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TimberLab Solutions joins
Red Stag
After 64 years under McIntosh family ownership (for many years it was McIntosh Timber Laminates), engineered timber pioneers TimberLab Solutions has joined the Red Stag group following a share sale.
TimberLab has been behind many iconic large-scale glulam and LVL projects in New Zealand – including Kings Plant Barn’s new Stonefields store (photo above) – and also has a significant portfolio of projects internationally.
Recognising the need for external investment to develop and grow TimberLab, discussions were initiated with Red Stag late last year.
“The purchase of TimberLab was a logical fit,” says Red Stag group CEO Marty Verry. “In many ways, it brought the missing pieces of a puzzle that Red Stag has been building over the last two decades.
“The merger allows Red Stag to get a jump start on its growth path by combining two very capable teams and leveraging off TimberLab’s long history and institutional knowledge in the mass timber space.”
The name of the company will change to Red Stag TimberLab.
www.timberlabsolutions.com www.redstag.net.nz
at BuildLink Group. Having joined the brand in November 2021 as National Systems Coordinator, Luke was previously with Grove Mitre 10 at Mitre 10 Browns Bay and Mitre 10 Glenfield.
Murray Walbran, CRC’s Trans- Tasman Managing Director, will
retire at the end of this calendar
year. MD for the region since 2019, Murray joined CRC way back in 1979 as Operations Manager for the New Zealand business. Seven years later, he was promoted to Managing Director and retained this executive role until
2019 when the New Zealand and Australian businesses merged and he was appointed MD for the Region.
Bryce McGregor, CRC’s Trans-Tasman Sales Director since 2019, will assume the role of MD from 1 January 2023, having joined CRC New Zealand in 2017 as Commercial Manager for the NZ consumer and auto division.
Bryce says of the departing MD:
“For more than four decades, Murray
has provided significant leadership not only for CRC but
our industry. Our operating success has benefited from his leadership and guidance. His unswerving focus on new product development, marketing and business innovation has provided CRC with strong foundations.”
Chris Wilesmith, Mitre 10 NZ’s CEO over 2019-2021, has been announced as Group CEO and Managing Director of Jaycar Group ANZ. He succeeds Michael Newsom, who has retired and who led the Jaycar Group through a significant period of change over the last three years including the loss of
its founder, Gary Johnston, along with the impacts of Covid. Prior to his time at Mitre 10 NZ, Chris was Managing Director of Supercheap Auto and says of his new role: “Exciting times ahead learning lots of new things and meeting many new and interesting people. Very honoured and excited to be part of this amazing Australian founded ANZ business with a really exciting future.”
David Wyatt is the new National Marketing Manager at Techtronic Industries – TTI, whose portfolio includes brands including Milwaukee, Ryobi, AEG and more. The former Marketing Director at Winger Motors also boasts an extensive background in media, comms and marketing over the last 20-odd years.
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