The Responsible Specifier Vol 1. - ForestOne

Making Sustainable Design Choices Easier

Words Millie Thwaites Photography Tanika Blair, Brock Beazley and Dave Kulesza

ForestOne is committed to providing responsibly sourced premium materials to the Australian market. With an extensive and evolving product range, the company’s forward-thinking mindset and sustainability-focused philosophy strengthens its 140-year history, and today it is the largest independent distributor of plywood, timber, laminate and decorative surface materials in Australia.

The ForestOne range has grown significantly from humble beginnings. Initially renowned for timber and commodi- ty-based products it now boasts a combination of practical building materials alongside an amazing array of beautiful on-trend decorative surface solutions that are available Australia-wide. Its evolution has seen the coming together of four iconic companies – Gunnersen, Australian Forest Products, Crown Timber and ForestOne International. The cornerstone is an extensive, responsibly sourced product range; its diversity and quality demonstrate the compa- ny’s passion for innovation alongside a vision for a more eco-conscious built environment. The company is extremely proud to bring a broad range of decorative products to the Australian market. Headlined by globally recognised brands EGGER and MEGANITE®, the business’ positioning is clear with quality, innovation and sustainability at the forefront of its value

proposition. Alongside the iconic DESIGNER PLY® wall and ceiling panels and other ForestOne distributed brands the astute customer will start to see a formidable portfolio of products taking the domestic and commercial decorative markets head on. DESIGNER PLY® sits within ForestOne’s decorative range of plywood. The range consists of species that show- case the beauty that comes from its varied features and tones which can add a natural aesthetic to desired designs. The core range of building products includes an extensive range of both structural and non-structural plywood (soft- wood and hardwood), interior and exterior claddings, MDF, Particleboard and more. ForestOne also specialise in a wide range of sustainable timber products that include Cypress, treated pine, solid softwood and hardwood and laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL).

EGGER’s Natural Kendal Oak lends a contemporary feel to the joinery throughout Workrooms Broadbeach, further enlivened by benchtops in MEGANITE® Verde Terrazzo.

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