Wealden Times | WT165 | November 2015 | Gift supplement inside
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ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE<br />
Turning up the heat<br />
Local company Round Wood of Mayfield has introduced a new collection of eco-friendly<br />
Thermo-Treated timber products by Thermory ® including decking, cladding and flooring.<br />
The shift in demand towards<br />
environmentally friendly<br />
and sustainable timber<br />
products has seen a<br />
number of innovations introduced<br />
to the market over recent years.<br />
These have included composite<br />
and recycled materials, improved<br />
manufacturing techniques and<br />
the development of forestry<br />
management guidelines.<br />
Typically, these have come at a<br />
cost, both literally and in terms<br />
of quality. Increased burdens at<br />
every stage of the traditional<br />
timber supply chain often increase<br />
expense to the end user, whilst the<br />
synthetic and recycled alternatives<br />
that are offered tend to lack the<br />
authenticity of natural wood.<br />
There have, of course, been<br />
exceptions. The Heveatech decking<br />
range introduced by Round Wood<br />
of Mayfield last year is a good<br />
example. As it is cleverly engineered<br />
from rubber trees that have reached<br />
the end of their useful life it is<br />
extremely stable, planet friendly<br />
and offered at a competitive price.<br />
The local business, who deliver<br />
nationwide, showed an even bigger<br />
commitment to the sourcing of such<br />
high quality, responsibly sourced<br />
products when they introduced the<br />
Thermory ® collection last month.<br />
The range includes decking,<br />
cladding and flooring, all of which<br />
has been thermo-treated. This<br />
chemical free process is used to<br />
transform ash and spruce from<br />
responsibly managed forests in<br />
North America and Europe into<br />
timber with a durability that rivals<br />
that of tropical hardwoods.<br />
Thermo-treatment takes place<br />
in computer controlled kilns.<br />
Finished timber profiles are heated<br />
and steamed at temperatures of<br />
up to 215°C in order to reduce<br />
moisture content, remove<br />
resins and bake out the natural<br />
sugars that can cause decay.<br />
The end result is an extremely<br />
durable timber with outstanding<br />
dimensional stability, suitable for<br />
a variety of external and internal<br />
uses. Thermo-treatment also infuses<br />
the timber with a deep, luxurious<br />
colour throughout, particularly<br />
suited to contemporary projects.<br />
Round Wood already offer a<br />
large number of items from the<br />
competitively priced Thermory ®<br />
range, with more to be added<br />
over the coming months.<br />
Decking is currently available in<br />
both ash and spruce 118mm wide<br />
boards, with a smooth face both<br />
sides. Cladding/weatherboard in<br />
the two timbers is also on offer, in<br />
a selection of profiles, along with<br />
150mm and 190mm ash flooring.<br />
All are supplied with a selection<br />
of unique and time-saving fitting<br />
accessories, which can drastically<br />
cut on site fitting times.<br />
118mm Thermory ® decking, for<br />
example, is pre-grooved for<br />
use with their ‘clip-strip’ hidden<br />
fastening system. As these strips are<br />
fastened onto joists for the boards<br />
to simply clip into, they also cut out<br />
the need for unsightly face screws,<br />
improving the look of your deck.<br />
For more information please<br />
visit www.roundwood.com or<br />
call a member of their sales<br />
team on 01435 867 072.<br />
Round Wood of Mayfield | 01435 867 072 | www.roundwood.com
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