History at Tarpeena

New product rolls off the Timberlink line

Timberlink’s NeXTimber facility has pressed its very first Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) panel, marking another significant milestone in the construction of Australia’s only combined CLT and GLT (Cross Laminated and Glue Laminated Timber) radiata pine mass timber facility. The commissioning of this CLT line follows production of the facility’s very first GLT beam in August 2023.

Timberlink chief marketing, sales & corporate affairs officer David Oliver said the entire team had been working towards this moment since they announced construction of the facility in 2020.

“To see the hard work of so many come to fruition is very rewarding,” he said.

Timberlink CLT/GLT operations manager Patrick Dark said there was such an air of positivity when the panel came off the line.

“Everybody who has been involved in the installation, testing and commissioning of our NeXTimber equipment should be proud of what we’ve accomplished,” he said.

The newly commissioned CLT line, co- located at Timberlink’s Tarpeena manufacturing facility, can produce panels up to 16M long and 3.5M wide and will unlock significant capability to manufacture mass timber building products in Australia.

Mass timber products like CLT and GLT offer an exciting alternative to traditional construction materials and can help to reduce the embodied carbon of a project.

The NeXTimber by Timberlink team are now accepting orders for CLT and GLT as the facility is scheduled for full production by the end of this month. To learn more visit www.nextimber.com.au

MAKING HISTORY AT TARPEENA: (Above) The NeXTimber facility is co-located at Timberlink’s Tarpeenamanufacturing facility & (left) the first CLT panel pressed at the NeXTimber facility.