We are the leading producer of plantation pine timber in Tasmania.
Timber that’s sourced from sustainably managed Tasmanian pine plantations. Timber that allows Tasmanians to build whatever they can imagine. Timber that supports our communities by giving hundreds of jobs to fellow Tasmanians. Timber that removes CO2 from our atmosphere not adds to it.
Timber that, together with you, helps make Tasmania better. Because, like you, we’re made of Tasmania.
Having invested heavily in innovation and technology, we have a wide range of career opportunities now available. And as timber’s the ultimate renewable, it’s an industry with a future.
Making this the perfect time to join Timberlink. Find out more.
We invest in the latest technology at our mill to ensure our products are of a consistent quality and fit-for-purpose. These timbers are used to make everything; from wall and roof framing, decks, pergolas, verandahs and carports, to shelving, dog kennels, fences and garden landscaping. As well as selling our products locally, we also export to the mainland and Asia.
In September 2020, Timberlink was the first company from the forestry and paper products sector in Australia (and the 10th in the world) to commit to and publish carbon reduction targets that complied to the strict rules established by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
We are now committed to reducing our scope 1 and 2 emissions by 53% by 2030.
We believe our industry along with science-based targets such as these are vital for the world to meet the Paris Agreement goals of reducing global warming to less than 2 degrees.
Making the plantation pine products you need for your project, involves many Tasmanians from many different businesses. From the seedling nurseries, plantation foresters, harvesting contractors to our transport partners and even the local bakery that keeps us sustained at Bell Bay. We rely on all of them to operate our business sustainably and keep our local community growing strong.
Our Bell Bay mill uses only Tasmanian plantation logs that have been nurtured from seed in Tasmanian pine nurseries. We are the only major Tasmanian sawmilling business with both FSC® (Forest Stewardship Council®) certification on solid wood, and the AFS (Australian Forestry Standard)/PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes) certification.
At our Bell Bay Mill, we have 200 people transforming these logs into the timber products you use every day using the latest high-tech equipment. From structural framing, outdoor decking and landscaping products, to woodchips made from waste timber and destined for high-end paper products in Japan. We also use our own fibre waste to power our kilns.
Once finished and ready for use, our products are either delivered directly to customers or to our distribution yards in Tasmania, and throughout Australia. From here customers; timber framing fabricators, independent merchants and large warehouses alike can rely on a consistent supply of the Tasmanian-made and grown plantation pine they need for their businesses.
Our timber is then used by you to make everything from wall frames, decks, pergolas, and carports, to shelving, dog kennels, fences and garden landscaping or any other project you can dream up. We thank all our customers for using our pine products and helping to keep manufacturing jobs in Tasmania.
Studies have shown that using timber in the home and workplace improves air quality, and lowers stress levels. Timber also sequesters carbon when it grows, so every cubic metre of pine you use, has removed and locked up 631kg of CO2 from our atmosphere. It is renewable and has a lower embodied energy than other building materials like concrete, steel or plastics making it the building material for now and the future.
So at Timberlink we not only care about our communities, providing jobs and supporting local teams and charities, we also care about the health and future prosperity of Tasmania. And that’s because Timberlink is, and always has been, Made of Tasmania.
Enter your deck’s measurements below (in metres), choose the decking board width and length you prefer, then press submit.
It is good practice to assume a percentage of timber wastage when building as you will lose timber when cutting etc. Our calculator automatically adds an extra 5% to your final figure to allow for this.
This Decking Calculator is for general information/planning purposes only and is an estimate only. Actual board quantities may vary.
Want to now more about our timber? How we source our plantation timber? Or perhaps you need technical information? The answers to these questions and more can be found below.
Timberlink is an Australian manufacturer that transforms sustainably grown plantation pine into a wide variety of different timber products. Our products are used to build homes, pergolas, decks, furniture, packaging and paper across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.
You can find your closest stockist of Timberlink timber by clicking here.
The timber we sell in Tasmania is produced at our Bell Bay sawmill in the north of Tasmania from Tasmanian grown plantation pine. Products made here are also exported to the mainland and into NZ and Asia. We also have a mill in Tarpeena in South Australia which supplies mainland Australia and export markets.
Our Bell Bay mill is the only large-scale softwood mill in Tasmania. We employ more than 190 staff on a 74ha site and have invested significant dollars over the last few year in technology upgrades and safety improvements.
CLT (Cross Laminated Timber) & GLT (Glue Laminated Timber) are thin pieces of timber glued together to make a super strong larger piece. With GLT pieces of laminated structural timber that are layered and glued on each other in the same direction. This gives GLT increased strength and so it is used mostly in structural beams or columns. For CLT the pieces are glued at a 90-degree angle to the layer above, giving the product strength in both directions. This gives CLT similar characteristics to concrete. For more detail read this article
Yes, NeXTimber® by Timberlink produces a range of CLT panels and GLT beams – visit nextimber.com.au to learn more.
Timberlink was launched in February 2013.
We make a wide range of products from Tasmanian plantation pine including house framing, outdoor framing and decking, landscaping sleepers and fencing, pickets, mouldings and architraves and packaging timber. See the full range here.
No, we are a manufacturer and we don’t sell direct to the public but one of our customers would be happy to help. Find your closest stockist here
Visit timberlinkaustralia.com.au/careers or contact us at careers@timberlinkaustralia.com.au with your resume as well as anything else you might want to say and we will do our best to reach out to you if something comes up.
All timber that has been treated to Australian Standards will have a treatment tag or stamp applied to it or the pack if the individual pieces are too small for a tag. This tag will tell you who treated the timber, what treatment has been used and the treatment or ‘H’ level.
The vast majority of our treated timber products are treated with non-arsenic treatments such as LOSP, Tan E and ACQ. To find out what preservative has been used on the timber, check the treatment tag. CCA treated timber should have “Treated with copper chrome arsenate” clearly written on the treatment tag. For more info read our article on the topic here.
You don’t need to leave treated pine products for a set amount of time prior to applying a finish.
Yes. When you cut a piece of outdoor treated timber you break open the protective treatment envelope. To reseal the timber, apply an outdoor resealing product like Ecoseal® or Enseal® to any cut-end, available from your timber store. As an extra precaution, avoid placing cut-ends into the ground.
Yes. Our sleepers are treated with a non-arsenic treatment, making them perfect for all your non-structural landscaping projects such as garden edging, raised veggie beds and sandpits.
No. Only timber treated to an H3, H4 or H5 level is suitable for outdoor use. Timber treated to an H2 level is only protected against termites and so is only suitable for internal applications such as house framing.
The first three digits are the manufacturer’s code so they tell you who treated the timber. The next two digits are the chemical code telling you what treatment type has been used. The final two, an H followed by a number is the ‘H’ or treatment level. The H level tells you what applications the treated timber is suitable for e.g. H3 can be used outside but only above ground whereas H4 can be used outside, in-ground. Check the H Table for more info.
Yes, any non-arsenic based outdoor treated timber is suitable for use in playgrounds such as our Timberlink sleepers or Low Odour Timberlink Green range.
Copper Chrome Arsenate (CCA) treated timber should not be used in playgrounds or any other applications where there is frequent intimate contact such as tables or seating.
CCA treated timber should have “Treated with copper chrome arsenate” clearly written on the treatment tag. To better understand treatment tags, read our article – Look for a Treatment Brand When Using Treated Timber.
Only zinc galvanised or stainless-steel fixings should be used with outdoor treated timber otherwise the fixings will corrode. At the very least this will mean rust marks on your paintwork but failing fixings could ultimately result in your project collapsing.
Check the relevant span tables to work out how far to span your timber. Our Timberlink Green Product Guide has span tables for deck joists and pergola rafters. A more extensive range of span tables can be purchased online from Standards Australia or check out the free WoodSolutions design software Timber Solutions.
When choosing structural timber for a job both the stress grade and the size of the timber are important for determining how far the timber can safely span and still take the load. Span tables allow you to choose an appropriate size and stress grade to achieve the span you are after.
We scan and test the timber at several points throughout the manufacturing line to determine which grade it meets using a range of different machines and technologies. Our latest scanner at Bell Bay is our $3Million Lucidyne GradeScan with Perceptive Sight®Intelligent Grading.
The scanner uses multi-sensory imaging technology that includes lasers, x-rays and video scanners to scan all four faces of each board. Almost 30 computers are needed to process all the data and decide on a final grade.
MGP stands for Machine Graded Pine and is a structural grading system used for pine in Australia. Timber with an MGP grade is suitable for load bearing applications. MGP 10 is the most commonly available grade. MGP 12 and 15 are also available. The higher the grade, the greater the load the timber can handle.
Where a design compliant with AS1720.1:2010 specifies use of F7 grade material, Timberlink MGP10 can be substituted. This includes all Timberlink Australia branded products including Timberlink White, Timberlink Blue and Timberlink Green structural framing.
ISPM15 is The Australian Wood Packaging Certification Scheme to prevent the global spread of timber pests thorough packaging used in international trade. All Timberlink products that have been kiln dried at either our Tarpeena or Bell Bay mill comply with ISPM15 according to the heat treatment requirement. Our certification claim is stated on all our invoices and delivery dockets.
We define sustainably managed as the management of plantations to maintain their full range of environmental, social and economic values. We use forest management certification to provide assurance that the logs we source have been legally harvested from sustainably managed forests and plantations. Almost all of Timberlink’s timber suppliers have formal Forest Certification under at least one of the major forest certification standards used in Australia. Any uncertified supply still needs to be formally controlled in order for us to achieve our certifications which confirms that the wood doesn’t arise from a controversial source as defined by AS4707.
Wood certification schemes such as Responsible Wood (endorsed by PEFC for Australia and New Zealand) and the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) are third-party audited certification systems which ensure that end products can be tracked back to the certified forest where they were grown, and are kept separate from non-certified material along the supply chain.
The majority of log supply to our Bell Bay Manufacturing Facility is dual certified. Read our Sustainability Report for more detail.
No. We only use Australian plantation pine logs to make our products.
In September 2020, Timberlink was the first company from the forestry and paper products sector in Australia (and the 10th in the world) to commit to and publish carbon reduction targets that complied to the strict rules established by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
As a manufacturer we do not sell direct to the public, but our products are stocked in timber yards across the State. Find your closest stockist of Timberlink timber here.
Every time you purchase a piece of Timberlink timber, you are helping to keep jobs local.
