Dunnage Timber in Mackay
Locally Owned Sawmill · 25+ Years Experience
Custom Timber Milling & Machining
Delivery Throughout Mackay & Surrounds
Pine Dunnage & Mining Timbers
At Platypus Timbers, we cut to your specifications, in the quantities you need, without the drama of sourcing through a supplier in a different state. We sit at the doorstep of the Bowen Basin and supply robust pine dunnage and mining timbers to sites and industrial clients across the region. Our resources industry customers come to us for bulk supply and custom sizes cut to spec. We also carry timber supplies, hardwood timber and flooring timber for the rest of your project. Call (07) 4954 0144 for dunnage timber in Mackay.
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Built for Industrial Use
Dunnage and mining timbers need to be tough, dimensionally accurate and consistent from batch to batch. Some of the ways we supply the resources industry:
- Cribbing & Dunnage Blocks: Pine blocks and packers for machinery, freight and site use.
- Mining Timbers: Larger sections milled for underground and surface applications.
- Bulk Orders to Spec: Cut to length in the quantities your operation requires.
- Delivery: Local delivery arranged for mine sites and yards throughout the Mackay region.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dunnage is timber packing used to separate, support and stabilise heavy loads such as machinery, freight, pipe, steel and mining equipment, so weight is spread evenly and cargo does not shift in transit or during handling. It is a consumable, typically cut from pine in standardised block sizes.
Pine is lighter, easier to handle, cost-effective and predictable in the way it compresses under load, which suits cribbing and packing work. Hardwood is reserved for applications that require higher load ratings or long-term durability in place.
Common sizes include 100×100, 150×150 and 200×200 blocks in a range of lengths, along with heavier squared sections for cribbing and support. Sites usually specify exact dimensions in their procurement documents so packs and blocks stay interchangeable across the operation.