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03-01-2012 Succesful fire tests with PlatoWood Norway spruce

Fire tests at the Dutch institute Efectis showed that not only Plato®WOOD Frake but now also Plato®WOOD Norway spruce can be treated with a flame retardant of Magma International meeting the European fire class B-S2, d0. This means that Plato®WOOD Norway spruce products can be used for applications with higher requirements for the European fire class, such as galleries and flight routes.

For more information about the fire class of Plato®WOOD click here.

On request the test report of Efectis is available.

01-09-2011 PlatoWood also carbon neutral

Plato International BV shares a strong environmental concern. We therefore use mainly timber that originates from sustainably managed forests (FSC® and PEFC certified). We have also reduced the amount of energy necessary to perform our unique Plato process so now it requires no more than kilning your internal floorboards. And since no chemicals are added to the product, it is truly the most environmentally responsible manner to upgrade timber. We develop and supply sustainable products which provide a significant contribution to the preservation of forests and their natural surroundings. 

No carbon footprint
Although Plato International has reduced its energy consumption to a very low level, we are able to offer you the possibility to purchase carbon neutral Plato®WOOD. The energy consumption of the Plato process is neutralized by using green certificates and carbon credits for offsetting purposes (international accepted Vertified Emission Reductions or VER's).

 

20-01-2011 The sunny side of PlatoWood

For various projects, Plato®WOOD Norway spruce is used to manufacture a natural and sustainable sun screen. The beautiful Plato®WOOD Fraké is also suitable for a sun screen, as shown by two recent projects. The right picture shows a Louvre window that has a permanent sun screen (completely made of solid Plato®WOOD Fraké). The left picture shows a special profile of Plato®WOOD Fraké (finger jointed and laminated, cross section size 35x185 mm) that is used for a sun screen.
13-10-2010 Eurabo shows PlatoWood at the Passive House Fair

This summer Eurabo reached a milestone with the sale of a total of 1000 m3 Plato®WOOD in Belgium, mainly used for cladding. In a newsletter Eurabo pays attention to this memorable event. On the picture Mr Dries Hubrechts (l) and Marnix Suys of Eurabo at the Passive House Fair in Brussels.
10-06-2010 Extensive article of the multifunctional building De Staart in Houtwereld no. 12

The Dutch magazine Houtwereld No. 12 (June 10, 2010) discusses in detail De St@art (The tail), a design by RAU Architects and located on the border of the zoo Apenheul and the parc Berg & Bos. This multifunctional building opened early June by Princess Maxima, is slightly curved and is characterized by an open facade on the front and a closed facade with cladding and smaller window frames on the rear. For the construction of The Staart mainly durable materials are used including a large quantity of FSC and PEFC certified (Plato) wood.

Plato®WOOD Norway spruce FSC® supplied by Stiho Zwolle, is used for the open cladding and for the lamels of the curtain wall, where it forms part of the blinds.
17-05-2010 PlatoWood artwork in the Keukenhof

Artist Margot Brekelmans from Zuidhorn exposes one of her creations (dog Laika) at the Keukenhof in Lisse (NL). Margot has used short pieces here Plato®WOOD Fraké.

Click here for more information about the artist Margot Brekelmans and her work.

26-04-2010 PlatoWood rocks

Pieter Borstlap, professional luthier, has built a Stratocaster guitar of Plato®WOOD. He used Plato®WOOD Fraké for the body and neck of this guitar. Because of the density (about 450 kg/m3) and the constant moisture content of 7% the defect-free Plato®WOOD Fraké appears to be very suitable for the construction of musical instruments. According Borstlap the sound of the Stratocaster guitar is excellent, with a nice bass, mid and high and good sustain.
05-02-2010 Villa by architect Bert Michels described in detail in Houthandel & Nijverheid

The Belgian magazine HOUTHANDEL AND NIJVERHEID of February 5, 2010 discusses in detail the various possibilities of Plato®WOOD for the building industry. A large section of this article describes the villa by architect Bert Michels. This is a good example of a project in which Plato®WOOD is applied, next to stones. Michels likes to use wood in a construction and the architect felt that especially Plato®WOOD satisfies the specified requirements. The project was conducted by De Noordboom Ronse and the timber was provided by Eurabo Ronse.

Click here for the complete article.
01-10-2009 PlatoWood Fraké, also possible with Euroclass B-S1

SBI tests performed at the research institute Efectis showed that Plato®WOOD Fraké (Limba) with a thickness of 15 mm meets the European fireclass B-S1,d0 if the timber is treated with Magma Firestop SBP1. This allows Plato®WOOD Fraké (including the facade product Platonium® Afara) to be used for applications with higher requirements for the fire class such as galleries and escape routes.

On request the test report of Efectis is available.

28-05-2009 PlatoWood, also available with PEFC certificate

On June 1, 2009, SGS Netherlands issued the PEFC Chain-of-Custody certificate to Plato International BV. On request, Plato®WOOD can be supplied with a PEFC certificate, next to the FSC certificate. The PEFC certificate number of Plato International BV SGS-PEFC/COC-0888.

PEFC CoC certificate
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