About Us

Kenney Pierce Timber is committed to preserving and recycling ancient and quality timbers from demolished buildings. Our philosophy is centred around the belief that these timbers should be treasured and recycled. We take pride in trading only in 100% recycled and repurposed timbers.

Recycled timber is salvaged from an existing building that has been demolished while Reclaimed timber is freshly felled timber that has been milled for a specific job but is rejected by the builder for an error in dimensions, wrong product type or an excess of quantity. This is then salvaged by us instead of going to landfill.

In the past, timber used in the Construction industry did not come from the indiscriminate clear felling of immature species but was handpicked from ancient-growth forests for specific qualities such as length, strength and grain. These trees were brought down by axemen who knew their timber. After leaving the mill these timbers stood for more than a century, supporting huge weights and gently air-drying.

We rescue these aged timbers from potential landfill, giving our products characteristics that you can not find in the recently felled timber from forests or plantations. The characteristics that you will find in our products are as described:

Unobtainable sizes and lengths
Superior, close, knot-free grain
Strengths of up to an unimaginable F34 for construction purposes, or rare raw material for fine furniture and other woodworking
Rich colours and textures, known only in timbers of this vintage
No unexpected cracking, shrinking or twisting - this timber isn't into sudden movements at its advanced age!

Over the past 40 years the whole recycled timber industry has really matured. We can now utilise technology to clearly detect any metal objects within the timber.

Together with our efficient de-nailing service and advancements in machining the wood you buy from us is of a vastly superior quality to that which was on the market in years gone by.

Increasingly our wood is used in large-scale commercial and retail environments. We still machine and mill timber for a whole variety of clients, both commercial and domestic.

Please consider using recycled timber on your next job, and join us in this practical step towards preserving Australia's old-growth forests and making the world a more sustainable and beautiful place.

Our Story

Our humble beginning started when Kenney-Pierce Timber rescued 1200 tonnes of Jarrah and Karri from demolished wool sheds in Western Australia and transported 54 semi-trailer loads to Victoria in 1985. This sparked a business venture repurposing old hardwood timbers that would last through the decades and installed a deep love, not only in Mark but the whole of the Kenney family for all things wood.

Director Mark Kenney, founder of Kenney-Pierce Timber, has sustained and grown the business through a love of timber, craftsmanship and sustainability. His philosophy in environmental care has been instilled in his children, who now work within the business taking this mission on as their own.

Through the ever present challenges of running a small family business, Mark's sheer determination and passion has built Kenney-Pierce Timber into the longest-standing single-owner operator recycled timber business in Australia.