Painting

Translucent coatings for wooden windows, window shutters, conservatories and doors

We have an extensive range of high quality translucent shades for softwood, hardwood and modified wood types. Our coatings can also help you to control the properties of certain wood types. From discolouration due to knots in softwood to water-soluble substances in hardwood, we have a range of primers to suit your needs.

Opaque coatings for wooden windows, window shutters, conservatories and doors

We have a wide selection of opaque coatings for softwood, hardwood or modified wood types (such as Accoya® or thermally treated wood) and one of the largest opaque colour ranges available. All our coatings have been designed to meet a wide range of application processes

Information about the unique varities of wood we select to work with

PINE

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Pines are native to the Northern Hemisphere, and in a few parts of the tropics in the Southern Hemisphere. Most regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Pines are among the most commercially important tree species valued for their timber and wood pulp throughout the world. In temperate and tropical regions, they are fast-growing softwoods that grow in relatively dense stands, their acidic decaying needles inhibiting the sprouting of competing hardwoods. Commercial pines are grown in plantations for timber that is denser, more resinous, and therefore more durable than spruce(Picea). Pine wood is widely used in high-value carpentry items such as furniture, window frames, panelling, floors, and roofing.

OAK

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Oak wood is a type of hardwood that derives from the oak tree native to the northern hemisphere. There are around 600 species of oak, both deciduous and evergreen. North America has the most, with around 90 species being found there. Oak wood has been used as a hardwood timber for thousands of years, yet it takes up to 150 years before the wood from an oak tree can be used for construction & joinery. Modern uses for oak wood include flooring, wine barrels and firewood. The Heartwood is a light to medium brown, commonly with an olive cast, though there can be a fair amount of variation in color. Nearly white to light brown sapwood is not always sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Quartersawn sections display prominent ray fleck patterns.

ACCOYA

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Created from sustainably-sourced wood, Accoya® undergoes a proprietary, non-toxic acetylation process that permanently modifies the wood to the core. The result: an environmentally friendly solid wood with durability, dimensional stability and beauty that matches or exceeds even the best tropical hardwood.

Accoya® wood is sourced from sustainable sources, including FSC, and has class-leading environmental credentials such as Cradle to Cradle™ Gold certification by the highly prestigious McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) organization.

accoya® wood is perfect for demanding applications such as windows and doors where it is important that tolerances are tight yet, regardless of the conditions, they open year round. Ideal where wood’s natural beauty is desired, but sustainability and high performance are of the utmost importance.It will not warp, twist, bow or split.

SAPELE

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Sapele is a commonly exported and economically important African wood species. It’s sold both in lumber and veneer form. It is occasionally used as a substitute for Genuine Mahogany, and is sometimes referred to as “Sapele Mahogany.” The commercially important Wood is a member of the same family. It has a density of 640 kg/m3. Demand for sapele, often marketed as “African mahogany,” has increased sharply as a mahogany substitute in recent years due to genuine mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla). Heartwood is a golden to dark reddish brown. Color tends to darken with age. Besides the common ribbon pattern seen on quartersawn boards, Sapele is also known for a wide variety of  other figured grain patterns, such as: pommele, quilted, mottled, wavy, beeswing, and fiddleback.

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