Initiatives | OTC Timber Company
Eight decades leading the way in timber processing industry
OTC has a substantial timber manufacturing operation, selling more than 15 million lineal metres of timber products a year.
OTC Timber Company Limited in Otorohanga has invested significantly in its facilities and plant in order to successfully meet clients’ immediate and future needs. OTC Timber Company is celebrating 80 years as a timber processing business in 2011 and is one of the oldest family-owned timber companies in New Zealand. It was formed in 1931 by Bert Wilshier, who started a timber yard on the same site in Otorohanga the company occupies today. As the business grew, Bert’s three sons, Ken, Graham and Bruce, joined the business and soon began developing different divisions, including Mitre 10 stores in Te Kuiti and Otorohanga, timber and aluminium joinery divisions, with sales predominantly in the local region.
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What a wonderful achievement! Congratulations to the Wilshier family, and the OTC Timber Co. team on 80 years of customer service, and successful business. We are proud to be part of your team!
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Proud to be associated with OTC Timber Company and wish them all the best for the future.
In the late 1970s OTC expanded its small timber processing division and soon progressed from local sales to exporting timber to Australia (mostly clears and dressing grade timber, predominantly pine).
than 20 years, and in 2008 his brother Nigel joined him as joint managing director, having gained 20 years’ experience in the wider timber industry. Graham and Bruce Wilshier continue as company directors.
In the mid 1980s OTC started exporting finger-jointed product to Queensland.
Today OTC has a substantial timber manufacturing operation, selling more than 15 million lineal metres of timber products a year, while its associated building materials retail yard has recently joined the ITM group.
From the early 1990s the company underwent a variety of changes. These included selling its joinery division to employees (who are still operating today), as well as two Mitre 10 stores and the Nebulite Aluminium division, in order to focus on timber manufacturing.
OTC’s timber is finger jointed into clear boards for machining into fascia and weatherboards, moulding, architraves, skirtings, as well as window reveals and door jambs.
Family focus
Seventy percent of its product is exported, Despite its changes during the years, OTC mainly to Australia but also to the United remains a family business rich with experience. States, with the balance supplied to New Zealand retail groups including the ITM chain, Bert’s grandson, managing director Steve Wilshier, has been with the company for more Mitre 10, Placemakers and Carters.
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