Appearance Grade
Hoop Pine
We source our Hoop Pine products as a recognised distributor to both Austral Ply & Matilda Veneer. Both companies work in closely with architects, interior designers, project managers, to achieve a very high standard of quality and appearance. Hoop Pine or Araucaria Cunninghamii as its botanical name provides a finish like no other. Hoop Pine is commonly a clear grade finish with low amounts of knots or imperfections, being very suitable for shop fitters, cabinet makers, and the general public.
Both Matilda and Austral are committed to being a responsible, future-focused businesses, sourcing their logs from sustainable Australian grown forests.
A/C Grade Hoop Pine
AC Hoop has a high-grade face and a lesser grade back giving a consistent and uniform surface exhibiting a warm appearance fit for clear water-based finishing. Exterior Hoop Pine is a designated marine timber species suitable for semi exposed applications, where a high-quality aesthetic finish is required. Interior Hoop Pine plywood is suitable for interior applications, where not exposed to wet or damp conditions.
We commonly hold AC Exterior 2400 x 1200 x 3mm up to 19mm & AC Interior 2400 x 1200 x 3mm, 4mm, 9mm & 12.5mm.
Sheet Size: 2400 x 1220 or 2700 x 1200mm
Glue Bond: A Bond (Exterior) or C Bond (Interior)
Thicknesses: 1.5mm, 3mm, 4mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 16mm, 19mm, 25mm
B/B Grade Hoop Pine
BB Hoop with face & back veneers being b grade. It has a natural appearance including characteristics such as colour variation, filled splits and swirling grain. Suitable for various applications being a durable marine timber species with structural rating.
Sheet Size: 2400 x 1200 or 2700 x 1200mm
Glue Bond: A Bond (Exterior)
Structural Rating: F17
Thicknesses: 4mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 16mm, 19mm, 25mm, 32mm
LitePly
A unique, appearance-grade lightweight plywood ideal for use in projects where weight or cost are key considerations. Matilda Lite is an appearance-grade, lightweight plywood suitable for use in commercial projects. Its light weight makes it ideal for use in caravans, trains, boats and other projects where excess weight is undesirable. Easy-to-machine and ivory-white in colour, Matilda Lite is a cost-effective plywood without compromising quality and project aesthetics. Its appearance grade makes it suitable for use without veneer, unlike most other lower quality lightweight plywoods on the market.
Sheet Size: 2500 x 1220 or 3100 x 1530mm
Glue Bond: B Bond
Thicknesses: 9mm, 18mm, 25mm
Fireply
Fireply is a lightweight, fire-retardant plywood ideal for interior cladding use in commercial and residential buildings. Matilda Fireply is a plywood building material suitable for all Class 2-9 buildings as defined in the Building Code of Australia (BCA). The dramatic increase in use of Matilda Fireply over the past 12 months is largely because, in simple terms, it ‘ticks boxes’ that other products don’t. It is certified as Group 2 with reference to AS/NZS3837-1998 and AS5637.1-2015 for the use as a wall or ceiling lining. Fireply has also been assessed against AS1530.3 which is the simultaneous determination of ignitability, flame propagation, heat release and smoke release. This testing makes it a suitable product to use in specific applications outside of walls and ceilings covered by other testing.
Matilda Fireply, which is 100% PEFC Certified, has a light-coloured appearance and, while having a ‘B Grade’ face, is generally aesthetically pleasing although defects such as splits, small sound knots, and some discolouration are not uncommon. Matilda Fireply is used regularly in both applications where designers wish to highlight the natural rotary veneer face of the plywood and also where the sheets are used internally or covered with other material meaning the plywood is unseen yet provides the project with both ease-of-use and installation and the ‘tick in the box’ for the fire engineer or assessor certifying the completed works. Matilda Fireply can be painted, stained or lacquered (with the exception of nitrocellulose lacquers) without affecting the Group 2 rating.
Sheet Size: 2400 x 1200 or 2390 x 1190mm
Glue Bond: Interior
Thicknesses: 12mm, 18mm, 25mm
Joubert Poply
Joubert Poply is a poplar throughout plywood for interior use. Valued for its lightness and its light colour, it is designed for interior joinery, fixtures, fittings and furniture manufacturing.
Sheet Size: 2500 x 1220mm
Glue Bond: Gluing class 2 - E1
Thicknesses: 9mm, 12mm
Sheets/Pallet: 9mm - 110, 12mm – 84