Project Specialists

Overview

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Project Based

Fluid Wood Products is a Project Based company. This means we specialize in supplying timber product from our New Zealand mills direct to the end user or construction projects. Our project team is made up of experienced Timber Industry Experts, Project Managers and Timber Engineers who work together to design, optimize and supply our clients projects with cost effective and efficient quality timber solutions. Our main project markets are:

• Residential Housing Projects
• Humanitarian Relief Projects
• Resort Developments

Introduction

Fluid Wood Products use New Zealand Radiata Pine in the majority of the our export projects. Radiata Pine is extensively grown in New Zealand and is commonly used in structural applications such as residential and commercial building framing. Structural grade pine produced in New Zealand is an engineered timber product that meets strict industry standards and passes frequent verification tests. Structural graded pine is dried in high temperature kilns and mechanically stress graded. The stress grading process grades individual pieces of timber to ensure each member is fit for purpose.

Radiata Pine is also commonly chemically treated based on end use hazards to protect against decay and wood boring insects. There are a range of treatments that can be specified depending on the chosen hazard class. Advantages of using structural grade NZ Radiata Pine:

• Machine stress graded for structural assurance
• High temperature kiln drying reduces moisture content producing a strong light weight product.
• Excellent workability - nail holding, nail plating, gluing, etc
• Available in a range of treatments and complies with strict NZ standards
• Is a renewable and sustainable resource

Your Project

Fluid Wood Products provide a complete building solution from concept, engineering design, manufacture and delivery of engineered timber framed buildings. New Zealand MSG Pine is extensively used in the construction of our timber framed buildings. Components such as timber walls, flooring and trusses can be engineered and optimized using computer software based on local building codes. Pre fabricated from high quality machine stress graded timber and joined with steel nail plate fasteners, NZ engineered framed buildings offer:

• Economy of materials: as trussed roofs can use up to 40% less timber than traditionally formed roofs.
• Optimising software and computer driven manufacturing also results in minimum timber wastage - typically less than 2.5%
• Reduced labour cost on site due to the amount of pre-fabrications
• Fast construction time as components arrive on site pre assembled or pre cut
• Reduction of site waste due to pre fabricated components manufactured off site
• Space saving on site with no need for timber storage and carpentry work areas