The versatility of timber enables Rosenfeld Kidson to offer a huge array of ceiling sarking and wall panelling alternatives.
There is an array of at least 10 species to choose from. This coupled with a huge range of profile options and finishes, means there is a solution to suit almost any interior design.
Our most popular option is Western Red Cedar, which can be offered in a range of wood oil colour choices. The profile is available in many widths and thicknesses, can have a ‘V’ joint or square negative detail and be finished with either a bandsawn or dressed face.
Rosenfeld Kidson have an innovative hidden fix clip system to suit all panelling profiles.
Other popular species for this application include the following:
Alaskan Yellow Cedar, American Hard Maple, American White Ash, American White Oak, European Larch, European Beech, Iroko, Jarrah, Matai, Radiata Pine, Rimu, Sapele, Tawa, Victorian Ash, Australian Oak and Western Hemlock.
Rosenfeld Kidson, as timber merchants acknowledge the importance of conserving the world’s greatest renewable resource.
We are pleased to advise that we carry Chain-of-Custody (CoC) certification that enables us to sell timber that carries either FSC certification (SGS-COC-006703) or PEFC certification (SGS-PEFC/COC-0993).
FSC-certified timber and PEFC-certified timber undergo independent, third-party audited certification procedures at every step of the supply chain. This provides designers, specifiers, architects and consumers absolute assurance that those forest and wood products labelled as FSC certified or PEFC certified originate from legal sources, which are managed to prescribed social, economic and environmental standards.
As a New Zealand timber supplier offering the country’s largest range and quantity of specialist certified timbers we believe that stocking FSC & PEFC certified timber is essential for our continued growth. A major part of our timber range has FSC or PEFC certification and we are continually striving to increase this.
Rosenfeld Kidson & Co. Ltd is a specialist timber company stocking New Zealand’s largest range of over 50 species of specialist timbers, both imported and locally grown. These timbers are distributed to joiners, furniture manufacturers, cabinetmakers, boat builders, flooring contractors and the construction industry throughout the country, primarily via selected timber merchant resellers.
The company was incorporated in 1930 when John Kidson and Australian Julius Rosenfeld formed a partnership to import hardwood from Australia. New South Wales hardwoods were in demand during the depression years for wharf and bridge construction, as well as power reticulation.
For the next 65 years the company operated from The Strand in Parnell, Auckland, before moving in 1996 to new purpose built premises in Mt Wellington - an 11,000m2 site with 2000m2 drive-through warehouse and another 1000m2 of covered storage. The business also operates a second 2500m2 site in Auckland where its state of the art timber processing facility is located. It also has a second sales and warehouse facility in Hornby, Christchurch, which manages distribution to our South Island customers.
As Rosenfeld Kidson approaches 90 years in business, the company is in its fourth generation of ownership and operation. The success and longevity of the company has largely hinged on the efforts and experience of dedicated and loyal staff, who are able to provide our customers with a wealth of knowledge about the specialist timbers we sell.