Advanced CNC Machines for Timber Processing CNC machines have revolutionized the manufacturing industry with their unparalleled precision, speed, and versatility. Red Stag TimberLab has invested heavily in CNC technology in the last decade and now operates 5 x CNC machines.These cutting-edge systems pushed the boundaries of what is possible in timber processing, delivering exceptional results [...]

Project Credits Architect: Warren & Mahoney | Structural Engineer: Aurecon Group | Builder: Savory Interiors | Installer: Kobe Construction | Products: CLT and Glulam Crafting Elegance: Timber Innovation for Interior Design Red Stag TimberLab supplied high-quality Cross-laminated timber (CLT) and Glulam for the stairwell in the new Aurecon Auckland office refurbishment. Glulam trusses run floor [...]

Project Credits Scion Research | Project Manager | QS: RDT Pacific | Architect: RTA Studio + Irving Smith Architects | Engineer: Dunning Thornton Consultants  Scion: A three-storey seismic resistant diagrid design, Rotorua, New Zealand Scion is a NZ Crown research institute that specialises in research, science and technology development for the forest, wood and wood-derived materials [...]

Project Credits Client: Auckland Council; Eke Panuku | Project Manager: Bluwater Project Management | Architect: Athfield Architects and Wala Landscape + Architecture | Engineer: Enovate Consultants | Contractor: HEB Construction | Mass timber installert: Kobe Construction The Tallest Playground in New Zealand Red Stag TimberLab proudly participated in the new Hayman Park playground development in [...]

Celebrating 100 Years - A Legacy of Innovation and Dedication | Red Stag TimberLab Prologue: A Vision for Excellence In 1923, a visionary named Ian McIntosh founded I.R. McIntosh, a furniture manufacturing company that would lay the cornerstone for what we know today as Red Stag TimberLab. With a deep passion for woodworking and an [...]

Metlifecare CLT Project Credits Developer: Metlifecare | Architect: Foley Group Architecture Ltd | Structural Engineer: HFC Structures Ltd | Client: Kalmar Construction Ltd | Product: CLT Redefining Sustainable Construction with CLT In collaboration with Metlifecare and Kalmar Construction, Red Stag TimberLab proudly supplied high-quality Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) for the Oakridge site in Kerikeri. This CLT project showcases the [...]

 Project creditsClient: The University of Waikato | Project Manager: Greenstone Group | Architect: Architectus & Jasmax | Engineer: Beca | Constructor: Hawkins OverviewOver the past few months, the Red Stag TimberLab manufacturing team have been focusing their efforts on the delivery of components for one of NZ's largest and most complex Glulam projects to date. [...]

Image credit: RTA Studio (Render) Credits Developer: Halcyon | Architect: RTA Studio | Engineer: MSC Consulting Group Ltd | Constructor: Robert Cunningham Construction | Mass Timber Installer: Kobe Construction | 3D Modelling/BIM: Offsite Design Mass Timber in Hybrid Industrial Developments - Halcyon Warehouse A current project underway in South Auckland being built by Robert Cunningham Construction for [...]

CLT Project Description Red Stag TimberLab is proud to be a part of the significant residential Fair Acres Townhouses project, on Balrickard Way. The CLT project is based in Palmerston North.Drafting of the 3D model has been completed and approved. Red Stag TimberLab have been shipping high-quality Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) Floors, Walls, Roof, and [...]

CREDITS - Client: Te Wānanga o Raukawa / Architect: Tennent Brown Architects / Structural Engineering: Dunning Thornton Consultants / Builder: McMillan & Lockwood Central Ltd / Product: LVL and Glulam Description Red Stag TimberLab was proud to be involved in the new Pā Reo development for Te Wānanga o Raukawa. Te Wānanga o Raukawa is a Māori [...]

To cope with an ever-growing list of project work, we welcomed 5 more team members to the Red Stag TimberLab team. Andrew French - Sales Manager Andrew’s background, having served as a carpenter in the past, and having accrued a robust sales experience since 2003, marks him as an invaluable asset to our organization. His [...]

'Cutting-Edge' Defecting and Grading Machine arrived!  Our new factory extension is complete! Since creating the structure late last year we have commissioned a number of systems including extending the gantry cranes.With this extension completed we have double the available space for prefabrication and post CNC finishing works, this additional space will allow us to assist more projects [...]

WPMA Conference Registrations are now open! Red Stag TimberLab are pleased to share news of WPMA’s National Conference in Rotorua on Thursday the 27th of April 2023 followed by their Industry Dinner that evening.WPMA has brought together a great line-up of high-quality speakers to present on significant topics that are at the forefront of the [...]

The Red Stag TimberLab office in Auckland will be closed from 24th December and reopening on 9th January 2023.This will give our hardworking "elves" a good rest and they'll be refreshed and ready for action next year.A Message from our Managing Director, Darren Stead.2022 has been a very interesting and busy year for the Red [...]

We say goodbye to these staff members this month and wish them all well in their retirements. We thank them for their many years of loyal service water slides for sale: Penisoni Paunga - 34 years! Talia Lene - 34 years! Dale Dobson - 18 years!

CREDITS - Client: AgResearch / Contractor: Naylor Love / Architect: Architectus / Structural Engineering: Beca The new AgResearch development was a mass timber collaboration between Red Stag TimberLab and other parties and consists entirely of mass timber elements which reduce this Workplace wing’s carbon footprint and was an important driver for AgResearch. Render (credit Architectus) The [...]

The New Zealand building and construction industry has utilised NZ plantation-grown Radiata Pine for many years; a renewable and environmentally friendly resource. Check out the many benefits here

Great excitement in the Leslie home this month as Sam & his wife welcome a daughter to their family.

MASS TIMBER SITE VISITS AND SEMINAR ROADSHOW HIT THE SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND THIS NOVEMBER14 November – Dunedin – Otago Polytechnic - LVL and CLT (under construction)The installation of laminated veneer lumber (LVL) structural components marks a major milestone in the construction of Otago Polytechnic’s multi-million-dollar trades training centre, He Toki Kai Te Rika. [...]

Free Seminar Series - Hear first-hand from the Danish Architect – 18th / 19th October in Auckland / Wellington. For More Information & to Register - Click here

CREDITS - Contractor: Clelands Construction / Architect: Tennent Brown / Architects - Engineering: Dunning Thornton Consultants The new building at Taranaki Cathedral will be a centre for peace and reconciliation; called Te Whare Hononga – The House That Binds. The single storied structure consists of a diagrid wall system with the main roof members ‘hung’ from [...]

Our new extension is really starting to take shape and should be ready for us to move into by mid-October. This will more than double the available space for us to finish processing our projects after being CNC machined. This along with the expansion of the Red Stag TimberLab team is helping us meet the [...]

Red Stag TimberLab are pleased to share news of WPMA’s National Conference in Rotorua on Thursday the 20th of October 2022 followed by their Industry Dinner that evening. They have brought together a great line-up of high-quality speakers to present on highly relevant and important topics from across the wood processing and manufacturing sector. SEE [...]

CREDITS: Designer: Jasmax & Beca, Construction: Hawkins, D&H Steel Construction Ltd, Kobe Construction, Specialist DfMA Consultant: Offsite Design Ltd These prefabricated Glulam module parts were manufactured by Red Stag TimberLab after a lot of DfMA thinking by the design and construction teams, revolving around high value timber construction and cost-efficiencies. Offsite fabrication was completed by Kobe [...]