Plywood Association vs Jag Ply - The Facts

Official Media Release as agreed to between Jag and the PAA

In 2006 the PAA brought an action against JAG and Mr Wintour for making statements that plywood tested by it complied with AS/NZS 2269 (the Standard) in circumstances where the PAA feared there was a risk those statements could be false.
JAG and Mr Wintour denied the allegations and have defended the claim.
However, the parties have now reached an out of court settlement pursuant to which the court proceedings will be discontinued.
JAG and Mr Wintour have agreed to a number of steps to address the PAA's concerns. Importantly, JAG and Mr Wintour must immediately cease representing that sheets of plywood comply with the Standard or that they have a particular F-Grade, and can resume this action only after giving the PAA details of how they will ensure compliance with all aspects of the Standard.
JAG and Mr Wintour have also agreed that any unused sheets of plywood sold by JAG or its agent with labels or marks referring to the Standard may be returned in exchange for a refund of the sale price.

 

 Jag Ply - The Facts

  • On 2nd November 2006, JAG Ply Pty Ltd, successfully defended a Federal Court application by the Engineered Wood Products Association of Australia (EWPAA), to temporarily restrain JAG from mechanically stress grading plywood products in accordance with the Australian/New Zealand Standard Plywood-Structural AS/NZS 2269:2004.
  • Jag Ply was accredited by the National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) on 19th July 2006 (accreditation number: 15453).
  • The scope of this testing covered Mechanical Stress Grading to AS/NZS 2269:2004, (section 4.3 and appendix C), as well as bond quality, dimensional and moisture content tests on plywood to AS/NZS 2098.1, 2098.2 and 2098.4 (sections 6.2, 6.3).
  • Jag Ply's personnel were all formerly employed by EWPAA member mills in management capacity and have received training conducted by the EWPAA.
  • Jag Ply's personnel have extensive plywood manufacturing experience since 1982 in five EWPAA registered mills.

Jag Ply operated as a public plywood testing facility from February 2006 - July 2009.