Wood Solutions

What Wood Solutions does

Wood Solutions is a Dunedin, New Zealand-based bespoke joinery manufacturer with origins dating to 1920, when the business began as the joinery division of a major national building firm. The company designs, manufactures, and installs custom joinery products including kitchens, wardrobes, bathrooms, bunk beds, wine cellars, interior and exterior doors, windows, stairs, and balustrades for residential and commercial clients across the Otago and South Island regions. It maintains a second operations hub in Queenstown to serve the greater Otago market.

The company's core technology is in-house timber machining and bespoke joinery production at its 5 Orari Street, Dunedin factory, supported by a dedicated timber machining department that handles custom mouldings (flooring, weatherboards, skirtings, panelling, cornices) and heritage profile reproduction from sample pieces. The business is an accredited Accoya machinist, enabling production of premium exterior joinery using sustainably sourced ultra-high performance timber. A standardized five-step workflow covers quotation, site measure, shop drawing, manufacture, and installation, with shop drawings produced from measured spaces to confirm details before fabrication.

Wood Solutions operates a direct, sales-led go-to-market with no intermediaries, generating revenue through quote-based, one-time project sales. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by specification. The customer base spans high-end residential, cost-conscious residential, and commercial segments, with no disclosed enterprise anchor accounts. The company is privately held, independent, and has no venture capital or institutional investment; industry accreditations include Master Joiners NZ, BCITO, and the Joinery Manufacturers Federation NZ (JMFNZ).

Name

Wood Solutions

Legal name

Wood Solutions

Website

https://woodsolutions.co.nz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1920

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wood Solutions is a Dunedin-based bespoke joinery manufacturer with over 100 years of heritage, designing, fabricating, and installing custom kitchens, wardrobes, bathrooms, doors, stairs, and timber mouldings for residential and commercial clients across Otago and the South Island of New Zealand.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Bespoke Joinery Manufacturing

NAICS

Custom Architectural Woodwork and Millwork Manufacturing (337212), Wood Window and Door Manufacturing (321911), Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing (3371), Cut Stock, Resawing Lumber, and Planing (321912)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Stair Parts, Railings & Architectural Woodwork (HSAPAIAJ), Treated Wood & Preserved Timber Products (IMADADAE)

Keywords

• Bespoke joinery
• Custom kitchens
• Timber machining
• Interior joinery
• Wardrobes and vanities

Headquarters

HQ city

Dunedin

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Bespoke Joinery Manufacturing & Installation: Custom-made joinery products including kitchens, bathrooms, wardrobes, doors, stairs, and other bespoke items manufactured in Dunedin factory and installed on-site.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wood Solutions designs, manufactures, and installs bespoke joinery and cabinetry for residential and commercial properties across New Zealand's Otago and South Island regions. Their product range spans kitchens, wardrobes, bathrooms and vanities, bunk beds, wine cellars, interior and exterior doors, windows, stairs, balustrades, and timber mouldings. The company also operates a dedicated timber machining department producing custom profiles and heritage reproductions.

Product overview

Wood Solutions is a Dunedin-based bespoke joinery company with over 100 years of heritage, operating as a single unified offering of custom joinery products and services rather than a platform architecture. Their product portfolio centers on premium kitchen and scullery joinery as the flagship offering, complemented by bathroom vanities, wardrobes, bunk beds, wine cellars, interior and exterior doors, stairs and balustrades, and timber moulding/profiling services. They serve both high-end residential and commercial clients, as well as cost-conscious segments, maintaining consistent craftsmanship across all product lines. The company also offers a dedicated timber machining department capable of heritage profile reproduction and working with specialty timbers including Accoya for exterior applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Master JoinerscoreOthersAccredited member of Master Joiners NZ association, demonstrating commitment to industry standards and professional craftsmanship in joinery.
• BCITOcoreOthersBusiness qualification seal holder, indicating trained and qualified workforce in building and construction industry.
• JMFNZcoreOthersMember of Joinery Manufacturers Federation NZ, supporting industry standards and best practices.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Humphrey Munson: UK bespoke kitchen and joinery manufacturer serving high-end residential clients with made-to-measure cabinetry and furniture. Comparable to Wood Solutions in premium positioning, custom manufacturing, and end-to-end design, manufacture, and installation model.
• deVOL Kitchens: UK-based bespoke kitchens and joinery manufacturer known for premium, design-led craftsmanship. Closely comparable to Wood Solutions' positioning in the high-end residential kitchen and interior joinery segment, with similar custom design-through-installation service model.

Regional players

• Nulook: New Zealand windows and doors franchise network offering made-to-measure joinery. Competes with Wood Solutions in the windows and doors category within the same domestic market, with a more standardized franchise model versus Wood Solutions' bespoke approach.
• Stegbar: Australian manufacturer of custom windows, doors, and joinery products for residential and commercial projects. Directly comparable in product category (custom windows and doors) but primarily serves Australian rather than NZ markets.

Others

• ITM: New Zealand building supplies franchise network selling lumber, panels, and millwork to trade customers. Functions as a key supplier and distribution channel for timber products used in custom joinery rather than a direct competitor for bespoke work.

Broad incumbents

• Bunnings: Australia and New Zealand's largest hardware and building supplies retailer, which also offers kitchen and bathroom design services. Represents the mass-market alternative to bespoke joinery and competes for adjacent renovation spend in the same geography.
• Carter Holt Harvey: Major New Zealand wood products manufacturer producing lumber, engineered wood, and panel products. Adjacent as a major upstream wood products player serving similar construction and renovation end markets across NZ.
• Fletcher Building: New Zealand's largest construction and building products company with exposure to residential housing, kitchens, and joinery-related categories. Overlaps with Wood Solutions in the broader kitchen and interior fit-out space but operates at national scale across many segments rather than bespoke joinery.
• PlaceMakers: Major New Zealand building supplies merchant supplying lumber, panels, and millwork to builders and trade customers. Serves overlapping end customers (builders, contractors) and is a key distribution channel for timber products used in bespoke joinery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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