www.tricon.co.nz Phone Jon: 022 632 3793 Email: jon@tricon.nz 0800 TRICON As the use of mass timber products like Cross Laminated Timber (CLT), Glulam (GLT), Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), has gained momentum in the construction of commercial buildings in recent years, Tricon Construction Services has forged an enviable reputation for its professionalism, knowledge and experience using mass timber materials throughout New Zealand. Tricon Construction Services’ journey commenced in the wake of the Christchurch earthquakes and has steadily evolved its sphere of operation, subcontracting to building companies like Naylor Love, Armitage Williams, and LT McGuinness and engaging in major commercial projects throughout New Zealand, “We undertook construction of the first Mass Timber structure in New Zealand,” says Tricon Services’ Managing Director Jon Taylor. “This particular structure consisted of XLam’s CLT floors and walls and at the time the hostel was the biggest project in Australasia using XLam’s product. Because much of the CLT was left exposed, care was taken to protect the visible surfaces, and oversized skirtings were used to cover the fixings.” Christchurch’s Arvida Park Retirement Village was another of Tricon Construction Services’ early projects and consisted of eighty apartments, all built from XLam CLT. “From the concrete podium up to the 9th floor, the Auckland City Mission building was the largest Mass Timber structure we have built using XLam CLT and Timberlab LVL,’ says Jon. “This building is still New Zealand’s tallest timber building and was completed about a year after Covid.” Leading up to the Auckland City Mission project, Tricon Construction Services successfully completed the Mass Timber installation of the Hornby Workers Club in Christchurch and the Sion Te Papa Tipu Innovation Hub. The Sion Te Papa Tipu Innovation Hub has won numerous architectural awards nationally and internationally. A more recent project was AgResearch’s new laboratory in Lincoln which included twelve CLT shear walls, a first in New Zealand, along with stairs, balustrades and elevator shaft supported by LVL and GLT. “The project commenced in August last year and we completed our part of the project early this year. Everything inside the building is visual, including the CLT panels. It has a much warmer feeling over steel and concrete, in my view. Other current projects we are involved in that deserve to be recognised, include Queenstown Country Club, Dolomite Exhibition Centre and Auckland University of Technology A1 building.” Jon says the use and accuracy of Mass Timber, needs a collaborative approach between the client, the design consultants, the supply chain and the main contractor to achieve the best installation and program efficiency. “With Mass Timber, each component is CNC cut to measure, sequentially numbered and delivered to site, ready for installation. It’s also has benefits for follow on trades. Once the floor and walls are installed and structurally complete, the sub-trades can go straight in and do their work without having to wait for concrete curing.” With all Mass Timber projects, knowledge and experience is vital. This is what provides confidence to the industry, especially when the use of Mass Timber is on the rise. Tricon Construction Services AUTHORISED INSTALLER LIGHT COMMERCIAL CONSTRUCTION | MASS TIMBER CONSTRUCTION | HOTEL RENOVATION STRENGTHENING & CONCRETE REPAIRS | RETAIL RENOVATION & FIT OUT
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