Modified wood Accoya has scooped a prestigious Dutch award.
The wood product, which recently starred in Channel Four’s Grand Designs Live show, has been awarded the Dutch National Award for Sustainability Innovation – The Columbus Egg.
The awards, opened by the Dutch Prime Minister, Jan Peter Balkenende, are staged by the Dutch Government bi-annually to reward sustainability innovation in the Netherlands.
Commercial production of Accoya by Titan Wood, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Accsys Technologies plc, began last year at a new 30,000 m3 plant at Arnhem, Netherlands.
BSW has signed an exclusive agreement with Titan Wood to be the sole supplier of Accoya, across the UK and Ireland, following four years of extensive collaboration between the two companies.
Accoya will now be a contender for the European Business Awards in the Environment (EBAE) contest with winners being announced this week.
Dr Wim Quik, one of the judges, praised the innovative wood modification process behind Accoya.
“Thanks to this production technology, Accoya wood has become a real alternative to increasingly scarce tropical timber,” he said. “The ability to make high performance timber from fast–growing, sustainable species will help to protect threatened species and rainforests. Further advantages are that Accoya wood can replace less environmentally friendly materials in demanding exterior applications and that it requires less frequent maintenance due to its improved durability and dimensional stability.”
John Alexander, head of business development at BSW Timber, said the award reflected Accoya’s impressive environmental credentials.
“Accoya is a solid wood product made from certified sustainable sources and has multiple long-term environmental benefits as it is non-toxic, recyclable and acts as a carbon sink.”
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