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Tradition meets modernity with Accoya® at the Englebert Strauss workwear store in Hockenheim(24/01/2012)
The new Englebert Strauss workwear store in Hockenheim, Germany, has undergone a major refurbishment using Accoya® wood as a key element in the design. Englebert Strauss, the leading European mail-order company for workwear and protective equipment, wanted to use a material that was ultra durable and therefore reflected and complemented their brand image. Accoya® wood, used as screening for the building, illustrates to perfection the hard-wearing and practical elements of this workwear brand. ... [more]
Tradition Meets Modernity with Accoya® at the Englebert Strauss Workwear Store in Hockenheim(20/01/2012)
The new Englebert Strauss workwear store in Hockenheim, Germany, has undergone a major refurbishment using Accoya® wood as a key element in the design. Englebert Strauss, the leading European mail-order company for workwear and protective equipment, wanted to use a material that was ultra durable and therefore reflected and complemented their brand image. Accoya® wood, used as screening for the building, illustrates to perfection the hard-wearing and practical elements of this workwear brand. ... [more]
Accoya wood brings colours to London school façade(12/09/2011)
With original buildings dating from 1970, West Lodge First and Middle Schools in Pinner, North West London, needed to be amalgamated and requested a design and construction which could combine the two buildings as well as create an amusing development to suit the schools. It was important to conceive a new design that could modernize the school to make it look attractive and fun for the children. The project needed a material able to combine stability, durability and strength without jeopardizin... [more]
Accoya wood chosen to build a bridge to access Fort de Roovere in the West Brabant Water Line(26/07/2011)
Accoya® wood has been chosen to build a bridge to access Fort de Roovere, the largest fort surrounded by a moat in the West Brabant Water Line. Situated in the Southwest of the province of North-Brabant, the West Brabant Water Line is a Dutch defensive line that dates from the early 17th century. The design of the bridge helps maintain the Fort’s integrity without obscuring the dramatic view on the site. The project was recently awarded with the prestigious BNA (Union of Dutch Architects) Bu... [more]
Accoya wood sponnsors TRADA's In Touch with Timber event(16/04/2010)
The Accoya® high technology wood from Accsys Technologies PLC will take a lead sponsorship role at “In Touch with Timber 2010”, the industry event organised by the Timber Research and Development Association (TRADA). The “In Touch with Timber 2010” annual event is be held on Tuesday18th May 2010 at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster, London. TRADA is running a one-day seminar designed to enable construction industry professionals to make the most of timber, both structurally and aes... [more]
Accoya wood combines the performance of non-renewable materials with the virtues of sustainable wood(31/03/2010)
With climate change an increasing threat to our environment, low carbon yet high performance materials based on renewable resources are high on the agenda. These would replace non-renewable, carbon intensive, materials such as metals, plastics and concrete. Accoya® wood, the high technology wood from Accsys Technologies PLC, has been billed as a low carbon alternative compared to other conventional construction materials. This follows a recent assessment by Camco, a leading environmental cons... [more]
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