processes and quality assurance
At Mitchpine, we take quality seriously. That's why we constantly refine our processes to ensure our wood products meet the highest standards.
Product Specification
Mitchpine produces and supplies New Zealand Radiata Pine round and sawn timber. These are treated with CCA Oxide wood preservative as per NZ3640;2003. Mitchpine’s treated timber is supplied wet (>24% moisture content).
CCA Treatment
CCA stands for copper chromium arsenate which has been in use in New Zealand for over 50 years and has a proven record of safety and performance when used as recommended. CCA is New Zealand’s best known and trusted name for wood treatment and means that the treated wood products are highly resistant to decay and insects for decades.
Each board, pole and roundwood is stamped on one end with our specific Mitchpine treatment Plant Number showing:
- Treatment Plant Number: 411 = Mitchpine Limited
- Treatment Chemical: 1 = CCA
- Hazard Class: H3.2, H4, H5, H6
- Qualified Treatment Auditor: NZPC Woodmark Brand
- Producing Company: Mitchpine Limited
Grading
Mitchpine Limited grades to NZS 3631: 1988.
Where there is a requirement for SG8 (wet), Mitchpine produces stress graded rough sawn timber that compiles with NZS 3604: 2011. These boards are identified with a label attached to one end of the board.
- Grading Auditor: Verified Timber’s Brand
- Producing Company: Mitchpine Limited
All Poles produced complys with NZS3605 and is peeled to remove bark and following the natural taper of the log.
Delivery service
At Mitchpine, we take pride in providing a top-notch service, and that includes our delivery service.
Mitchpine's delivery service is fast and reliable, thanks to our own fleet of trucks. We cater to a variety of needs, from farm drops to building sites and stores.
As a sawmill and wood products operator, we understand the importance of timely and reliable deliveries. Your project or job relies on us delivering the goods when you expect them to be delivered. Not only that, the goods need to be delivered exactly in the condition and the specifications you're expecting.
We employ only the best professional drivers to ensure that your order arrives on time and in perfect condition.
You can trust us to provide a trustworthy and dependable delivery service every time.
Good businesses always rely on a couple of things; good people and delivering on expectations. We focus on both.
With our own fleet and our own drivers we have our finger on the pulse from start to finish. Being able to be agile across our whole supply chain and logistics operations gives us greater control because we're not relying on a third party to do it for us. We never take our eye off the ball when it comes to excellent customer service.
Our commitment means that we never lose sight of our goal: to exceed your expectations every time.
Exports
At Mitchpine, we don’t just supply high-quality timber, posts, and poles — we support you through the entire export process. From phytosanitary documentation to FSC-certified product sourcing, our experienced team ensures your order meets international standards and arrives ready for use.
Whether you're shipping across the Tasman or further abroad, we’ll help you navigate compliance, logistics, and certification — making timber exports simple, secure, and sustainable. We can assist with the entire process or work with export providers to export our high quality timber, posts and poles overseas.
All of our products are available to export and we would welcome enquiries from anyone looking to export quality timber, post or poles.
Recently we have worked with providers to export poles and posts for horticulture to Asia, poles and timber for building in the pacific islands.
We welcome any enquiries from overseas or New Zealand exporters looking for high quality timber, posts or poles.
Our timber posts, and poles are all made from NZ grown pine, and treated to any required standard. Keep reading to find out more about our processes.
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