People On the Move

STEVE AVERY

Woodspan are excited to introduce Steve Avery who started with them on the 26^th of April as their new Woodspan Market Manager.

Steve has a great foundation of knowledge and experience in the construction materials industry and is excited to be leading the next growth phase of Woodspan.

Steve will be based in Auckland, and if you would like to reach out to Steve, his contact details are below.

ANDREW FRENCH

Red Stag Wood Solutions is very pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew French as its new Business Development & Project Delivery Manager based in Auckland. Andrew takes over from Warren Trethewey who concluded with Red Stag on 8 April. Andrew has a wealth of experience in the industry, from building, specifying and supporting new product solutions into the construction market.

Red Stag would like to take this opportunity to thank Warren Trethewey for his contribution and wish him well in the future.

If you have a general CLT enquiry or have a project you would like priced or supported, please forward to ewp@redstag.co.nz as this is distributed to Andrew and the estimating, design, engineering and operational teams.

ROBERT FINCH

The Timber Design Centre has appointed Dr Robert Finch as its director.

Dr Finch was formerly director of the Quake Centre, hosted at the University of Canterbury. Prior to this, he was the chief executive for the Structural Timber Innovation Company.

The Timber Design Centre was launched in March 2022 to provide expert advice, research, information and educational resources for key stakeholders involved in building design and construction.

The Centre is an initiative between Te Uru Rākau – New Zealand Forest Service and a consortium comprising Scion (Crown Research Institute), the Wood Processors and Manufacturers Association (WPMA), New Zealand Timber Design Society and BRANZ.

Dr Finch says the Timber Design Centre will play a key role in supporting and encouraging greater use of mass timber building products within the New Zealand construction sector.