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DLH Nordisk Specializes In iDeckBY GARY MILLERGreensboro, N.C.—For over 20 years, DLH Nordisk Inc.,headquartered here, has provided qualitytimber products in Genuine Mahoganyand other imported species, as well asdomestic species of lumber, to customersthroughout the world.Established in 1986, DLH Nordisk Inc.is a subsidiary of the Denmark-basedDLH Group, which also includes PWHardwood LLC in Brookville, Pa., andInter-Continental Hardwoods Inc. inCurrie, N.C.DLH Nordisk acquired EAC TimberAmericas Inc., also located inGreensboro, N.C., in 2000. Both wereestablished in Greensboro due to its locationof a large majority of furniture manufacturersin the area at that time. When alot of the furniture industry moved overseas,DLH Nordisk expanded its productline to include rough lumber and decking,wood deck tiles, deck systems, balusters,dimension stock, dowels, broom/brushhandles, brush blocks, furniture parts, pictureframe mouldings, trailer/truck flooringand flat/fluted “apitong” kiln dryingsticks.But, the company prides itself most onits iDeck brand decking. Predominantlymade with Ipe, iDeck is available in awide range of Hardwood species anddimensions. iDeck is produced from naturallydurable species that stand up to outsideconditions without the use of pressure-treatingchemicals.The iDeck tile system uses pre-boreddurable Hardwood tiles and a plastic connectionsystem called iConnect to producea deck surface. “Using this systemallows you to create a wooden deck onany solid, well-drained surface,” saidStewart Sexton, president of DLHNordisk Inc. “With iDeck tiles, you cancreate a wooden surface, which will giveyou a secure feeling, and makes your poolor pondside a safer place for bare feet.”As an imported and domestic Hardwoodprovider, DLH Nordisk also specializes in“apitong” kiln drying sticks, which aremade out of Keruing, Balau, Kapur andother Indonesian Hardwoods. Thespecies, which are known for dense, longfibers and interlocked grain, provide astronger, more durable kiln drying stick.In addition, the company also sources kilnsticks inBrazilian Ipe,Massarandubaand Cumaru.“Since thesesticks are cutfrom straightbutt logs, theyare free of knotswith very minorgrain deviation,”Sextonsaid. “They are Stewart Sexton is the presidentof DLH Nordisk Inc.’sdurable, decayheadquarters in Northresistant and America, which is located instay straight Greensboro, N.C.even after multiple uses at high temperaturesof over 200 degrees.”DLH Nordisk sells veneer also and it ismarketed through Doug Holmberg, whomaintains an office in Prospect, Ky.Imported plywood sales are done byStuart McDiarmid and Jacob Boles, whowork for DLH A/S in Copenhagen,Denmark. But the two men have theiroffices at DLH Nordisk’s North Americanheadquarters in Greensboro, N.C.Please turn to page 58North American Hardwoods get the BEST CareProtected with ANCHORSEAL ®with without with without ANCHORSEAL ANCHORSEAL ANCHORSEAL ANCHORSEAL ANCHORSEAL ® Other woods of the world deserve the same benefits:Save natural resources - - improve yield - - increase profitsANCHORSEAL ® U•C , : +1 716-833-9366 : +1 716-833-0120 www.uccoatings.com nhmc@uccoatings.com:U•C COATINGS CORPORATIONP. O. Box 1066 • Buffalo, NY 14215 • USAtel: +1 716-833-9366 fax: +1 716-833-0120website: www.uccoatings.com email: nhmc@uccoatings.comOCTOBER/2008 45