Redefining Timber Through Future Focused Innovation

Innovation, Tried and Tested

Abodo Vulcan® is a high performing architectural timber that’s proven to withstand harsh and varied weather conditions, with these additional benefits:

• Heat tempered with a proprietary thermal modification system developed over 20 years for superior stability and durability.
• Consistent unique engineered vertical grain resulting in a premium and aesthetically pleasing appearance.
• Vulcan Siding is virtually knot free, sourced from clears grade timber with no visible defects.
• Manufactured and supplied from New Growth, rapidly renewable New Zealand Radiata, designed to supersede ancient old growth timbers, such as Western Red Cedar and VG Hemlock the beauty and performance.

Learn more in our Performance Testing Guide

Lifetime Beauty and Performance

• Vulcan has Durability Class 1 (EN350) and Class 2 (AS5604) - above ground.
• 25-year warranty for cladding, panelling and screening (refer to warranty conditions).
• A versatile feature timber with a range of profiles and finishes to achieve high-end architectural designs.
• An ideal timber choice for both exterior and interior applications like cladding, battens, posts, beams, panelling.
• Suitable for coating with dark colours, including black.
• Proven strength over time - after 91-months of outdoor testing, Abodo's timber significantly outperformed Canadian Western Red Cedar heartwood.

Learn more about our nearly eight year long durability trial -

Climate-conscious Design

• Verified to store more carbon than is used in its production, each square metre of Vulcan Cladding stores 7.56kg+ of carbon as evidenced by an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD).
• Vulcan is made from FSC® certified plantation New Zealand grown Radiata with full chain of custody verification.
• Declare Certified ’Red List Free’ by the Living Futures Institute.
• Efficient local supply chain minimises embodied energy, with initial wood processing occurring next to the forest then shipped to regional parts of New Zealand for local processing.

Discover our sustainability commitment in our 2026 Impact Report.