ABOUT SAVEBOARD
saveBOARD is focused on building a circular economy by turning composite packaging waste back into products that re-enter the local supply chain eliminating future waste.
We have two plants; one in Hamilton New Zealand and one in Western Sydney, Australia. We now manufacture healthy, affordable, high performance building materials from our Hamilton & Warragamba factories that make a circular economy an everyday reality.
We upcycle packaging waste in Australasia through the implementation of proven, scalable technologies that turn locally collected waste into locally distributed, recyclable building products.
Why saveBOARD
CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS
PERFORMANCE FIRST
PRICE & COST SAVINGS
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Save the environment by upcycling milk & juice beverage cartons into boards.
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Save 4,000,000 kg of soft plastics & fibre going to landfill every year for every line commissioned.
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Save more than 500 used beverage cartons from landfill per board
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Save high value product packaging from landfill.
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Save unnecessary construction waste by using only what is needed.
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Save construction off-cuts going to landfill by returning them to our manufacturing plant for recycling.
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ZERO Water
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ZERO Glues
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ZERO Chemicals
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ZERO VOC Emissions
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ZERO Formaldehydes
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ZERO Manufacturing waste; all off-cuts or reject boards are shredded back to raw materials for reprocessing
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LOWEST Carbon Footprint wall & ceiling board on the market.
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IMPACT resistant board product with a similar performance to plywood, OSB and particle board.
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Similar pricing to comparable product segments ie. Bracing plasterboard, high grade plywood etc...
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Save plastering and painting by using our pre-finished Exposed internal lining.
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Bulk orders cut to length eliminating unnecessary wastage
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Imagine schools built from their kids’ milk cartons or product packaging
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Communities built from valuable materials extracted from their everyday waste
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End of Life recovery of used boards for reprocessing and recycling into future Save Board products.
Our History
2017 - 2020
The beginning
Paul Charteris started investigating upcycling Technolgies around the world. Through his work he visited the ReWall plant in Iowa October 2018. This was a key moment when he decided he had to do something similar in Australasia.
2020
October 2020
December 2020
Foundation shareholders secured and capital raised and new company called Upcycled Building Materials Ltd is formed.
December 20' the order was placed for the Press Line.
2021
December 2021
October 21' the equipment arrived in the middle of the COVID pandemic, made it a challenging installation process.
December 21' First production from our Te Rapa, Hamilton, New Zealand plant.
2023
February 2023
2024
First production from our Warragamba, NSW, Australia plant.
August 24' CodeMark Certification completed on our Exposed & Internal Linings
Novemenber 24' CodeMark Certification completed on our betterBRACE rigid air barrier
2025
January 25' Publishing of 5x Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) covering 6x products.
