NTACT Notification (March 2017)
The Past
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Extended History
There have been suggestions that Timber Merchant Associations operated as far back as the late 1890’s but close perusal of the booklet titled “Northern Timber Association – The History” confirms that earlier existence of such organisations could not be substantiated.
During the seventies and eighties, perhaps in some cases even earlier, a number of individual regional Timber Merchant Associations were formed reaching a pinnacle of around 35 in number throughout the country.
Some well known Timber industry names from the past have been actively involved in the affairs of these Associations and for those participating in the industry today, may elicit some reminiscences of days long gone –
- Morris - Jackson - Cashmore - Aickin - Nicks - Pollard - Odlin - Bourke - Hawkins - Woodley - Aldiss - Jobberns - Ashby - Jones - Carter - Maddren - McNeil - Tukiri - Blakey - Flay - Hyland - Bentham - Merrick - Rudd - Sapwell - Anderson - and more -
The criteria for membership of the NTA required that members be involved in any of the following industry sectors –
Cessation of Associations
For a number of commercial and to some extent political reasons the business carried out by these Associations on behalf of their members ceased to be meaningful, recommended retail price lists became “outlawed” and the other general services offered to members gradually faded into insignificance.
It is widely believed that today only one remains in existence, that beingthe Otago /Southland Association whose occasional meetings are understood to be of a more sociable than industrial affair.
The NTA like all other similar bodies duly ceased to be active in industry affairs, sold its office buildings and property and has accordingly been largely “in recess” since around 2000.
While it has continued a name-only existence since then, the Executive (largely unchanged in personnel) has met annually and in November of 2014 decided it was timely to consider an alternative future path forward for the Association.
The Forward Decision
The favoured option was the formation of a Charitable Trust, hence the birth of NTACT.Preliminary investigations into the process for establishing such a Trust were launched immediately as it was recognised the procedures would be significantly time consuming.However, good progress ensued and the Northern Timber Association Charitable Trust (NTACT) became formally registered as a charity by the Department of Internal Affairs in January of 2016 (Reg No CC 52797).
The Certificate of Incorporation of NTACTwith the Companies Office is No 2625733.
Details of the Trust can be viewed online at www.societies.govt.nz by conducting a Register Search.
The end result of this decision was that NTA was voluntarily wound up at a Special General Meeting in Auckland on 4th March 2016, and in due course the remaining funds of the NTA were transferred to the NTACT accounts. The former Executives of NTA have since been elected as the foundation Board of Trustees of NTACT.
The Background To The Membership Region
At around the time of the change from the Auckland Timber Association to the Northern Timber Association, the executive of the time decided to slightly expand the boundaries of the geographical regions covered by the business operations of the Association, and this specific area has remained the descriptive region of Association membership to this day. The NTACT will continue to apply the same geographyregarding applications for any funding support that may eventuate, and the definition is stated as –
“The area is bounded in the North by the North Cape, and in the South by a line drawn East/West from Opotiki through Turangi to Taumaranui and then to Awakino in the West”.
Applications may be submitted in writing to the Secretary at 1/26 Pleasant Rd, Glen Eden, Auckland 0602 or by email to [email protected]
Any application for funding support must clearly illustrate the applicant’s reason for their seeking NTACT’s assistance and explain the perceived benefits to the applicant person or Company or other industry organisation.
The NTACT has just launched their own website and the Trustees will, in due course, consider online applications; this is yet to be confirmed.
There have been suggestions that Timber Merchant Associations operated as far back as the late 1890’s but close perusal of the booklet titled “Northern Timber Association – The History” confirms that earlier existence of such organisations could not be substantiated.
During the seventies and eighties, perhaps in some cases even earlier, a number of individual regional Timber Merchant Associations were formed reaching a pinnacle of around 35 in number throughout the country.
Some well known Timber industry names from the past have been actively involved in the affairs of these Associations and for those participating in the industry today, may elicit some reminiscences of days long gone –
- Morris - Jackson - Cashmore - Aickin - Nicks - Pollard - Odlin - Bourke - Hawkins - Woodley - Aldiss - Jobberns - Ashby - Jones - Carter - Maddren - McNeil - Tukiri - Blakey - Flay - Hyland - Bentham - Merrick - Rudd - Sapwell - Anderson - and more -
The criteria for membership of the NTA required that members be involved in any of the following industry sectors –
- Timber Sawmilling
- Timber Merchanting
- Timber Processing
- Timber Manufacturing, including Frame & Truss fabrication - Finger-Jointing – Glue Lamination - Moulding Manufacture - Timber Treatment – Timber Drying - and other approved timber-user occupations.
Cessation of Associations
For a number of commercial and to some extent political reasons the business carried out by these Associations on behalf of their members ceased to be meaningful, recommended retail price lists became “outlawed” and the other general services offered to members gradually faded into insignificance.
It is widely believed that today only one remains in existence, that beingthe Otago /Southland Association whose occasional meetings are understood to be of a more sociable than industrial affair.
The NTA like all other similar bodies duly ceased to be active in industry affairs, sold its office buildings and property and has accordingly been largely “in recess” since around 2000.
While it has continued a name-only existence since then, the Executive (largely unchanged in personnel) has met annually and in November of 2014 decided it was timely to consider an alternative future path forward for the Association.
The Forward Decision
The favoured option was the formation of a Charitable Trust, hence the birth of NTACT.Preliminary investigations into the process for establishing such a Trust were launched immediately as it was recognised the procedures would be significantly time consuming.However, good progress ensued and the Northern Timber Association Charitable Trust (NTACT) became formally registered as a charity by the Department of Internal Affairs in January of 2016 (Reg No CC 52797).
The Certificate of Incorporation of NTACTwith the Companies Office is No 2625733.
Details of the Trust can be viewed online at www.societies.govt.nz by conducting a Register Search.
The end result of this decision was that NTA was voluntarily wound up at a Special General Meeting in Auckland on 4th March 2016, and in due course the remaining funds of the NTA were transferred to the NTACT accounts. The former Executives of NTA have since been elected as the foundation Board of Trustees of NTACT.
The Background To The Membership Region
At around the time of the change from the Auckland Timber Association to the Northern Timber Association, the executive of the time decided to slightly expand the boundaries of the geographical regions covered by the business operations of the Association, and this specific area has remained the descriptive region of Association membership to this day. The NTACT will continue to apply the same geographyregarding applications for any funding support that may eventuate, and the definition is stated as –
“The area is bounded in the North by the North Cape, and in the South by a line drawn East/West from Opotiki through Turangi to Taumaranui and then to Awakino in the West”.
Applications may be submitted in writing to the Secretary at 1/26 Pleasant Rd, Glen Eden, Auckland 0602 or by email to [email protected]
Any application for funding support must clearly illustrate the applicant’s reason for their seeking NTACT’s assistance and explain the perceived benefits to the applicant person or Company or other industry organisation.
The NTACT has just launched their own website and the Trustees will, in due course, consider online applications; this is yet to be confirmed.
