Our Products
Our product range includes:
Applications
- Flooring
- Structural
- Appearance
- Decorative
- Weatherboards
- Sidings
- Claddings
Grades
- Dressed
- Moulded
- Structural
- Furniture
- Appearance
- Pallet
- Decorative
Finger Jointed - Component
Species
- Baltic Pine
- Radiata Pine
- Merbau
- Maranti
- Tasmanian Oak
- Poplar
- Birch
- Ash
- Oak
- Jarrah
- Blackwood
Forest 1 is a large volume supplier to the manufacturing and construction industries of some of the highest quality and specialist plywood from around the world including Asia, South America and Europe.
SOFTWOOD
Softwood Plywoods manufactured from species such as pine, birch and poplar offer excellent weight-volume ratios for easy handling.
| Standard sizes | 2440 x 1220 mm (8 x 4 ft) |
| 2400 x 1200 mm | |
| Thickness | 3-25mm |
| Density | 550kg per m3 |
| Grades | Structural and Non Structural |
| Adhesive | A Bond Phenol formaldehyde to E0 emissions certifications |
| Face Veneer | A,B,C,Cp,D |
FILMFACE
Superior quality Film faced plywood supplied with black or brown faces as used for formwork in the construction industry coated with wear resistant material for easy installation and removal.
| Standard sizes | 2440 x 1220 mm (8 x 4 ft) |
| 2500 x 1250mm (8 x 4ft) | |
| Standard Thickness | 12,17,18, 25mm |
| Surface quality | Smooth |
| Density | 640-700 kg/m3 |
| Glue | MR and Water Boil Proof |
| Veneer | Softwood and Hardwood |
| Moisture content | 5 to 14% |
| Edge sealing | Waterproof acrylic based paint |
HARDWOOD
Hardwood plywood is available in a variety of grades and core options and is ideal for cabinetry and furniture, musical instruments, marine and where ever strength and stability is required.
| Standard sizes | 2440mm x 1220 (8 x 4ft) |
| Standard Thickness | 3 to 25mm |
| Grades | Commercial BBCC / Marine BS1088 |
| OVL and better | |
| Surface quality | A,B or C |
| Glue | MR and Water Boil Proof |
| Density kg/m3 | 620 to 700kg/m3 |
| Moisture content | 8 to 10% |
BIRCH
Birch Plywood is a high-quality material with excellent durability and resistance to moisture, is easy to work with and has a beautiful finish, ideal for furniture, building manufacturing and construction.
| Standard sizes | 1525 x 1525mm (5 x 5 ft) |
| 2440 x 1220mm (8 x 4ft) | |
| 2440 x 1525mm (8 x 5ft) | |
| 1525 x 3050mm (5 x 10ft) | |
| Standard thickness | |
| – Interior | 3 to 25mm |
| – Exterior | 4 to 40mm |
| Grades | B/BB, BB/BB, BB/CPC |
| Glue | Formaldehyde emissions class E1 |
| Water resistance | |
| – Interior | Normal |
| – Exterior | Higher |
| Density | 640-700 kg/m3 |
| Moisture content | 5 to 14% |
POPLAR
European White Poplar plywood, has a beautiful natural timber appearance and excellent dimensional stability. Ideal for stained or painted surfaces, Poplar plywood is used in furniture, construction, packing, caravan, nautical and automotive applications.
| Standard sizes | 2440 x 1220mm (8 x 4ft) |
| 2520 x 1250mm (8 x 5ft) | |
| 2520 x 1870mm (8 x 6ft) | |
| 3100 x 1530mm (10 x 5ft) | |
| 3120 x 1870mm (10 x 6ft) | |
| Standard thickness | 3 to 40mm |
| Density | 420 kg/m3 +/- 10% |
| Moisture content | 8 to 12% |
DECORATIVE
Decorative plywood has highly finished sides which can be laminated with decorative papers and foils, or use an embossed relief ideal for furniture and cabinetry, caravans, mobile homes, marine, building and construction.
| Standard sizes | 2400 x 1200 (8 x 4ft) |
| Standard thickness | 3 to 30mm |
| Surface quality | Smooth and textured |
| Density | 380 to 750kg/m3 |
| Moisture content % | 6 to 14% |
Panel Products
- MDF
- Particleboard
- Spaceboard
- Triboard
Veneer Products
- Softwood and Hardwood
- Thickness and grade to suit customer requirements
- Applications for plywood manufacture or furniture
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)
Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) is made from 100% renewable Radiata Pine. Extremely stable, stronger and straighter than normal timber, LVL can be made to almost any length and is ideal for formwork beams, lintels, framing and trusses.
| – Standard Length | 1.8 to 13.2 metres |
| – Standard thickness | 36 to 100mm |
| Glue | MR and Water Boil Proof |
| Surface quality | Outer layers sanded (S25) |
| Painted for moisture protection | |
| Water resistance | Normal |
| Density kg/m3 | 430 to 550 |
| Moisture content | 18% |