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Your Building Partner

Whether you're running a major commercial project or building custom homes, Big River provides the structural timber, plywood, cladding, and wall systems you need - backed by trade pricing, reliable delivery, and technical expertise.

Why Builders Choose Big River

Trade Pricing

Competitive trade pricing on our full product range. Volume discounts for larger projects.

Reliable Delivery

Crane truck delivery direct to site. On-time, every time.

Consistent Quality

Australian-manufactured products tested to AS/NZS standards.

Technical Support

Product specialists available to help with specifications and installation advice.

Estimation Service

Send us your plans. We'll do the take-off and provide a complete materials quote.

Flexible Credit

30-day trade accounts with credit terms for approved businesses.

Building your reputation

Ready to build better for your clients?

We know the demands on a building site - scheduling pressure, changing timelines, changing weather!, keeping your sub-contractors on track, issues with building materials, not to mention fast deliveries and back up support. At Big River we help Builders every day get the job done right...building your reputation for the next job.

Local stocked products with local service support

Specialist building materials to get the job done

Locally Made and Locally Stocked Products 

We have a growing range of specialty building products to help you get the job done right. We know things are tight – with time and with money – so we offer Builders wide choice of products to help complete your project.

Fast, Flexible Deliveries As You Need

Things are always changing – we get it! So work with us to change and adapt as you need to keep things moving and get the building works complete. Our local branch teams are here to listen to your needs and move to your pace.

Back up Technical Support 

Everyone can use more support, especially on a fast-paced building site. Stay in touch with your needs and feel free to get the technical help you need to check installations and keep the project moving smoothly along.

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Most Specified Products

ArmourDeck Steel Formwork

Permanent steel formwork for suspended concrete slabs

Multi-storey suspended slabs

AS 2327 Permanent Form Australian Made Slip Resistant

ArmourForm F17 Formwork Plywood

Structural plywood for concrete formwork. F17 stress grade.

Residential and commercial concrete formwork

AS/NZS 2269 F17 Stress Grade Australian Made EWPAA Certified AS/NZS 6669 JAS-ANZ Accredited Super E0 Emission Chain of Custody

Hardie Fine Texture Cladding

Rendered-look fibre cement for smooth facades

Smooth, rendered-look facades

BAL-FZ Group 1 Fire

HardiePlank Weatherboard

Budget-friendly fibre cement weatherboard

Budget-conscious builds

BAL-FZ Budget Friendly

MaxiFloor Structural Flooring

Engineered flooring system for residential and commercial builds.

Multi-storey floor systems

Fire Rated Acoustic Rated Australian Made BAL-FZ Non-Combustible Fire Resistant

Scyon Axon Panel

Vertical grooved fibre cement panel for contemporary facades

Contemporary vertical cladding

BAL-FZ Group 1 Fire 15 Year Warranty

What Builders Say

Big River has been our go-to supplier for formwork and structural ply for over five years. Their crane truck delivery saves us time on every job, and the estimation team is spot on with quantities. It's rare to find a supplier that actually understands what builders need.

Mark T.
Commercial Builder, Sydney

I switched to Big River for cladding and flooring last year and haven't looked back. The trade account makes ordering easy, the credit terms are fair, and their tech team helped me spec the right product for a tricky coastal project. Highly recommend.

Lisa R.
Residential Contractor, Brisbane
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