenheim management team will remain in
place under Romon Spiers, the site General Manager.
We look forward to combining the capabilities and
experiences of all of our people to support the growth
in demand for Timberlink products in the Australian,
New Zealand, Japanese and South East Asian markets.
We have purchased the assets of a well performing
business that will now integrate with the overall
Timberlink business over time and will also add to
the overall value of our business in totality.
On what customers want, Mark explained, “Being
consistent, reliable and delivering a quality product
promptly. Being easy to deal with should not be
underestimated but in reality this should be a given.”
This acquisition represents the first key significant
step to establish the Timberlink business on a more
diversified earnings basis in the coming years, enabled
through an expansion of products, markets and
Spare time for Mark is largely occupied around family.
Mark said, “I have three children who are now at
primary school and are actively involved in sport.”
His range of commitments at local sport clubs is
impressive and includes being vice president of
a basketball club and committee member of a
football club.
customers. As at 1st September, we are now a
multi-country business that employs almost 550
people, of which over 500 are employed in regional
communities within Australia and New Zealand.
Timberlink’s total company revenue is now generated
from sales to over 12 different countries.
We look forward to sharing more details about our
growth and investment plans for the site with all of
our stakeholders over the coming year, as we work
through the opportunity for capital upgrades in more
detail. Over the next 2-3 years we plan to invest up to
NZ$10 million in our NZ business, upgrading the mill to
support its value adding manufacturing competitiveness
and help enable further diversification.
This investment will sit alongside existing and
ongoing capital improvement upgrades and projects
for Timberlink’s Australian sawmills which has seen us
invest over $22 million in equipment and technology
upgrades over the past 2½ years. As a mid-size
manufacturing business, our focus is on value, not
volume, with the appropriate technology being an
enabler to ensuring our ongoing international
competitiveness and sustainability as a sawmilling
business. (continued page 2)
Given both his experience and particular skill set,
including a Marketing degree, Mark looks forward to
developing and implementing key customer growth
plans and improvement initiatives across our business.
Blenheim, Northern end of the South Island,
New Zealand
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An SDS is a
document
that provides
information on
the properties
of hazardous
chemicals and
how they affect
health and safety
in the workplace.
On 1st January 2012 a new system of classifying
and labelling chemicals was introduced in
Australia. This Globally Harmonised System
(GHS) is an internationally agreed system and
was developed under the auspices of the
United Nations (UN).
In the GHS, chemicals are classified under a
different set of hazard classifications and replaces
classifications Australia has previously used for
classifying hazardous substances. The GHS also
addresses how Safety Data Sheets (SDS) should
be used.
An SDS is a document that provides information
on the properties of hazardous chemicals and how
they affect health and safety in the workplace.
Employee Profiles
Mike Bitzer,
GM Mill Operations
The GHS format of SDS is similar to what Australia
has previously adopted in Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS).
When talking about ideas for running our Bell Bay
and Tarpeena mills as sustainable, globally competitive
sawmill operations, Timberlink’s new GM for Mill
Operations Mike Bitzer gets excited.
The 5 year transition period to allow manufacturers
and importers time to implement necessary changes
ends after 31 December 2016 which is why we are
starting to see SDS replace MSDS in workplaces.
From 1 January 2017 only SDS will be accepted in
Australia. Timberlink Australia is currently beginning
the process to update our MSDS to SDS. All relevant
MSDS and SDS can be downloaded from
www.timberlinkaustralia.com.au/products/msds.
“There will continue to be an ongoing development
programme to make Bell Bay and Tarpeena part of
a global forestry and timber industry.”
Mike Bitzer,
GM Mill Operations
For more information on the GHS change go to
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au.
Peter Annear,
GM Information Services
Page 2
The 3 sawmilling sites of Timberlink now represent a
unique combination of softwood sawmilling capability
and know how within the Australasian industry,
which we believe over time will present an even
more compelling offer to all of Timberlink’s customers.
Some of the key aspects of this unique combination in
capabilities and resources include access to both slow
grown sawlog yielding high structural grade properties
and also to large pruned log for superior appearance
and structural applications, a combination of treatment
types and processes, further value adding in terms of
finger jointing and lamination and a uniquely integrated
supply chain management approach from forest to
customer.
Our acquisition of Flight Timbers occurred alongside
the agreement to purchase plantations from Flight
Group within the Marlborough region by New Forests,
replicating our unique business model in Australia.
The plantation assets to be purchased by New Forests
includes approximately 4,200 hectares of freehold land
and radiata pine plantations with completion of this
transaction remaining subject to approval from the
Overseas Investment Office.
timberlinkaustralia.com.au
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com au
“New Forests has demonstrated that the model of
aligning the plantation resource with the processing
facility reduces risk and will steadily create value.
The agreement to acquire the Flight Forests by New
Forests and the Flight Timbers’ sawmilling assets by
Timberlink will allow us to secure a domestic market
for the timber from the start of the investment,”
commented David Brand, CEO of New Forests.
Mike started at Timberlink at the same time as our
Tarpeena sawmill was approved for phase three of
the South East Forestry Partnership Program grant.
Working closely with the Timberlink capital
improvement team, one of his first jobs is to oversee
the equipment specification and selection process,
with the outcome being improvements to the
greenmill’s sorting and handling equipment,
for better fibre and value recovery.
The Tarpeena mill to date, has installed some of the
most sought after sawmilling technology available.
Equipment like the Continuous Flow Kiln which is
119 metres in length, the likes of which haven’t been
seen before in Australia and promises to improve
drying efficiency by 30%.
Diversification and Growth with New Zealand Business (continued from page 1)
Our acquisition
of Flight Timbers
occurred alongside
the agreement
to purchase
plantations from
Flight Group within
the Marlborough
region by New
Forests, replicating
our unique
business model
in Australia.
With 25 years’ experience in a range of sawmilling
operational roles, not just in Australia but also Canada,
Mike believes “there has been a whirlwind of exciting
changes within this industry and it’s exciting but
sometimes deceptive how dramatically the practice
of sawmilling evolves with the times.”
Mark Crotty, National Key
Accounts Manager
“The Green Triangle region’s unique sawlog
characteristics make it ideal for high strength rated
structural components. This combined with our
ongoing investment in processing and optimisation
technology at the Tarpeena site means that the higher
grade fibre is being extracted more efficiently and to
the maximum recoveries,” said Mike.
“We plan for the upgrade program to conclude at the
end of 2016. By adding this world class technology
and machinery at the Tarpeena sawmill continues
to provide the next phase of the Supply Chain with
quality fit-for-purpose plantation pine products,”
concluded Mike.
Peter Annear,
GM Information Services
As our business plans for its future growth, Peter
joins our team with experience in Information Services
management within manufacturing businesses.
Issue 11, Sept 2015
Industry News Why are MSDSs now SDSs?
A Quarterly
Newsletter
from Timberlink
Australia
New Zealand
This includes project planning and implementation
across a number of systems. Peter’s experience will
help to provide a strategic vision of IS infrastructure
at Timberlink.
“It’s easy to forget that Information Services is part
of every manufacturing process. It’s also a key part of
the way we communicate and manage relationships
inside the business and with our customers and
suppliers”, commented Peter.
IS continues to be built across the entire business
with focus on excellence in operational and project
performance, whilst ensuring IS at Timberlink is an
enabler for sustainability and growth. A key area to
support our employees, suppliers and customers.
Mark Crotty, National Key
Accounts Manager
Recently joining our Sales and Distribution
team as National Key Accounts Manager,
Mark Crotty will be working hard to develop our
supplier-customer partnerships so that we can strive
for mutual profitable growth and ensure ease of doing
business together.
With over 25 years of experience across a variety of
roles and industries, Mark’s experience has effectively
been focussed on the start to end process of
manufacturing raw materials in B2B and B2C sales
and distribution companies.
“There must be a platform to conduct business from,
mainly a platform of confidence, credibility and mutual
benefit between the seller and the buyer,” commented
Mark when asking about his view on managing
successful partnerships with customers, particularly
in repetitive B2B business.
In this issue:
Diversification and
Growth with New
Zealand Business
Industry News - Why
are MSDSs now SDSs?
Upgrades
improving quality
Low Odour
Timberlink Green
Sniff Test Results
Employee Profiles:
Mike Bitzer,
Peter Annear,
Mark Crotty
Diversification and Growth
with New Zealand Business
Timberlink New Zealand’s first day of
trading was 1st September 2015, following
the successful acquisition of Flight Timbers’
sawmilling assets in Blenheim, located in
the Marlborough region of the South Island.
Our goal now is to ensure that Timberlink NZ carries
forward the good reputation of Flight Timbers in
terms of our dealings with customers, suppliers and
our employees.
To this end, all Flight Timbers’ employees have
transitioned across to join Timberlink NZ and the
current Blenheim management team will remain in
place under Romon Spiers, the site General Manager.
We look forward to combining the capabilities and
experiences of all of our people to support the growth
in demand for Timberlink products in the Australian,
New Zealand, Japanese and South East Asian markets.
We have purchased the assets of a well performing
business that will now integrate with the overall
Timberlink business over time and will also add to
the overall value of our business in totality.
On what customers want, Mark explained, “Being
consistent, reliable and delivering a quality product
promptly. Being easy to deal with should not be
underestimated but in reality this should be a given.”
This acquisition represents the first key significant
step to establish the Timberlink business on a more
diversified earnings basis in the coming years, enabled
through an expansion of products, markets and
Spare time for Mark is largely occupied around family.
Mark said, “I have three children who are now at
primary school and are actively involved in sport.”
His range of commitments at local sport clubs is
impressive and includes being vice president of
a basketball club and committee member of a
football club.
customers. As at 1st September, we are now a
multi-country business that employs almost 550
people, of which over 500 are employed in regional
communities within Australia and New Zealand.
Timberlink’s total company revenue is now generated
from sales to over 12 different countries.
We look forward to sharing more details about our
growth and investment plans for the site with all of
our stakeholders over the coming year, as we work
through the opportunity for capital upgrades in more
detail. Over the next 2-3 years we plan to invest up to
NZ$10 million in our NZ business, upgrading the mill to
support its value adding manufacturing competitiveness
and help enable further diversification.
This investment will sit alongside existing and
ongoing capital improvement upgrades and projects
for Timberlink’s Australian sawmills which has seen us
invest over $22 million in equipment and technology
upgrades over the past 2½ years. As a mid-size
manufacturing business, our focus is on value, not
volume, with the appropriate technology being an
enabler to ensuring our ongoing international
competitiveness and sustainability as a sawmilling
business. (continued page 2)
Given both his experience and particular skill set,
including a Marketing degree, Mark looks forward to
developing and implementing key customer growth
plans and improvement initiatives across our business.
Blenheim, Northern end of the South Island,
New Zealand
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Upgrades
improving quality
For Timberlink,
making these key
investments has
enabled us to
produce timber of
a more consistent
quality, more
efficiently.
The Lucidyne GradeScan is
a multi-sensor lineal
scanner that visually and
geometrically scans all four
faces on each board.
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Upgrading our manufacturing facilities with
state-of-the-art machinery and technology means
we can more efficiently and accurately process a
raw material disaggregation manufacturing process.
Understanding the value and limitations of this natural raw
material at the earliest stages of the process ensures we
don’t add unnecessary cost to lower value fibre. One of
the key attributes of value in the process to identify early is
wood density. Technology that can scan for density in the
softwood sawmilling industry has meant an increase in the
volume of structural timber we can produce at our mills,
however it also means a reduction in the availability of
merch or utility grade timber.
For Timberlink, making these key investments has enabled
us to produce timber of a more consistent quality, more
efficiently. We need to continue to improve our supply
capability to guarantee reliable supply for customers,
regardless of where we are in the building cycle and the
status of demand/ supply balance equation for various
markets. This commitment to be reliable will only get more
critical and valuable to deliver as our major Australasian
markets in building and construction increase their
appetite for structural timber, while we also interpret the
cycles of the global timber market.
One of the first upgrades in our Tarpeena (South
Australian) sawmill since Timberlink was formed in 2013
was the installation of a new edger in the Greenmill. This
cutting edge technology (no pun intended) combines four
moving saws with a scanning laser to allow a more precise
adherence to wane tolerances. This allows us to limit
defects right at the beginning of the manufacturing
process by choosing more suitable cutting patterns for
each of the 200 plus sawlogs processed each day.
More recently, we have also installed a Lucidyne
GradeScan in the planer mill at Tarpeena. This
multi-sensor lineal scanner visually and geometrically
scans all four faces on each board. This delivers precise
identification and measurement of defects such as wane,
knots, checking, pockets, splits and many others. This
information is combined with distortion characteristics
obtained through our Warp Tunnel and the Metriguard
(machine stress grader) that measures the board stiffness
profile. All this is then sent to the optimiser which uses the
data to decide on the best grading solution for each board
according to current realisable product value.
New Low Odour the nose knows!
The results found
that 90% of our
customers could
identify the new
Low Odour LOSP
timber treatment.
Our new Low Odour Timberlink Green range
has been creating a lot of interest since we
launched last month.
Respondents then rated how much the odour
had noticeably improved and rated the odour
improvement as up to 80 times better.
Independent studies indicate that the carrier used
in our new LOSP formulation has approximately 30
times less odour than conventional LOSP. However
we wanted to back up these findings with our own
testing. So last month our Account Managers
conducted a series of ‘sniff tests’ on our new
Low Odour Timberlink Green timber.
These respondents also indicated a high likelihood
to recommend this new product to a company
colleague.
Each sniff test involved a customer agreeing to take
a blind sniff test of three different and unidentified
pieces of timber (1 being an untreated sample,
1 being Low Odour and 1 being the traditional
formulation) and then asked to identify the piece
of Low Odour Timberlink Green.
The result of all this new technology is we can now
produce a higher proportion of structural timber. This
doesn’t mean we are simply upgrading timber that would
previously been sold as merch. Our improvements mean
we are identifying defects more accurately and earlier,
making better cutting decisions as a result.
The results found 90% of our customers could
identify the new Low Odour LOSP timber treatment.
“The attributes of Low Odour Timberlink Green has
been achieved through the development of a patent
pending low aromatic formulation,” commented
Dr. David Humphrey, Asia Pacific R&D Manager for
Arch Wood Protection who is the treatment supplier
of this Low Odour formulation.
We hope our customers are starting to see the benefits of
all this exciting new technology when they open our packs
of timber as well as experiencing improvements in our
production forecasting accuracy.
Working closely with customers to forecast current and
future requirements and understanding market dynamics
becomes one of the most critical ingredients in our
ongoing commitment to increase value through our
manufacturing processes to service customers reliably
and consistently.
Not only is this new Low Odour Timberlink Green
product offer creating some innovation waves in the
industry, our customers believe it is giving them a
point of difference with their treated offer to builders
and consumers.
Our stand, at this
year’ Bunnings
Roadshow, featured
our new Low Odour
LOSP Timberlink
Green range.
We thank everyone who got involved in the Low
Odour LOSP Timberlink Green sniff test. For all the
people that took part, there were five $100 gift
vouchers up for grabs.
Congratulations to the following people who won:
David from Independent Timber Supplies
Shaun from K & D Warehouse Cambridge
John from Bowens
Mark from Banner Norwood
Tim from Bunnings Bayswater
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choose the one that has less odour?
Less Wastage
Our Timberlink Green LOSP treatment
puts the timber under less stress during
production making it less likely to move out
of shape and so less wastage for you. Any
offcuts from your project should be disposed
of in landfill as they are not harmful to the
environment. Do not burn treated timber.
No Usage Restrictions
Timberlink Green timber is treated with
LOSP, a non-CCA chemical so it can be
used in schools, playgrounds and council
projects. It is suitable for all applications
outdoors and above ground (Hazard
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150mm plus additional considerations such
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Timberlink Green structural outdoor pine is the preferred
choice for building cost-effective outdoor projects.
It’s both structurally and appearance graded, making
it ideal for load bearing applications where appearance
is important. It’s also protected by the latest Light
Organic Solvent Preservation (LOSP) technology, now
available in Low Odour. Timberlink Green is a locally
Australian made, truly renewable building product.
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As suppliers set up their stands to showcase
new and innovative products, our stand with our
new Low Odour LOSP Timberlink Green range
generated a lot of interest. Team Members
discussed excitedly how much more pleasant
it would be to work with a Low Odour LOSP
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New Gilbert machinery introduced
to our Tarpeena sawmill
Have you received your copy of the new Low
Odour LOSP Timberlink Green brochure?
Below is a snippet on fixings and finishes. We hope
this resource is helping to answer builder and end
user questions relating to the new formulation.
Ask your Account Manager for a copy today.
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LOW ODOUR
Employee uses new
Gilbert Programming Grinder
12,000 Bunnings Team Members walked the
aisles of lifestyle, home and building sections at
this year’s Bunnings Roadshow. The floor layout
was like a Bunnings warehouse store where Team
Members were greeted to a maze of the products
they promote everyday on supplier stands.
The roadshow also educated Team Members on
the finishes and fixings that should be used with
Timberlink Green products to ensure end-users
get the full service life out of their timber products.
ODOU
R
The new Timberlink
Green Low Odour
Mailer
Low Odour Timberlink
Green excites at
Bunnings Roadshow
Page 5
Structurally Graded Strength
All Timberlink Green branded timber is
produced under a system compliant with
AS1748.1:2011 so the structural properties
of Timberlink Green MGP10 all exceed the
requirements for both MGP10 and F7 grades
as specified in AS1720.1:2010. If a design
compliant with AS1720.1:2010 specifies the
use of F7 grade timber, Timberlink Green
MGP10 can be substituted unlike other
brands of MGP10. How to know if you
can use Timberlink Green MGP10 in F7
applications? Refer to the ink-jet mark on the
timber piece, if this ink jet mark is stamped
with a ‘Timberlink Green’ logo and marked
as ‘MGP10’ your MGP10 is suitable for an
F7 application.
Superior Appearance
Timberlink Green timber doesn’t just have
to pass structural grade requirements, but
also strict appearance requirements so our
timber looks good as well as doing the job.
The product is manufactured from selected
log types only to ensure both the required
strength and high grade appearance.
A majority of the product is produced from
pruned logs which is known for its long
lengths of premium or clear timber with
very limited defects.
timberlinkaustralia.com.au
Guaranteed Durability
All Timberlink Green products are protected
by Arch Wood Protection’s new generation
LOSP. A treatment specifically developed
to handle our tough Australian conditions
and backed by their 25-year limited
guarantee against termite and fungal
attack. Download a copy at
timberlinkaustralia.com.au.
Sustainable Australian Pine
Timberlink Green is renewable Australian
plantation pine. Growing plantation trees
absorb carbon dioxide and then store
the carbon so efficiently that about half
the dry weight of a tree is carbon.
This carbon remains locked up in the
wood even when used for building.
Visit naturallybetter.com.au.
Australian Made
All Timberlink Green branded timber is
made in Australia. Your purchase helps
keep manufacturing jobs in Australia.
Cost-effective
Australian pine is the economical building
choice. By choosing Timberlink Green you
won’t be sacrificing performance for those
dollars you save. Timberlink Green Low
Odour is now available at no additional
cost.
Installation and Handling
Suitable Uses
Timberlink Green is treated to a H3 level
and is structurally graded. It is suitable
for outdoor above ground load bearing
applications such as deck substructures,
pergolas and carports. For applications
in direct ground contact, use H4 treated
timber.
Fixings
Hot dip galvanized or stainless steel
corrosion resistant fasteners, fixings
and connectors are recommended in
all exterior above ground applications.
timberlinknz.co.nz
Finishes
It is strongly recommended that all
treated timber installed in weather exposed
situations is painted, stained or sealed
to maintain optimum serviceability,
appearance and dimensional stability.
Resealing
Where treated timber is cut, notched,
drilled or rebated the exposed areas
should be resealed with a suitable resealing
product to ensure a treatment envelope is
maintained. Other resizing of the timber
may reduce the treatment’s effectiveness.
Identification
Each stick of Timberlink Green is ink-jet
branded and a light green pigment is
added to the treatment to help identify the
timber as outdoor treated. Although the
green pigment may slightly vary in each
piece of timber, the colour variation has
no impact on the treatments performance.
Treatment
Timberlink Green timber is treated with
LOSP, approved for use by APVMA and
is covered by the Australian Standard
for Treatment AS1604.
Gluing
Water repellents in the formulation
may affect performance of some glues.
Generally, a solvent based glue is
recommended for Timberlink Green.
Safety and Handling
When handling and cutting any timbers
it is advisable to wear dust masks,
goggles and gloves.
Good looking, durable
Australian outdoor
structural pine.
Single Span - Deck Joists
More than 1m off the ground 450mm Spacing, single span
Maximum Floor Joist Span and Cantilever
Size DXB
(mm)
F7
Span
(mm)
Cant.
(mm)
MGP 10
Span
Cant.
(mm)
(mm)
70x35
70x45
90x35
90x45
120x35
120x45
140x35
140x45
190x35
190x45
240x35
240x45
290x45
NS
NS
1000
1200
1700
2000
2200
2500
3000
3300
3600
4100
4700
NS
NS
300
300
500
600
600
700
900
900
1000
1200
1400
NS
NS
1000
1300
1800
2200
2300
2600
3000
3300
3600
4100
4700
NS
NS
300
300
500
600
600
700
900
900
1000
1200
1400
Single Span - Pergola Rafters
Single Span @ 900mm centres,
N1/N2 no ceiling, Roof load - 20kg/m2
Size DXB
(mm)
Span (mm)
F7
MGP10
90x35
90x45
140x45
190x45
240x45
1500
2100
3700
4900
6000
1500
2100
3900
5300
N/A
This treated pine span table has been adapted from
AS1684.2 2010 and is to be used as a guide only. Please
refer to Australian Standards and/or seek professional
advice from a registered Engineer for your specific needs.
Timberlink Australia takes no responsibility due to loss,
failure or damage in any kind due from constructions
using this table wholly.
Our new, patent pending,
Low Odour Formulation
uses a proprietary
component that has
30 times less odour.
Upgrades
improving quality
For Timberlink,
making these key
investments has
enabled us to
produce timber of
a more consistent
quality, more
efficiently.
The Lucidyne GradeScan is
a multi-sensor lineal
scanner that visually and
geometrically scans all four
faces on each board.
timberlinknz.co.nz
Upgrading our manufacturing facilities with
state-of-the-art machinery and technology means
we can more efficiently and accurately process a
raw material disaggregation manufacturing process.
Understanding the value and limitations of this natural raw
material at the earliest stages of the process ensures we
don’t add unnecessary cost to lower value fibre. One of
the key attributes of value in the process to identify early is
wood density. Technology that can scan for density in the
softwood sawmilling industry has meant an increase in the
volume of structural timber we can produce at our mills,
however it also means a reduction in the availability of
merch or utility grade timber.
For Timberlink, making these key investments has enabled
us to produce timber of a more consistent quality, more
efficiently. We need to continue to improve our supply
capability to guarantee reliable supply for customers,
regardless of where we are in the building cycle and the
status of demand/ supply balance equation for various
markets. This commitment to be reliable will only get more
critical and valuable to deliver as our major Australasian
markets in building and construction increase their
appetite for structural timber, while we also interpret the
cycles of the global timber market.
One of the first upgrades in our Tarpeena (South
Australian) sawmill since Timberlink was formed in 2013
was the installation of a new edger in the Greenmill. This
cutting edge technology (no pun intended) combines four
moving saws with a scanning laser to allow a more precise
adherence to wane tolerances. This allows us to limit
defects right at the beginning of the manufacturing
process by choosing more suitable cutting patterns for
each of the 200 plus sawlogs processed each day.
More recently, we have also installed a Lucidyne
GradeScan in the planer mill at Tarpeena. This
multi-sensor lineal scanner visually and geometrically
scans all four faces on each board. This delivers precise
identification and measurement of defects such as wane,
knots, checking, pockets, splits and many others. This
information is combined with distortion characteristics
obtained through our Warp Tunnel and the Metriguard
(machine stress grader) that measures the board stiffness
profile. All this is then sent to the optimiser which uses the
data to decide on the best grading solution for each board
according to current realisable product value.
New Low Odour the nose knows!
The results found
that 90% of our
customers could
identify the new
Low Odour LOSP
timber treatment.
Our new Low Odour Timberlink Green range
has been creating a lot of interest since we
launched last month.
Respondents then rated how much the odour
had noticeably improved and rated the odour
improvement as up to 80 times better.
Independent studies indicate that the carrier used
in our new LOSP formulation has approximately 30
times less odour than conventional LOSP. However
we wanted to back up these findings with our own
testing. So last month our Account Managers
conducted a series of ‘sniff tests’ on our new
Low Odour Timberlink Green timber.
These respondents also indicated a high likelihood
to recommend this new product to a company
colleague.
Each sniff test involved a customer agreeing to take
a blind sniff test of three different and unidentified
pieces of timber (1 being an untreated sample,
1 being Low Odour and 1 being the traditional
formulation) and then asked to identify the piece
of Low Odour Timberlink Green.
The result of all this new technology is we can now
produce a higher proportion of structural timber. This
doesn’t mean we are simply upgrading timber that would
previously been sold as merch. Our improvements mean
we are identifying defects more accurately and earlier,
making better cutting decisions as a result.
The results found 90% of our customers could
identify the new Low Odour LOSP timber treatment.
“The attributes of Low Odour Timberlink Green has
been achieved through the development of a patent
pending low aromatic formulation,” commented
Dr. David Humphrey, Asia Pacific R&D Manager for
Arch Wood Protection who is the treatment supplier
of this Low Odour formulation.
We hope our customers are starting to see the benefits of
all this exciting new technology when they open our packs
of timber as well as experiencing improvements in our
production forecasting accuracy.
Working closely with customers to forecast current and
future requirements and understanding market dynamics
becomes one of the most critical ingredients in our
ongoing commitment to increase value through our
manufacturing processes to service customers reliably
and consistently.
Not only is this new Low Odour Timberlink Green
product offer creating some innovation waves in the
industry, our customers believe it is giving them a
point of difference with their treated offer to builders
and consumers.
Our stand, at this
year’ Bunnings
Roadshow, featured
our new Low Odour
LOSP Timberlink
Green range.
We thank everyone who got involved in the Low
Odour LOSP Timberlink Green sniff test. For all
the people that took part, there were some $100
gift vouchers up for grabs.
Congratulations to the following people who won:
David from Independent Timber Supplies
Shawn from K & D Warehouse Cambridge
John from Bowens
Mark from Banner Norwood
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Fixings - Hot dip galvanized or stainless steel
corrosion resistant fasteners, fixings and connectors
are recommended in all exterior above ground
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Finishes - It is strongly recommended that all
treated timber installed in weather exposed
situations is painted, stained or sealed to maintain
optimum serviceability, appearance and
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in dealing with the product. Timberlink
now offer a new low odour Timberlink Green
at the same price so why wouldn’t you
choose the one that has less odour?
Less Wastage
Our Timberlink Green LOSP treatment
puts the timber under less stress during
production making it less likely to move out
of shape and so less wastage for you. Any
offcuts from your project should be disposed
of in landfill as they are not harmful to the
environment. Do not burn treated timber.
No Usage Restrictions
Timberlink Green timber is treated with
LOSP, a non-CCA chemical so it can be
used in schools, playgrounds and council
projects. It is suitable for all applications
outdoors and above ground (Hazard
Class 3). The minimum ground clearance is
150mm plus additional considerations such
as - adequate ventilation, surface drainage
and access for maintenance and termite
control. It is advisable that you consult
your local council or regulatory body prior
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Fixings and Finishes to suit
Low Odour LOSP:
Timberlink Green structural outdoor pine is the preferred
choice for building cost-effective outdoor projects.
It’s both structurally and appearance graded, making
it ideal for load bearing applications where appearance
is important. It’s also protected by the latest Light
Organic Solvent Preservation (LOSP) technology, now
available in Low Odour. Timberlink Green is a locally
Australian made, truly renewable building product.
NEW
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As suppliers set up their stands to showcase
new and innovative products, our stand with our
new Low Odour LOSP Timberlink Green range
generated a lot of interest. Team Members
discussed excitedly how much more pleasant
it would be to work with a Low Odour LOSP
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New Gilbert machinery introduced
to our Tarpeena sawmill
Have you received your copy of the new Low
Odour LOSP Timberlink Green brochure?
Below is a snippet on fixings and finishes. We hope
this resource is helping to answer builder and end
user questions relating to the new formulation.
Ask your Account Manager for a copy today.
Timbe
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ranges
part of
structu
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mation
timberlin
please
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visit ou
lia.com
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scan th
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LOW ODOUR
Employee uses new
Gilbert Programming Grinder
12,000 Bunnings Team Members walked the
aisles of lifestyle, home and building sections at
this year’s Bunnings Roadshow. The floor layout
was like a Bunnings warehouse store where Team
Members were greeted to a maze of the products
they promote everyday on supplier stands.
The roadshow also educated Team Members on
the finishes and fixings that should be used with
Timberlink Green products to ensure end-users
get the full service life out of their timber products.
ODOU
R
The new Timberlink
Green Low Odour
Mailer
Low Odour Timberlink
Green excites at
Bunnings Roadshow
Page 5
Structurally Graded Strength
All Timberlink Green branded timber is
produced under a system compliant with
AS1748.1:2011 so the structural properties
of Timberlink Green MGP10 all exceed the
requirements for both MGP10 and F7 grades
as specified in AS1720.1:2010. If a design
compliant with AS1720.1:2010 specifies the
use of F7 grade timber, Timberlink Green
MGP10 can be substituted unlike other
brands of MGP10. How to know if you
can use Timberlink Green MGP10 in F7
applications? Refer to the ink-jet mark on the
timber piece, if this ink jet mark is stamped
with a ‘Timberlink Green’ logo and marked
as ‘MGP10’ your MGP10 is suitable for an
F7 application.
Superior Appearance
Timberlink Green timber doesn’t just have
to pass structural grade requirements, but
also strict appearance requirements so our
timber looks good as well as doing the job.
The product is manufactured from selected
log types only to ensure both the required
strength and high grade appearance.
A majority of the product is produced from
pruned logs which is known for its long
lengths of premium or clear timber with
very limited defects.
timberlinkaustralia.com.au
Guaranteed Durability
All Timberlink Green products are protected
by Arch Wood Protection’s new generation
LOSP. A treatment specifically developed
to handle our tough Australian conditions
and backed by their 25-year limited
guarantee against termite and fungal
attack. Download a copy at
timberlinkaustralia.com.au.
Sustainable Australian Pine
Timberlink Green is renewable Australian
plantation pine. Growing plantation trees
absorb carbon dioxide and then store
the carbon so efficiently that about half
the dry weight of a tree is carbon.
This carbon remains locked up in the
wood even when used for building.
Visit naturallybetter.com.au.
Australian Made
All Timberlink Green branded timber is
made in Australia. Your purchase helps
keep manufacturing jobs in Australia.
Cost-effective
Australian pine is the economical building
choice. By choosing Timberlink Green you
won’t be sacrificing performance for those
dollars you save. Timberlink Green Low
Odour is now available at no additional
cost.
Installation and Handling
Suitable Uses
Timberlink Green is treated to a H3 level
and is structurally graded. It is suitable
for outdoor above ground load bearing
applications such as deck substructures,
pergolas and carports. For applications
in direct ground contact, use H4 treated
timber.
Fixings
Hot dip galvanized or stainless steel
corrosion resistant fasteners, fixings
and connectors are recommended in
all exterior above ground applications.
timberlinknz.co.nz
Finishes
It is strongly recommended that all
treated timber installed in weather exposed
situations is painted, stained or sealed
to maintain optimum serviceability,
appearance and dimensional stability.
Resealing
Where treated timber is cut, notched,
drilled or rebated the exposed areas
should be resealed with a suitable resealing
product to ensure a treatment envelope is
maintained. Other resizing of the timber
may reduce the treatment’s effectiveness.
Identification
Each stick of Timberlink Green is ink-jet
branded and a light green pigment is
added to the treatment to help identify the
timber as outdoor treated. Although the
green pigment may slightly vary in each
piece of timber, the colour variation has
no impact on the treatments performance.
Treatment
Timberlink Green timber is treated with
LOSP, approved for use by APVMA and
is covered by the Australian Standard
for Treatment AS1604.
Gluing
Water repellents in the formulation
may affect performance of some glues.
Generally, a solvent based glue is
recommended for Timberlink Green.
Safety and Handling
When handling and cutting any timbers
it is advisable to wear dust masks,
goggles and gloves.
Good looking, durable
Australian outdoor
structural pine.
Single Span - Deck Joists
More than 1m off the ground 450mm Spacing, single span
Maximum Floor Joist Span and Cantilever
Size DXB
(mm)
F7
Span
(mm)
Cant.
(mm)
MGP 10
Span
Cant.
(mm)
(mm)
70x35
70x45
90x35
90x45
120x35
120x45
140x35
140x45
190x35
190x45
240x35
240x45
290x45
NS
NS
1000
1200
1700
2000
2200
2500
3000
3300
3600
4100
4700
NS
NS
300
300
500
600
600
700
900
900
1000
1200
1400
NS
NS
1000
1300
1800
2200
2300
2600
3000
3300
3600
4100
4700
NS
NS
300
300
500
600
600
700
900
900
1000
1200
1400
Single Span - Pergola Rafters
Single Span @ 900mm centres,
N1/N2 no ceiling, Roof load - 20kg/m2
Size DXB
(mm)
Span (mm)
F7
MGP10
90x35
90x45
140x45
190x45
240x45
1500
2100
3700
4900
6000
1500
2100
3900
5300
N/A
This treated pine span table has been adapted from
AS1684.2 2010 and is to be used as a guide only. Please
refer to Australian Standards and/or seek professional
advice from a registered Engineer for your specific needs.
Timberlink Australia takes no responsibility due to loss,
failure or damage in any kind due from constructions
using this table wholly.
Our new, patent pending,
Low Odour Formulation
uses a proprietary
component that has
30 times less odour.
Upgrades
improving quality
For Timberlink,
making these key
investments has
enabled us to
produce timber of
a more consistent
quality, more
efficiently.
The Lucidyne GradeScan is
a multi-sensor lineal
scanner that visually and
geometrically scans all four
faces on each board.
timberlinknz.co.nz
Upgrading our manufacturing facilities with
state-of-the-art machinery and technology means
we can more efficiently and accurately process a
raw material disaggregation manufacturing process.
Understanding the value and limitations of this natural raw
material at the earliest stages of the process ensures we
don’t add unnecessary cost to lower value fibre. One of
the key attributes of value in the process to identify early is
wood density. Technology that can scan for density in the
softwood sawmilling industry has meant an increase in the
volume of structural timber we can produce at our mills,
however it also means a reduction in the availability of
merch or utility grade timber.
For Timberlink, making these key investments has enabled
us to produce timber of a more consistent quality, more
efficiently. We need to continue to improve our supply
capability to guarantee reliable supply for customers,
regardless of where we are in the building cycle and the
status of demand/ supply balance equation for various
markets. This commitment to be reliable will only get more
critical and valuable to deliver as our major Australasian
markets in building and construction increase their
appetite for structural timber, while we also interpret the
cycles of the global timber market.
One of the first upgrades in our Tarpeena (South
Australian) sawmill since Timberlink was formed in 2013
was the installation of a new edger in the Greenmill. This
cutting edge technology (no pun intended) combines four
moving saws with a scanning laser to allow a more precise
adherence to wane tolerances. This allows us to limit
defects right at the beginning of the manufacturing
process by choosing more suitable cutting patterns for
each of the 200 plus sawlogs processed each day.
More recently, we have also installed a Lucidyne
GradeScan in the planer mill at Tarpeena. This
multi-sensor lineal scanner visually and geometrically
scans all four faces on each board. This delivers precise
identification and measurement of defects such as wane,
knots, checking, pockets, splits and many others. This
information is combined with distortion characteristics
obtained through our Warp Tunnel and the Metriguard
(machine stress grader) that measures the board stiffness
profile. All this is then sent to the optimiser which uses the
data to decide on the best grading solution for each board
according to current realisable product value.
New Low Odour the nose knows!
The results found
that 90% of our
customers could
identify the new
Low Odour LOSP
timber treatment.
Our new Low Odour Timberlink Green range
has been creating a lot of interest since we
launched last month.
Respondents then rated how much the odour
had noticeably improved and rated the odour
improvement as up to 80 times better.
Independent studies indicate that the carrier used
in our new LOSP formulation has approximately 30
times less odour than conventional LOSP. However
we wanted to back up these findings with our own
testing. So last month our Account Managers
conducted a series of ‘sniff tests’ on our new
Low Odour Timberlink Green timber.
These respondents also indicated a high likelihood
to recommend this new product to a company
colleague.
Each sniff test involved a customer agreeing to take
a blind sniff test of three different and unidentified
pieces of timber (1 being an untreated sample,
1 being Low Odour and 1 being the traditional
formulation) and then asked to identify the piece
of Low Odour Timberlink Green.
The result of all this new technology is we can now
produce a higher proportion of structural timber. This
doesn’t mean we are simply upgrading timber that would
previously been sold as merch. Our improvements mean
we are identifying defects more accurately and earlier,
making better cutting decisions as a result.
The results found 90% of our customers could
identify the new Low Odour LOSP timber treatment.
“The attributes of Low Odour Timberlink Green has
been achieved through the development of a patent
pending low aromatic formulation,” commented
Dr. David Humphrey, Asia Pacific R&D Manager for
Arch Wood Protection who is the treatment supplier
of this Low Odour formulation.
We hope our customers are starting to see the benefits of
all this exciting new technology when they open our packs
of timber as well as experiencing improvements in our
production forecasting accuracy.
Working closely with customers to forecast current and
future requirements and understanding market dynamics
becomes one of the most critical ingredients in our
ongoing commitment to increase value through our
manufacturing processes to service customers reliably
and consistently.
Not only is this new Low Odour Timberlink Green
product offer creating some innovation waves in the
industry, our customers believe it is giving them a
point of difference with their treated offer to builders
and consumers.
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We thank everyone who got involved in the Low
Odour LOSP Timberlink Green sniff test. For all the
people that took part, there were five $100 gift
vouchers up for grabs.
Congratulations to the following people who won:
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at the same price so why wouldn’t you
choose the one that has less odour?
Less Wastage
Our Timberlink Green LOSP treatment
puts the timber under less stress during
production making it less likely to move out
of shape and so less wastage for you. Any
offcuts from your project should be disposed
of in landfill as they are not harmful to the
environment. Do not burn treated timber.
No Usage Restrictions
Timberlink Green timber is treated with
LOSP, a non-CCA chemical so it can be
used in schools, playgrounds and council
projects. It is suitable for all applications
outdoors and above ground (Hazard
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Low Odour LOSP:
Timberlink Green structural outdoor pine is the preferred
choice for building cost-effective outdoor projects.
It’s both structurally and appearance graded, making
it ideal for load bearing applications where appearance
is important. It’s also protected by the latest Light
Organic Solvent Preservation (LOSP) technology, now
available in Low Odour. Timberlink Green is a locally
Australian made, truly renewable building product.
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was like a Bunnings warehouse store where Team
Members were greeted to a maze of the products
they promote everyday on supplier stands.
The roadshow also educated Team Members on
the finishes and fixings that should be used with
Timberlink Green products to ensure end-users
get the full service life out of their timber products.
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Structurally Graded Strength
All Timberlink Green branded timber is
produced under a system compliant with
AS1748.1:2011 so the structural properties
of Timberlink Green MGP10 all exceed the
requirements for both MGP10 and F7 grades
as specified in AS1720.1:2010. If a design
compliant with AS1720.1:2010 specifies the
use of F7 grade timber, Timberlink Green
MGP10 can be substituted unlike other
brands of MGP10. How to know if you
can use Timberlink Green MGP10 in F7
applications? Refer to the ink-jet mark on the
timber piece, if this ink jet mark is stamped
with a ‘Timberlink Green’ logo and marked
as ‘MGP10’ your MGP10 is suitable for an
F7 application.
Superior Appearance
Timberlink Green timber doesn’t just have
to pass structural grade requirements, but
also strict appearance requirements so our
timber looks good as well as doing the job.
The product is manufactured from selected
log types only to ensure both the required
strength and high grade appearance.
A majority of the product is produced from
pruned logs which is known for its long
lengths of premium or clear timber with
very limited defects.
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Guaranteed Durability
All Timberlink Green products are protected
by Arch Wood Protection’s new generation
LOSP. A treatment specifically developed
to handle our tough Australian conditions
and backed by their 25-year limited
guarantee against termite and fungal
attack. Download a copy at
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Sustainable Australian Pine
Timberlink Green is renewable Australian
plantation pine. Growing plantation trees
absorb carbon dioxide and then store
the carbon so efficiently that about half
the dry weight of a tree is carbon.
This carbon remains locked up in the
wood even when used for building.
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Australian Made
All Timberlink Green branded timber is
made in Australia. Your purchase helps
keep manufacturing jobs in Australia.
Cost-effective
Australian pine is the economical building
choice. By choosing Timberlink Green you
won’t be sacrificing performance for those
dollars you save. Timberlink Green Low
Odour is now available at no additional
cost.
Installation and Handling
Suitable Uses
Timberlink Green is treated to a H3 level
and is structurally graded. It is suitable
for outdoor above ground load bearing
applications such as deck substructures,
pergolas and carports. For applications
in direct ground contact, use H4 treated
timber.
Fixings
Hot dip galvanized or stainless steel
corrosion resistant fasteners, fixings
and connectors are recommended in
all exterior above ground applications.
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Finishes
It is strongly recommended that all
treated timber installed in weather exposed
situations is painted, stained or sealed
to maintain optimum serviceability,
appearance and dimensional stability.
Resealing
Where treated timber is cut, notched,
drilled or rebated the exposed areas
should be resealed with a suitable resealing
product to ensure a treatment envelope is
maintained. Other resizing of the timber
may reduce the treatment’s effectiveness.
Identification
Each stick of Timberlink Green is ink-jet
branded and a light green pigment is
added to the treatment to help identify the
timber as outdoor treated. Although the
green pigment may slightly vary in each
piece of timber, the colour variation has
no impact on the treatments performance.
Treatment
Timberlink Green timber is treated with
LOSP, approved for use by APVMA and
is covered by the Australian Standard
for Treatment AS1604.
Gluing
Water repellents in the formulation
may affect performance of some glues.
Generally, a solvent based glue is
recommended for Timberlink Green.
Safety and Handling
When handling and cutting any timbers
it is advisable to wear dust masks,
goggles and gloves.
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Single Span - Deck Joists
More than 1m off the ground 450mm Spacing, single span
Maximum Floor Joist Span and Cantilever
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90x45
120x35
120x45
140x35
140x45
190x35
190x45
240x35
240x45
290x45
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600
600
700
900
900
1000
1200
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3000
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600
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900
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240x45
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This treated pine span table has been adapted from
AS1684.2 2010 and is to be used as a guide only. Please
refer to Australian Standards and/or seek professional
advice from a registered Engineer for your specific needs.
Timberlink Australia takes no responsibility due to loss,
failure or damage in any kind due from constructions
using this table wholly.
Our new, patent pending,
Low Odour Formulation
uses a proprietary
component that has
30 times less odour.
An SDS is a
document
that provides
information on
the properties
of hazardous
chemicals and
how they affect
health and safety
in the workplace.
On 1st January 2012 a new system of classifying
and labelling chemicals was introduced in
Australia. This Globally Harmonised System
(GHS) is an internationally agreed system and
was developed under the auspices of the
United Nations (UN).
In the GHS, chemicals are classified under a
different set of hazard classifications and replaces
classifications Australia has previously used for
classifying hazardous substances. The GHS also
addresses how Safety Data Sheets (SDS) should
be used.
An SDS is a document that provides information
on the properties of hazardous chemicals and how
they affect health and safety in the workplace.
Employee Profiles
Mike Bitzer,
GM Mill Operations
The GHS format of SDS is similar to what Australia
has previously adopted in Material Safety Data
Sheets (MSDS).
When talking about ideas for running our Bell Bay
and Tarpeena mills as sustainable, globally competitive
sawmill operations, Timberlink’s new GM for Mill
Operations Mike Bitzer gets excited.
The 5 year transition period to allow manufacturers
and importers time to implement necessary changes
ends after 31 December 2016 which is why we are
starting to see SDS replace MSDS in workplaces.
From 1 January 2017 only SDS will be accepted in
Australia. Timberlink Australia is currently beginning
the process to update our MSDS to SDS. All relevant
MSDS and SDS can be downloaded from
www.timberlinkaustralia.com.au/products/msds.
“There will continue to be an ongoing development
programme to make Bell Bay and Tarpeena part of
a global forestry and timber industry.”
Mike Bitzer,
GM Mill Operations
For more information on the GHS change go to
www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au.
Peter Annear,
GM Information Services
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The 3 sawmilling sites of Timberlink now represent a
unique combination of softwood sawmilling capability
and know how within the Australasian industry,
which we believe over time will present an even
more compelling offer to all of Timberlink’s customers.
Some of the key aspects of this unique combination in
capabilities and resources include access to both slow
grown sawlog yielding high structural grade properties
and also to large pruned log for superior appearance
and structural applications, a combination of treatment
types and processes, further value adding in terms of
finger jointing and lamination and a uniquely integrated
supply chain management approach from forest to
customer.
Our acquisition of Flight Timbers occurred alongside
the agreement to purchase plantations from Flight
Group within the Marlborough region by New Forests,
replicating our unique business model in Australia.
The plantation assets to be purchased by New Forests
includes approximately 4,200 hectares of freehold land
and radiata pine plantations with completion of this
transaction remaining subject to approval from the
Overseas Investment Office.
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“New Forests has demonstrated that the model of
aligning the plantation resource with the processing
facility reduces risk and will steadily create value.
The agreement to acquire the Flight Forests by New
Forests and the Flight Timbers’ sawmilling assets by
Timberlink will allow us to secure a domestic market
for the timber from the start of the investment,”
commented David Brand, CEO of New Forests.
Mike started at Timberlink at the same time as our
Tarpeena sawmill was approved for phase three of
the South East Forestry Partnership Program grant.
Working closely with the Timberlink capital
improvement team, one of his first jobs is to oversee
the equipment specification and selection process,
with the outcome being improvements to the
greenmill’s sorting and handling equipment,
for better fibre and value recovery.
The Tarpeena mill to date, has installed some of the
most sought after sawmilling technology available.
Equipment like the Continuous Flow Kiln which is
119 metres in length, the likes of which haven’t been
seen before in Australia and promises to improve
drying efficiency by 30%.
Diversification and Growth with New Zealand Business (continued from page 1)
Our acquisition
of Flight Timbers
occurred alongside
the agreement
to purchase
plantations from
Flight Group within
the Marlborough
region by New
Forests, replicating
our unique
business model
in Australia.
With 25 years’ experience in a range of sawmilling
operational roles, not just in Australia but also Canada,
Mike believes “there has been a whirlwind of exciting
changes within this industry and it’s exciting but
sometimes deceptive how dramatically the practice
of sawmilling evolves with the times.”
Mark Crotty, National Key
Accounts Manager
“The Green Triangle region’s unique sawlog
characteristics make it ideal for high strength rated
structural components. This combined with our
ongoing investment in processing and optimisation
technology at the Tarpeena site means that the higher
grade fibre is being extracted more efficiently and to
the maximum recoveries,” said Mike.
“We plan for the upgrade program to conclude at the
end of 2016. By adding this world class technology
and machinery at the Tarpeena sawmill continues
to provide the next phase of the Supply Chain with
quality fit-for-purpose plantation pine products,”
concluded Mike.
Peter Annear,
GM Information Services
As our business plans for its future growth, Peter
joins our team with experience in Information Services
management within manufacturing businesses.
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This includes project planning and implementation
across a number of systems. Peter’s experience will
help to provide a strategic vision of IS infrastructure
at Timberlink.
“It’s easy to forget that Information Services is part
of every manufacturing process. It’s also a key part of
the way we communicate and manage relationships
inside the business and with our customers and
suppliers”, commented Peter.
IS continues to be built across the entire business
with focus on excellence in operational and project
performance, whilst ensuring IS at Timberlink is an
enabler for sustainability and growth. A key area to
support our employees, suppliers and customers.
Mark Crotty, National Key
Accounts Manager
Recently joining our Sales and Distribution
team as National Key Accounts Manager,
Mark Crotty will be working hard to develop our
supplier-customer partnerships so that we can strive
for mutual profitable growth and ensure ease of doing
business together.
With over 25 years of experience across a variety of
roles and industries, Mark’s experience has effectively
been focussed on the start to end process of
manufacturing raw materials in B2B and B2C sales
and distribution companies.
“There must be a platform to conduct business from,
mainly a platform of confidence, credibility and mutual
benefit between the seller and the buyer,” commented
Mark when asking about his view on managing
successful partnerships with customers, particularly
in repetitive B2B business.
In this issue:
Diversification and
Growth with New
Zealand Business
Industry News - Why
are MSDSs now SDSs?
Upgrades
improving quality
Low Odour
Timberlink Green
Sniff Test Results
Employee Profiles:
Mike Bitzer,
Peter Annear,
Mark Crotty
Diversification and Growth
with New Zealand Business
Timberlink New Zealand’s first day of
trading was 1st September 2015, following
the successful acquisition of Flight Timbers’
sawmilling assets in Blenheim, located in
the Marlborough region of the South Island.
Our goal now is to ensure that Timberlink NZ carries
forward the good reputation of Flight Timbers in
terms of our dealings with customers, suppliers and
our employees.
To this end, all Flight Timbers’ employees have
transitioned across to join Timberlink NZ and the
current Blenheim management team will remain in
place under Romon Spiers, the site General Manager.
We look forward to combining the capabilities and
experiences of all of our people to support the growth
in demand for Timberlink products in the Australian,
New Zealand, Japanese and South East Asian markets.
We have purchased the assets of a well performing
business that will now integrate with the overall
Timberlink business over time and will also add to
the overall value of our business in totality.
On what customers want, Mark explained, “Being
consistent, reliable and delivering a quality product
promptly. Being easy to deal with should not be
underestimated but in reality this should be a given.”
This acquisition represents the first key significant
step to establish the Timberlink business on a more
diversified earnings basis in the coming years, enabled
through an expansion of products, markets and
Spare time for Mark is largely occupied around family.
Mark said, “I have three children who are now at
primary school and are actively involved in sport.”
His range of commitments at local sport clubs is
impressive and includes being vice president of
a basketball club and committee member of a
football club.
customers. As at 1st September, we are now a
multi-country business that employs almost 550
people, of which over 500 are employed in regional
communities within Australia and New Zealand.
Timberlink’s total company revenue is now generated
from sales to over 12 different countries.
We look forward to sharing more details about our
growth and investment plans for the site with all of
our stakeholders over the coming year, as we work
through the opportunity for capital upgrades in more
detail. Over the next 2-3 years we plan to invest up to
NZ$10 million in our NZ business, upgrading the mill to
support its value adding manufacturing competitiveness
and help enable further diversification.
This investment will sit alongside existing and
ongoing capital improvement upgrades and projects
for Timberlink’s Australian sawmills which has seen us
invest over $22 million in equipment and technology
upgrades over the past 2½ years. As a mid-size
manufacturing business, our focus is on value, not
volume, with the appropriate technology being an
enabler to ensuring our ongoing international
competitiveness and sustainability as a sawmilling
business. (continued page 2)
Given both his experience and particular skill set,
including a Marketing degree, Mark looks forward to
developing and implementing key customer growth
plans and improvement initiatives across our business.
Blenheim, Northern end of the South Island,
New Zealand
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