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Founders Corgi La Grouw, Ivan Scott and Brooke La Grouw span three generations of solid timber construction hands-on experience.
The pedigree in the development of solid wood construction products and design runs deep in the La Grouw family’s DNA. Jo La Grouw senior and his partner John van Loghem began their foray into the solid wood construction industry in New Zealand in 1951 setting up the now internationally renown Lockwood Building system.
Jo La Grouw senior was the founding partner, and the architect and engineer of this successful company for over 50 years. Jo developed house designs and innovative systems that turned the company into a market leader.
Jo’s son, Corgi La Grouw joined that company in 1967 and followed in his fathers footsteps in research and development. Corgi went on to play a major part in the operation of the company spending several years as General Manager/ Director, and joint Managing Director of the Group, culminating in becoming a major shareholder.
After committing 35 years of his life at Lockwood, Corgi La Grouw sold his shareholding to his brother in 1998.
Corgi continued his passion for research and development and in partnership with his son Brooke La Grouw and his builder friend Ivan Scott a new revolutionary solid timber building system “Touchwood®” was evolved.
Brooke inherited from his grandfather Jo La Grouw senior, the same technical passion for innovative, solid wood building products.
With ten years building solid wood homes in New Zealand, Korea and Japan, Brooke was instrumental in producing the Touchwood® registered designs, and now co-ordinates the computer building consent, construction drawings, detail construction manuals and product specifications.
Touchwood® gives you all the design flexibility you need to create something special for an urban, rural or coastal location.
Work with your architect, designer or with our Touchwood® design and build team and craft a home that suits your lifestyle.
Choices and flexibility
On the outside:
Choose your finishes – lightweight cladding, there timber, brick or even stone.
On the inside:
The unique round-edged board joints deliver a softer more aesthetically pleasing look and feel. Click to view the range of timber finishes.
You can choose to expose the rich, warm natural grain with a clear finish or lighten and brighten the interior walls with a touch of “natural blonde” or combine with conventional internal cladding for feature walls.
Touchwood®. Let it rain …
Let it snow, let the sun beat down and high winds blow.
Nothing nature dishes up will penetrate, weaken or distort your solid new Touchwood® home.
Turn-key Touchwood – project management
We will help you finalise your plan, and manage everything from consents, permits, materials purchasing, sub-contracting and construction right through to the finishing touches.
Commercial
Touchwood® makes commercial sense
Timber – strong and durable and even after years of bumps, scrapes and little hands – it still looks as good as when you first viewed it.
The Touchwood system is perfect in commercial applications where low maintenance, quality control and speed of construction is a prerequisite.
Already in use in classrooms, offices, motels, and community buildings, Touchwood® is the perfect solution to most commercial building requirements.
Touchwood International
Touchwood is the ideal product for export where components can be quickly and efficiently packed for departure without delay.
For international enquiries and licensing opportunites contact
