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Redefining Timber - Future Focused Innovation
Innovation is in our DNA. We’re always pushing the boundaries to make our New Growth™ Feature Timbers look better and last longer.
Through innovation we can provide a genuine alternative to ancient old growth forests. Backed by technology and patents, we deliver top-quality timber for our customers with smart, environmentally responsible methods that respect the planet. It’s the kind of innovation that you can see, feel and trust.
How We Make Timber Perform: Our Patented Vertical Grain
Abodo’s Vulcan® timbers are made using our patented lamination process, which creates a vertical grain orientation in all boards. We start with clear, flatsawn timber, then engineer it for extra strength and stability. Why? Because regular timber can move and cup with the weather, causing cracks and letting moisture sneak in.
Our vertical grain boards, on the other hand, stay flat and steady, with hardly any cupping or cracking. We do the lamination after heat tempering to make the timber boards more durable and longer lasting.
We use a low-VOC (Volatile Organic Compound) adhesive to hold everything together, which is designed to reduce the amount of harmful chemicals in the air during application and curing; then we cut the boards, so the grain runs mostly vertical. This is what keeps them stable and true for years, no matter the weather.
Step by step of our patented Vertical Grain process
Vaaro® Fire - Extreme Performance Feature Timber
With climate change causing increasing numbers of wildfires, along with more stringent building compliance since the Grenfell Tower disaster in the UK in 2017, there is increasing need for timber with fire retardant properties.
It's a World First Timber Innovation.
Set for release in 2026, Abodo’s Vaaro is the only fire compliant*, ultra-durable timber available as a complete coated and tested product range - all from one trusted manufacturer.
The Process
Vaaro is made in New Zealand from Abodo’s signature heat tempered, rapidly renewable timber - and then infused with a special resin-based, fire retardant treatment.This resin utilises the same kind of tech used in high performance materials (think space-grade applications!) - which is pressure impregnated into the timber and then cured at high temperatures to set everything in place.
What Makes Vaaro Special
With the natural beauty of timber from gold standard forestry sources, enhanced durability and proven fire compliance*, Vaaro Fire brings performance without compromise. Vaaro has been tested extensively around the world to many major fire compliance standards* - both before and after weathering, in uncoated and coated form. This pioneering innovation now provides an alternative to old growth timbers that have traditionally been used in high fire risk applications.
See full Vaaro testing results here: Vaaro Testing
Learn more about Abodo’s Innovation and Sustainability in our 2026 Impact Report
Featured project: Nightlight, Banks Peninsula
* Abodo’s Vaaro has been tested to and has achieved AS/NZS 3837:1998 Type A and ISO 9705:2003 Group 1-S (NZ), AS 3959:2009 BAL29 and AS 5637.1:2015 Group 1 (AU), EN 13501-1:2007+A1:2009 Class B-s1-d0 and Class B-s2-d0 (UK+EU), and ASTM E84 Class A (USA) fire compliance standards.