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MADE IN NEW ZEALAND & AUSTRALIA
Low-carbon building boards made from recycled packaging waste.
saveBOARD is a New Zealand manufacturer of CodeMark certified wall linings, ceiling boards, rigid air barriers and construction hoardings made from up to 100% recycled packaging – beverage cartons, soft plastics and composite packaging – pressed with zero glues, chemicals or adhesives
A carbon-negative alternative to plasterboard, plywood and fibre cement, manufactured in Te Rapa, Hamilton and Warragamba, NSW.
4,000,000kg
installed capacity to process packaging waste upcycled per year, per plant
-4.3 to -13.1
kg CO2e/m2 embodied carbon (published EPDs) – carbon negative
75% less CO2
than plasterboard (interior wall & ceiling board)
25kg
of packaging saved from landfill per board purchased
What are you building?
HOMEOWNERS & DIY
Homeowner
Line a garage, ceiling or feature wall with a board you can buy online, cut with standard tools, and feel good about.
BUILDERS & DEVELOPERS
Builder
CodeMark-certified linings and bracing that install like plasterboard – plus zero-fee offcut returns that cut your skip bills.
ARCHITECTS & SPECIFIERS
Architect
EPDs, Declare labels, Masterspec listings and Green Star/Homestar credit pathways, ready to drop into your spec.
DISTRIBUTORS & RETAIL
Distributor
Stock a NZ-made, carbon-negative range already carried by Bunnings and used by Woolworths store refits.
Products
Exposed Internal
Pre-finished wall and ceiling lining with the recycled material left visible. Moisture and mould resistant; no plastering or painting needed.
Replaces: plasterboard, plywood
Paperfaced Internal
Recycled-paper-faced lining you can paint or wallpaper – a direct plasterboard alternative for residential and commercial interiors.
Replaces: plasterboard (GIB)
betterBRACE
Rigid Air Barrier
CodeMark-certified rigid air barrier and external bracing with fibreglass facing. Rated for extreme wind lift and fire resistance.
Replaces: fibre cement RAB
betterBRACE 4Steel
Thermally broken rigid air barrier with 10mm EPS backing, engineered for steel-framed construction. Extra High wind zone rated with excellent seismic bracing capacity.
Replaces: building wrap + steel thermal break
Multi-Use Panel
Impact-resistant panel from 100% upcycled materials for supermarkets, warehouses, hoardings, formwork and signage.
Replaces: ply hoarding, MDF
Ceiling Tiles & More
Ceiling tiles, betterJOINERY panels, 2Faced and Renasci™ circular flooring (with Milliken) round out the range.
Replaces: mineral fibre tiles
How saveBOARD is made
Heat, pressure and time. No water, no glues, no chemicals, no adhesives – the plastic in the packaging is the binder. Proven with over 12 years of in-service history in the US.
01
Collect
Beverage cartons, soft plastics, composite packaging and construction wrap arrive from schemes like the NZ Soft Plastics Recycling Scheme, businesses and the public.
02
Shred
Mixed packaging is shredded into a consistent feedstock. Nothing is separated, washed with chemicals, or sent onward as residue.
03
Press
Heat, pressure and time fuse the shredded material. The plastic already in the packaging melts and becomes the binder – no added glue.
04
Return
saveBOARD Returns where offcuts and end-of-life boards come back at zero gate fee and area remanufactured into new boards. The loop closes.
Watch our YouTube video for more information.
INGREDIENTS - LIKE A NUTRITION LABEL
Recycled composite packaging
up to
100% of content
Added glues/adhesvies
ZERO
Added chemicals
ZERO
Added water
ZERO
VOCs & formaldehyde
<5% of green
building limit
All products carry a Declare ecolabel – full ingredient disclosure, VOC-free, Red List free. Offcuts and end-of-life boards return to us at zero gate fee and become new boards.
Certified, not just claimed
CM
CodeMark
NZ Building Code compliance certification. Exposed & Paperfaced internal linings certified August 2024; betterBRACE rigid air barrier certified November 2024. Councils must accept CodeMark products.
Environmental Product Declarations
Independently verified life-cycle carbon data published on EPD Australasia. Embodied carbon ranges from -4.3 to -10.1 kg CO2em/2 across the range.
DEC
Declare Label
Full ingredient disclosure – a "nutrition label" for building products. All products qualify for Living Building Challenge projects. Red List free.
Eco Choice Aotearoa
New Zealand's official Type I ecolabel – independent, third-party proof of environmental best practice across the product range.
Masterspec
Listed in Masterspec, New Zealand's national specification system, so architects can specify saveBOARD directly in project documentation.
NZ Made
Licensed country-of-origin certification for boards manufactured in Te Rapa, Hamilton (NZ) and Warragamba, NSW (AU).
Frequently asked questions
TRUSTED ON REAL PROJECTS BY – CHECK OUT OUR PROJECT MAP
Naylor Love
Hawkins
Bunnings
BNZ
Woolworths
Fletcher Living
Contact Energy
Fulton Hogan
Meridian Energy
National Gallery of Victoria
LT McGuinness
Sanitarium
One NZ
Niche Modular
Elevate Homes
Kingspan Thermakraft
KFC
Milliken
Just Jeans
New World
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