# The Timbo partner program for flooring businesses

> Timbo is a trade flooring supplier of Prime grade European oak parquet. Become a flooring partner in Australia or New Zealand – wholesale pricing and marketing.

- URL: https://timbo.com.au/partners
- Publisher: Timbo (https://timbo.com.au) – trade supplier of European oak floorboards to partners in Australia and New Zealand
- Last updated: 2026-10-14
- Contact (email only): partnerships@timbo.com.au

## Key facts

- Timbo is a Melbourne-based trade supplier of Prime grade European solid oak floorboards and parquet. It does not sell or install direct to homeowners.
- The model: Timbo supplies stock and marketing; partners quote, sell and install.
- There is no fee to join, the partnership is non-exclusive and there are no container minimums.
- Wholesale pricing is unlocked when a partner accepts the partner terms.
- Open to flooring retailers, installers, builders, developers, designers and architects in Australia and New Zealand.

> **Floors and lighting.** Timbo partners can sell Prime grade European oak floorboards **and** indoor and outdoor lighting – see [lighting for retailers and electricians](https://timbo.com.au/partners/lighting-retailers-electricians).

## What is the Timbo partner program?

The Timbo partner program is a trade account for flooring businesses that want to sell **Prime grade European solid oak parquet** without importing it themselves. Timbo supplies the stock from Melbourne and does the marketing work. Partners handle the customer, the quote and the installation.

A **flooring supplier** in this sense is a wholesale business that sells to the trade (retailers, installers, builders and specifiers), not to the public. Timbo works this way on purpose. We don't compete with our partners for homeowner jobs, and we don't run a retail showroom.

| | Timbo does | The partner does |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Product | Sources and stocks Prime grade European solid oak herringbone, chevron and pattern parquet in Melbourne | Chooses products for each project, holds samples |
| Marketing | Writes product content, specifications, guides and imagery. Runs the website and partner directory | Uses the content on their own website, socials and quotes |
| Sales | Refers homeowner and project enquiries from the website | Quotes and sells to the end customer at their own price |
| Installation | Publishes technical guides | Installs, sands and finishes (or uses their own installers) |
| Logistics | Dispatches from Altona North, arranges freight quotes | Receives, inspects and stores stock on site |

## What partners get

Partners get wholesale pricing, free samples, marketing support and leads, with no joining fee. Every benefit below comes from the [partner terms](https://timbo.com.au/pages/partner-terms-and-conditions) or is part of the standard program.

| Benefit | What it means in practice |
| --- | --- |
| Wholesale pricing | Trade prices unlocked once you accept the partner terms. See [how trade pricing works](https://timbo.com.au/partners/trade-pricing) |
| Free samples | Samples for your showroom and your clients' projects |
| Sales and marketing support | Product descriptions, specifications, imagery and guides you can reuse. See [marketing support](https://timbo.com.au/partners/marketing-support) |
| Directory listing | Your business listed in the Timbo partner directory |
| Website enquiries | Homeowners who find Timbo are referred to partners |
| Quality guarantee | Prime grade supply, with a clear process for reporting defects and damage |
| No container minimums | Order project quantities from Melbourne stock |
| Non-exclusive | Keep selling your other ranges |
| No fee to join | You only pay for the stock you order |

## What Timbo supplies

Timbo's range is deliberately narrow: **18mm solid European oak in Prime grade**, in the parquet patterns Australian and New Zealand clients ask for most.

- **Solid Oak Herringbone Parquet** in 710 × 123 × 18mm (standard) and 820 × 123 × 18mm (large), tongue and groove, natural brown. A box of the 710mm size holds 16 panels, about 1.4 m². See the [herringbone collection](https://timbo.com.au/collections/herringbone).
- **Solid Oak Chevron Parquet**, 18mm solid, laid as a continuous V.
- **Pattern parquet**, including the [Hybrid Oak Timeless Pattern Parquet](https://timbo.com.au/products/timeless-patterned-solid-oak-flooring) (15mm patterned oak squares, 450 × 450mm and 800 × 800mm).

Whether a given batch is raw (unfinished) or pre-finished, and the box coverage for the 820mm size, are confirmed by Timbo when you order.

## Why the timing works

Building activity is picking up in the markets Timbo supplies. Victorian dwelling approvals rose 8.9% in August 2026, and Australian approvals were up 10.3% year on year ([ABS](https://www.abs.gov.au/media-centre/media-releases/total-dwelling-approvals-fall-61-august)). The value of alterations and additions approvals rose 14.0% ([HIA](https://hia.com.au/our-industry/newsroom/economic-research-and-forecasting/2026/06/approvals-reflect-good-momentum-heading-into-2026)). In New Zealand, 41,268 new homes were consented in the year to August 2026, up 21% ([Stats NZ](https://www.stats.govt.nz/news/annual-number-of-home-consents-up-21-percent/)).

Retail is under more pressure. Australian floor covering retailing is about A$3.7 billion a year, has shrunk about 3.1% a year over five years, and is shared among 2,049 businesses ([IBISWorld](https://www.ibisworld.com/australia/industry/floor-covering-retailing/412/)). A premium, well-documented product with no container commitment is one way to stand out in that market without adding much risk.

## Partner types and program guides

The program works the same way for everyone. What changes is how you use it: a showroom holds samples and quotes walk-in customers, an installer runs supply-and-install jobs, a builder needs dependable supply for a programme, and a designer needs specification data. Pick the guide that fits your business.

- [Find a Timbo partner](https://timbo.com.au/partners/find-a-partner) – Find a Timbo partner to quote, supply and install Prime grade European oak herringbone and chevron floorboards. Melbourne partners listed; others by phone.
- [How the Timbo partner program works](https://timbo.com.au/partners/how-it-works) – Step by step: apply, accept the partner terms to unlock wholesale pricing, get samples and marketing, order by email purchase order, then dispatch or pick-up.
- [Marketing support for Timbo partners](https://timbo.com.au/partners/marketing-support) – What marketing support Timbo partners get – product content, specifications, imagery, guides, a directory listing and referred website enquiries.
- [European oak parquet for flooring retailers and showrooms](https://timbo.com.au/partners/flooring-retailers) – Add Prime grade European solid oak herringbone and chevron to your showroom without importing. Wholesale pricing, free samples and marketing support.
- [Solid oak parquet supply for flooring installers](https://timbo.com.au/partners/installers) – Flooring installers can supply and install Prime grade European solid oak herringbone and chevron with a Timbo trade account. No container minimums.
- [European oak flooring supply for builders](https://timbo.com.au/partners/builders) – Builders in Australia and New Zealand can source Prime grade European solid oak parquet through a Timbo trade account, in project quantities.
- [Oak parquet supply for property developers](https://timbo.com.au/partners/developers) – Property developers in Australia and New Zealand can specify Prime grade European solid oak parquet for premium homes, townhouses and display suites.
- [Specifying European oak parquet – for designers and architects](https://timbo.com.au/partners/designers-architects) – Interior designers and architects can specify Prime grade European solid oak herringbone and chevron with Timbo samples, specification data and partner supply.
- [Partnering with Timbo from New Zealand](https://timbo.com.au/partners/new-zealand) – How New Zealand flooring businesses partner with Timbo – freight from Melbourne quoted per order, GST and biosecurity on import, and BRANZ slab guidance.
- [Lighting retailers, electricians and builders – partner with Timbo](https://timbo.com.au/partners/lighting-retailers-electricians) – Lighting showrooms, electricians and builders in Australia and NZ can partner with Timbo for wholesale chandeliers, wall lights and outdoor lanterns.
- [Wholesale timber flooring in Australia](https://timbo.com.au/partners/wholesale-timber-flooring-australia) – Timber flooring wholesale for the Australian trade – Prime grade European solid oak floorboards and parquet from Melbourne stock, freight quoted Australia-wide.
- [Wholesale oak flooring for New Zealand trade](https://timbo.com.au/partners/wholesale-oak-flooring-nz) – Wholesale oak flooring for NZ flooring businesses. Timbo is a trade flooring supplier of Prime grade European solid oak parquet, shipped from Melbourne.
- [How Timbo trade pricing works](https://timbo.com.au/partners/trade-pricing) – How Timbo trade pricing works for flooring businesses – unlocked after accepting the partner terms – plus AU and NZ retail benchmarks, margins and GST.
- [Why partner with Timbo instead of importing direct](https://timbo.com.au/partners/why-timbo) – An honest comparison of importing oak parquet direct versus partnering with Timbo – minimum orders, Melbourne stock, compliance, grade and marketing.
- [Become a flooring stockist or dealer](https://timbo.com.au/partners/become-a-flooring-stockist) – How to become a flooring stockist or dealer for Timbo European oak parquet in Australia or New Zealand – an application checklist and what Timbo looks for.
- [Delivery, pick-up and lead times for Timbo partners](https://timbo.com.au/partners/delivery-and-lead-times) – How Timbo delivers oak parquet to partners – dispatch from Altona North, pick-up by appointment, freight quoted per order to Australia and NZ, and receiving.

## How to join

Joining takes four steps. The full process, from application to first delivery, is in [how it works](https://timbo.com.au/partners/how-it-works).

1. **Apply** with the [partner application form](https://timbo.com.au/pages/be-our-business-partner), by email to partnerships@timbo.com.au.
2. **Talk to us** about your business, your projects and the products you're interested in.
3. **Accept the partner terms**, which unlocks wholesale pricing.
4. **Order samples**, set up your marketing and place your first purchase order.

Still comparing suppliers? Read [why partner with Timbo](https://timbo.com.au/partners/why-timbo) for an honest comparison with importing direct.

**Become a Timbo partner:** Wholesale pricing, free samples and marketing support for flooring businesses in Australia and New Zealand. → https://timbo.com.au/pages/be-our-business-partner

## Frequently asked questions

### What does a flooring supplier partner program actually involve?

With Timbo it means a trade account plus support. You get wholesale pricing on Prime grade European oak parquet, free samples, product content and a listing in our partner directory. In return you quote, sell and install for your own customers. There's no fee and no exclusivity.

### Who can become a Timbo flooring partner?

Flooring retailers and showrooms, flooring installers and contractors, builders, developers, interior designers and architects in Australia and New Zealand can apply. Each partner type has its own page in the program guides below.

### Does Timbo sell floorboards to homeowners?

No. Timbo is a trade supplier only. Homeowners are pointed to a partner through our [partner directory](https://timbo.com.au/partners/find-a-partner), and enquiries that come in through the website are passed to partners.

### Can I keep selling other flooring brands as a Timbo partner?

Yes. The partnership is non-exclusive, so you can keep your existing ranges and add Timbo European oak alongside them.

### Do I need to buy a container or hold large stock?

No. There are no container minimums. You order what a project needs from Timbo's Melbourne stock. If you want to hold showroom stock, talk to us about quantities.

## Related pages

- [How the Timbo partner program works](https://timbo.com.au/partners/how-it-works) – Step by step: apply, accept the partner terms to unlock wholesale pricing, get samples and marketing, order by email purchase order, then dispatch or pick-up.
- [Why partner with Timbo instead of importing direct](https://timbo.com.au/partners/why-timbo) – An honest comparison of importing oak parquet direct versus partnering with Timbo – minimum orders, Melbourne stock, compliance, grade and marketing.
- [Be our business partner](https://timbo.com.au/pages/be-our-business-partner) – Apply to become a Timbo partner. Flooring retailers, installers, builders and designers in Australia and New Zealand get wholesale oak pricing and marketing support.