A Word from Abodo’s Managing Director + Founder

As Abodo® presents our first Impact Report, I’m proud to share how our commitment to innovative design and responsible forestry continues to shape every decision we make.

This report marks a pivotal moment for us. With climate challenges intensifying and consumer expectations evolving, we’ve doubled down on our mission: transforming timber design with sustainable, innovative, rapidly renewable alternatives that supersede old growth.

Our products are designed to age with grace, not guilt – engineered from rapidly renewable species, thermally modified for longevity, and grown by local foresters committed to doing better.

2025 was an exciting year for us, with a significant amount of New Growth™ and several notable milestones. A few of my favourites are:

• Abodo Ohinewai, Increasing our Impact: Stage One of Abodo Ohinewai is complete with the addition of 12,000m³ per annum of manufacturing capacity in high quality finished products.

• New Product Innovation: As an output of years of research, followed by extensive testing to international standards, we created Abodo Vaaro® Fire — an extreme performance feature timber and a world first timber innovation.

• Local Impact: Small scale positive activism, including our pest trap collaboration with Pan Pac Forest Products to protect native habitats.
  

We know that true progress comes from collaboration, and we’re grateful to our partners, foresters, customers, and team members who share our vision for a low carbon, high performance future. As we look ahead, our focus remains clear: to lead by example, to innovate responsibly, and to ensure that every board of Abodo wood tells a story of regeneration, not depletion.

Thank you for walking this path with us.

Daniel Gudsell