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Lignia Jenga sets the centre of attention at TTJ Awards, London
TTJ invited Fibre7 to supply a centre piece for the tables at the annual TTJ Awards London hosted by Sarah Beeny. 40 Jenga sets were crafted from lignia bavarian, all the pieces were expertly machined by DW Mouldings the lignia logo was laser engraved down one side of the sets by Zone Creations then each block was oiled to protect and enrich the timber.
The sets made it to every table and were not too much of a distraction to the awards although very few sets were left after the event.
Lignia veneers available soon
Trials have been ongoing with specialist machine manufacturers Marunaka Tekkosho Japan to slice lignia veneer. The result is exceptionally well slices veneer 0.2mm, 0.6, and 0.8mm thick. The unique SL-135T machine has a fixed blade and the wet boards are then passed under the blade using only a friction belt. This means there is no clap required to hold the boards and the back veneer is only 2-3mm thick which is remarkably efficient.
Lignia veneer will be sliced and dried in house ready to stitch as required. The benefits of lignia veneer will be long length, consistent grade of quality flitch and a quarter sawn grain in all lignia colours.
Lignia durability testing results
Lignia has been undergoing extensive testing at MPA Eberswalde to establish its durability outdoors. One of the challenges when testing lignia is to find the appropriate test method use as the timber process does not fit exactly within established treatments because it is new and innovative. The most suitable test is to EN113 and CEN TS 15679 which included leaching tests according to EN 84 so as to determine durability in accordance with EN 350 – 1.
After seven months the results are extremely encouraging. However despite lignia having almost no mass loss with any of the three fungi, the test is being re-run against two of the fungi as the moisture content was too high and out side the permitted range of a valid test result. On the basis of current testing it is expected that lignia should achieve durability class 1 with a definitive report being published in the coming weeks.
Lignia will be promoted for exterior use specifically high value architectural applications such as windows and joinery. It will be recommended that lignia is used with an appropriate micropourous exterior coating with UV protection, test pieces in the UK have shown outstanding performance after 5 years of outdoor weathering without any additional coating being applied. The timber is showing no sign of deterioration and the colour remains strong and vibrant.
Lignia is proved termite resistant
Buildersmart Plc who operate across South Asia and India have been using lignia for stair parts, flooring, interior panels and window cladding wanted to understand how lignia performed against termites. Working with the Thai Forestry Commission studies have concluded that lignia has excellent termite resistance with an average 0% mass loss from subterranean termites compared to a 63.33% loss of the control timber.
The results are impressive as lignia has no added biocide to achieve such performance. This will now be used to create a range of products targeted at applications that require beautiful, certified timber that can withstand and resist subterranean termite attack.
Lignia centre stage at Grand Design Live, London
Miele have constructed a focal point at Grand Design Live to display their latest kitchen wizardry and to show it in action with a selection of master chiefs. A feature of the Miele kitchen this year was the lignia brasilica safariwood worktop beautifully crafted by SPEKVA in Denmark. The kitchen and cookery master classes attracted large audiences throughout the event and the lignia worktop was a very welcome addition to a modern functional kitchen and lignia sales to elite kitchen manufacturers continues to grow across Europe.
Lignia attains FSC status
All lignia is creating at Fortified Timber Systems, New Zealand from sustainable plantation timber. FTS has now achieve FSC chain of custody from Smartwood Indonesia and lignia can carry both the FSC and Rain Forrest Alliance logos.
The Certificate Registration Code: SW-COC-004515 and is part of the ongoing commitment to produce the very best timber with impeccable sourcing credentials.
Lignia wins best stand at ATFA event Brisbane, Australia
APL the Auckland based distributor for lignia in Australasia, has won best stand at the Australian Timber Flooring Association event in Brisbane Australia.
A selection of solid flooring products crafted from lignia was on display and met with the approval of both the exhibition visitors and organisers.
A unique range of wide board engineered lignia flooring will be available in the New Year with traditional flat sawn lignia and exotic quarter sawn flooring on offer. Working with APL the lignia flooring will be fully FSC including all the core material making the flooring both responsibly sourced and exceptionally beautiful.
For more details contact ben@accesspacific.co.nz
US World Aid Centre to be fitted out with lignia, Bangkok Thailand
Buildersmart Thailand is putting lignia into the landmark Asian offices of the US World Aid organisation.
Lignia will be used as solidwood flooring, solid stair treads, veneered architectural wall panels and furniture. This is the first of many projects to use lignia throughout Asia and Buildersmart are rapidly developing the south Asian market.
The project is well underway and is expected to be handed over to the US World Aid team in December. The instillation will be photographed and published for reference.
For more details contact chris@buildersmart.com
Tribeca furniture made from Lignia showcases at BPA – London, UK
ASAPCE, creators of the stunning new Tribeca cot range made from lignia are showcasing their new arrival at the BPA fair in London. Lignia safariwood panels are used to create the stylish new nursery range which blends a mix of materials to create the centre piece of any bedroom. The Tribeca range is the first at ASPACE to use lignia with more to follow.
For more details contact gemma.whiteside@aspaceuk.com
Brooks Bros become lignia distributor for UK and Ireland
Brooks Bros have been appointed the exclusive UK and Ireland distributors for lignia.
The deal will see Brooks Bros launch a range of flooring, worktops, architectural mouldings and picture frame section manufactured at their extensive facilities in Danbury, Essex.
In addition to selling products crafted from lignia, Brooks Bros will also stock dimensional lignia in all four colours for sale across their UK network.
