Our tenth Birthday!

Launching our new showroom 2018-09-29   We all know that China is going to continue to play a big part in our lives well into the future. Ecquality took on the“China challenge” ten years ago when it set up its wholly-owned solid-wood flooring operation two hours west of Shanghai. At the time the company was […]

Building a Manufacturing Legacy

9th December 2025 When Terry Newman founded Ecquality Timber Products in 1997 in Canberra, Australia, he made a bold shift—from diplomacy to entrepreneurship. What began as a trading-focused venture rooted in Terry’s cultural fluency and strong ties with Japan gradually evolved into a highly specialised flooring manufacturer distinguished by its craftsmanship, international reach, and commitment […]

Proof! Wood is better for you.

For centuries, people have instinctively recognised that natural materials make us feel better. Timber, in particular, brings a sense of calm, warmth and authenticity to the spaces we inhabit. Until recently, though, this connection between timber and wellbeing was largely anecdotal—a matter of personal experience and aesthetic preference rather than empirical fact. That is now […]

Let’s Tessellate

One of the things I enjoy about parquetry is the challenge that comes with client requests for new patterns. This is usually in the form of a diagram of something that someone has seen and thinks is cool. One challenge is confirming that the design will work.  Is it practical to manufacture? All makers know […]