How to Reduce Supply Chain and Geopolitical Risk

The wood flooring market is changing fast due to supply-chain and geopolitical risks. Anti-dumping duties on engineered flooring out of China have increased costs and squeezed profitability. Recent court cases in the US have shown that trans-shipment is not a solution and is likely to result in the prosecution of wholesale and retail buyers, not just […]

Comparing Oaks

Oak is by far the most widely used wood flooring species. That is because it grows widely across the Northern Hemisphere from the temperate zones of the British Isles, Western Europe, the Caucasus, Russia, Western and Central Asia, and through parts of northern China and Japan.  It is prolific in the United States, notably in […]

Is solid wood flooring a responsible choice:is it sustainable?

I’m often asked about sustainability when people enquire about solid wood flooring. Customers worry that that solid timber isn’t a wise use of a scarce resource. That’s a reasonable concern The engineered wood people will always exhort their environmental credentials, and they have, on the face of it, a perfectly reasonable claim. I’m not against […]

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 […]