What Hyne Timber does

Hyne Timber is a sixth-generation, family-owned Australian timber manufacturer founded in 1882 in Maryborough, Queensland, operating as a subsidiary of Mayflower Enterprises Pty Ltd. The company employs more than 800 people across 12 locations spanning Australia's eastern seaboard from Cairns to Melbourne, and operates manufacturing facilities at Maryborough (QLD headquarters), Tuan/Imbil (300-person high-technology softwood mill), Tumbarumba (NSW sawmill, largest single historical investment at $180 million), and Wodonga, Victoria (Australia's first CLT plant). Its product portfolio comprises three treated pine framing lines (T2 Blue and T2 Red for indoor/H2 termite protection; T3 Green for outdoor/H3 applications), engineered glue laminated timber products (LGL, Beam 15, Beam 21), and cross-laminated timber (CLT) manufactured by its wholly-owned subsidiary XLam, supplemented by landscape timber, fencing and sleepers. By June 2021, 100% of structural framing was sold as treated product.

Hyne's proprietary technology stack includes a world-first low-cost in-line timber treatment system developed at its mills, and high-temperature kiln drying techniques developed in collaboration with CSIRO that made Australian slash pine a stable commercial framing product — establishing Hyne as a world leader in the technique. The 2020 automated GLT plant in Maryborough and 2021 Continuous Drying Kiln at Tuan Mill ($14.5 million investment) represent major recent capacity additions. The company holds CodeMark Australia certification for T2 Blue, S Mark certification for Glulam products (via Bureau Veritas), and PEFC chain-of-custody certification.

The business model is B2B and sales-led: Hyne sells direct to residential builders and construction companies (primary segment), commercial and public-sector projects (secondary segment), and homeowners/DIY via three main distribution centres (Brisbane, Newcastle, Cairns) plus Glulam distribution at Port of Brisbane. Pricing is by 30-day-valid quotation, exclusive of GST and delivery, with regional price variations. Products are backed by a 25-year guarantee against termite and fungal attack. Supporting go-to-market assets include the free Hyne Design Software, downloadable BIM plugins for Autodesk Revit and ArchiCAD, span tables, and environmental / timber-conversion calculators — designed to embed Hyne products in architect and engineer specification workflows.

Name

Hyne Timber

Legal name

Hyne & Son Pty Ltd

Website

https://hyne.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1882

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hyne Timber is a sixth-generation, family-owned Australian timber manufacturer (founded 1882) producing treated pine framing, glue-laminated timber, and cross-laminated timber for residential builders, commercial construction, and public infrastructure across Australia's eastern seaboard.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineered Timber Products

NAICS

Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (321215), Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing (3212), Sawmills and Wood Preservation (3211)

SIC

Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Timber & Structural Engineered Wood (CLT, Glulam, NLT/DLT) (IMADADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Treated Wood & Preserved Timber Products (IMADADAE), Mass Timber Panels & Components (DLT, NLT, Hybrid Panels) (IMAMACAG), Wood Trusses, I-Joists & Framing Components (IMADADAD)

Keywords

• Structural timber framing
• Glue laminated timber
• Cross laminated timber
• Timber manufacturing
• Engineered wood products

Headquarters

HQ city

Maryborough

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Timber Framing Products: Sale of treated structural pine framing products including T2 Blue (H2 treated for termite protection), T2 Red (H2 treated), and T3 Green (H3 treated for outdoor use). Revenue from direct sales to builders and construction companies through distribution network.
2. Glue Laminated Timber (GLT): Sale of engineered timber products including LGL (Laminated Glue Lumber), Beam 15, and Beam 21 for structural applications in residential and commercial construction.
3. Cross-Laminated Timber (CLT) through XLam: XLam, wholly-owned by Hyne Group, manufactures CLT products. Includes $50 million investment to establish Australia's first CLT plant in Wodonga, Victoria.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hyne Timber manufactures treated structural pine framing (T2 Blue, T2 Red, T3 Green) and engineered wood products including glue laminated timber (LGL, Beam 15, Beam 21) and cross-laminated timber (CLT) through its subsidiary XLam. Products are sold primarily to Australian builders, construction companies, and the commercial/public sector for residential and commercial construction projects.

Product overview

Hyne Timber is an Australian timber manufacturer offering a diversified portfolio of structural timber and engineered wood products. The core product lines include treated pine timber framing (T2 Blue, T2 Red, T3 Green) for residential and commercial construction, and glue laminated timber (GLT) products (LGL, Beam 15, Beam 21) for structural applications. The company also offers cross laminated timber (CLT) floor systems through its XLam subsidiary. Supporting the product portfolio are proprietary design tools including Hyne Design Software for timber structural design, environmental and conversion calculators, downloadable BIM content for Revit and ArchiCAD, and technical span tables. The products are differentiated by treatment levels (H2 for indoor termite protection, H3 for outdoor use) and are backed by third-party quality certifications including CodeMark and S-Mark.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• T2 Blue: H2 treated structural pine timber framing with termite protection for residential construction.
• T2 Red
• T3 Green
• LGL
• Beam 15
• Beam 21

Products and services

• T2 Blue

Quantifiable outcome

• 25-year guarantee against structural damage from termite or fungal attack on treated products
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• XLamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Partnership formed in 2015 with New Zealand's XLam (founded by brothers Ian and Robin Jack in 2010), the leading provider and first manufacturer of CLT in the Southern Hemisphere. Now wholly-owned by the Hyne Group and a sister company to Hyne Timber. XLam leads the Australian market in mass timber with operations in Australia and New Zealand.
• CSIROcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative development of revolutionary high temperature kiln drying techniques that made slash pine a stable and viable product for timber framing. This partnership established industry best practices and positioned Hyne as world leaders in high temperature drying.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Boral Limited: Australia's largest integrated building materials and construction products group, producing timber, bricks, and concrete products for the same Australian residential and commercial construction customers that Hyne serves.
• Timberlink Australia: Direct Australian competitor in structural pine framing, with sawmills and distribution serving the eastern seaboard residential and commercial framing market; overlaps head-to-head with Hyne's T2/treated framing portfolio.
• OneFortyOne (OFI): Australian plantation softwood sawmiller and distributor operating Mt Gambier and Glengarry mills; competes with Hyne on structural pine framing and timber distribution across Australia.
• AKD Softwoods: Australian structural pine framing producer with operations across Victoria, NSW, and Queensland, supplying the same residential builder and hardware channels as Hyne Timber.
• Carter Holt Harvey: Trans-Tasman wood products business (NZ-headquartered with Australian operations) producing framing timber and engineered wood products that compete in the same Australian channel as Hyne.

Regional players

• Wespine: Western Australian softwood sawmiller producing structural pine framing; comparable product set to Hyne's framing portfolio but serving a non-overlapping geographic market on the west coast.

Broad incumbents

• Stora Enso: Global renewables-focused forest products company with the largest CLT operations in Europe; directly comparable to Hyne/XLam's CLT ambition and serves as a benchmark entrant into the Australian mass-timber market.
• Binderholz: Austrian integrated timber group producing GLT, CLT and BBS; overlapping product portfolio and customer use cases (large-span commercial and public-sector construction) similar to XLam's mass-timber pipeline.
• Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: North American engineered wood products incumbent with I-joists and LVL structural products comparable to Hyne's engineered-timber offering; represents the global benchmark for engineered wood manufacturing scale.

Emerging players

• SmartLam: US-based pure-play CLT manufacturer scaling into new geographies; comparable technology and mass-timber value proposition to XLam and a plausible entrant into the Australian market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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