About Us

We became interested in animal bedding after one of our Arabian horses, Cheiron, suffered a serious hoof injury and had to be confined to a box for several weeks. We cleaned the box daily but were still concerned about the healthiness of the environment. The stall often smelled strongly of ammonia, the sawdust was damp and contained fungal spores. We were continually removing and replacing sawdust. We believe to this day that the bedding in the box contributed to a secondary infection in his hoof.

Two years later a chance remark at a forestry conference by one of the presenters sparked Donald's interest. The presenter said that wood waste was becoming more valuable as an energy source. This finally got us looking worldwide for a healthy, sustainable alternative to sawdust and straw bedding.

Almost two years after our initial research we began making Airlyte in Christchurch from clean, waste corrugated cardboard. We hope you will appreciate its benefits as much as your favourite animal will.