Plato®wood
If you are in the building industry you will know about the struggle to find sustainable materials that combine performance (stability, durability and low maintenance) with freedom of design, whilst not compromising on looks. Plato®wood offers a solution.
Plato®wood's revolutionary thermo-treatment process dramatically improves the stability and durability of wood – while preserving all of its normal mechanical properties. The process is completely natural and does not involve any chemicals. Standard non-durable softwood and hardwood species are upgraded into a wood product of consistent quality which can be used for a broad range of applications such as cladding, decking, fencing and even civil construction with direct ground and water contact.
Plato®wood’s impressive performance means you no longer need to choose hardwoods or chemically treated softwoods for your external projects.
By using Plato®wood you contribute to the protection of the natural forests, thus reducing your carbon footprint and pressure on the declining stock of high quality timber. Ever increasing numbers of developers, specifiers and contractors are being inspired by the unique properties and a wide variety of avaliable species of Plato®wood.
As a result, many beautiful and sustainable projects using Plato®wood are being developed all around Europe and the U.K.
How about yours?
Howarth Timber and Building Supplies are pleased to have been appointed as the sole UK distributor of the Plato®wood range of products. Ideal for claddings, but with so many other uses; this really is a timber product that has been developed for the future.
In addition to the standard profile cladding and accessory sections, we also offer a full bespoke machining service, allowing production of finishing trims, internal or external mouldings to suit most needs.
Benefits of Plato®wood SPRUCE
■ Superior durability and stability
■ No chemicals used
■ Woods sourced from certified sustainable forests
■ No need for maintenance■ Available in fixed lengths for quick delivery
■ Suitable for ground and fresh water contact
■ Sections up to 100 mm thick and up to 200mm wide
■ LCA study showed that Plato®wood has substantially better environmental benefits compared to other materials such as preservative treated wood, Meranti, PVC,aluminium and steel.
Plato®wood FRAKÉ
Building on the success of Plato®wood Spruce, Plato®wood Fraké is a truly revolutionary product. Born from exotic FSC certified African Fraké and thermally treated with the proven Plato®wood process to achieve a superior product.
By choosing Plato®wood Fraké the full appeal of Fraké's striking natural finish and unmatched
exterior performance can be utilised.With all of the benefits of the Platowood's thermal treatment process. Plato Fraké is ideal for cladding projects where a highly attractive, knot-free result is required.
Thermally Treated Cladding Range
• Perfect for cladding projects
• Hardwood durability & stability
• 220mm wide boards achievable
• FSC certified
• Free of chemicals
• No maintenance required
• Can be painted, stained & fire treated
• Long lengths readily available
For additional information on Platoowd and all our other cladding and timber products why not simply click onto our e-brochures section of the site.