Specialty Timbers New ZealandMembership
Membership benefits
- You can advertise timber or services in the marketplace and use the Specialty timbers New Zealand quality brand and logo;
- You are a member of NZ's only industry body representing the interests of specialty timber producers;
- You can participate in the Specialty Timbers NZ online community.
As an industry group we represent the interests of small producers of quality specialty timber. Some examples of where representation is needed:
- Political lobbying. We are currently lobbying the NZ Green Building council for recognition of the environmental benefits of locally produced specialty timber in its credits scheme;
- We are lobbying for recognition of unverified No. 1 framing timber as a structural timber within the building code and in particular NZS 3604 Timber Framed Buildings;
- We are undertaking tests of characteristic strengths of a range of specialty timbers so these can be used as an acceptable solution under the building code;
- We will provide representation on NZ Standards committees regarding the use of timber (such as the building code);
- We will undertake research into new products such as thermally modified timber.
As an industry group our focus in on developing the market for specialty timber species, which we will achieve by working together and collaborating to achieve this goal. Our committee is elected voluntary representatives nominated by members. Industry people representing industry issues.
Specialty timbers New Zealand (STNZ) Inc. is an incorporated not-for-profit society and branch of the New Zealand Farm Forestry Association.
Membership Rules
- Only timber grown in New Zealand can be sold on the marketplace.
- Ungraded timber can only be sold as ungraded timber.
- Graded timber must be graded and sold in compliance with Specialty Timber NZ grades provided on this site, or in accordance to grades provided in NZS 3631:1988. If a member sells graded timber not graded in accordance with either of these sets of rules their listings may be cancelled and their membership terminated, with no refund of outstanding membership fees.
- Marketing of illegally harvested timber on the marketplace will result in immediate termination of membership with no refund of membership fees.
- The Specialty Timbers New Zealand committee can immediately terminate any members listings if there is, in their view, good reason to remove their listings. The member can apply to the committee to have their listings re-instated but any decision will be at the sole discretion of the committee.
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