Directory Profile for Finewood Marketing (UK) Ltd - Lewes

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FSC Chain of Custody TT-COC-2173

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Hardwood, Panel, Softwood

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Afzelia
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 835 Kg/m3
Colour: Red Brown
Texture: Medium/Coarse
Durability: Very Durable
Permeability: Very Resistant
Origin: Africa, West
Species Name: Afzelia Sp

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Agents represent the interests of overseas Suppliers by locating UK based Buyers and arranging sales contracts.

Balau
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 990 Kg/m3
Colour: Yellow/Red Brown
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Shore sp
Notes: Commercial Trade name under which a number of Shorea species with similar properties are sold in the UK

Beech, European
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 720 Kg/m3
Colour: Pale Brown
Durability: Not Durable
Permeability: Good
Origin: Europe
Species Name: Fagus sylvatica
Notes: Generally prefixed by country of origin e.g.. English, French, Rumanian. Beech is sometimes Steamed to enhance the colour to a pink or light red

Blockboard
Product Type: Panel Product

Celtis, African
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 780 Kg/m3
Colour: Grey/White
Durability: Perishable
Permeability: Moderately Resistant
Origin: Africa
Species Name: Celtis sp

Cherry, European
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 620 Kg/m3
Colour: Pink/Brown
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: North America
Species Name: Prunus avium

Component Blanks Softwood
Product Type: Softwood

Coniferous Plywood, Europe
Product Type: Panel Product

Door Blanks
Product Type: Panel Product

Door Specialist
Product Type: Service

Furniture/Joinery Components
Product Type: Service

Hardwood Component Blanks
Product Type: Hardwood

Iroko
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 660 Kg/m3
Colour: Yellow/Brown
Durability: Very Durable
Permeability: Very Resistant
Origin: Africa, West
Species Name: Milicia excelsa

Jelutong
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 470 Kg/m3
Colour: Yellow/White
Durability: Non-Durable
Permeability: Good
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Dyera costulata

Kapur
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 760 Kg/m3
Colour: Red/Brown
Durability: Very Durable
Permeability: Very Resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Dryobalanops sp

Keruing
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 750 Kg/m3
Colour: Pink/Brown
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Dipterocarpus
Notes: There are many commercial names for timber from Dipterocarpus species. Generally split by country of origin with the most important being:
Keruing - Indonesia/Malaya/Sarawak/Sabah
Gurjun - India/Burma
Yang - Thailand
Apitong - Philippines

Meranti, Dark Red
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 670 kg/m3 on average but variable
Colour: Medium to Dark Red Brown
Texture: Rather coarse
Durability: Moderately durable to Durable
Permeability: Resistant to Extremely resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Shorea species principally S. pauciflora

Meranti, Light Red
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 510 kg/m3 on average but variable
Colour: Very Pale Pink to mid Red
Texture: Coarse but even
Durability: Non-Durable to Moderately Durable
Permeability: Resistant to Extremely Resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Shorea species

Meranti, Yellow
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 510 kg/m3 on average but variable
Colour: Yellow to Yellow Brown
Texture: Moderately Coarse but more fine than Red varieties
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Extremely Resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Shorea species

Merbau
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 800 kg/m3 average
Colour: Heartwood Dark Red/Brown Sapwood Pale Yellow
Texture: Rather Coarse
Durability: Believed Durable
Permeability: Unknown
Origin: South East Asia and South West Pacific Islands
Species Name: Intsia palembanica & Intsia bijuga
Notes: Unless correctly sealed will exude red dye in damp conditions. Liable to stain when in contact with iron in damp conditions

Mouldings Hardwood
Product Type: Hardwood

Oak, European
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 670 kg/m3
Colour: Yellow/Brown
Texture: Medium to Fine
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Extremely Resistant
Origin: Europe south of 63* N
Species Name: Principally Quercus robur and Quercus petraea
Notes: Oak is widely used throughout Europe with good quality material being used for furniture and joinery and lower grades used for fencing and gates. Liable to stain when in contact with iron in damp conditions

Obeche
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 380 kg/m3
Colour: Nearly White/Pale Straw Yellow
Texture: Moderately Coarse but Even
Durability: Non-Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Africa, West
Species Name: Triplochiton scleroxylon
Notes: Also called Wawa (Ghana), Samba (Ivory Coast)

Particle Board, Chipboard
Product Type: Panel Product

Pine
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 510 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Reddish Brown Light Sapwood
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Sapwood Permeable
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Pinus sylvestris
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the general term Pine refers to wood from the Scots Pine tree also known as Redwood

Ramin
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 680 kg/m3 average
Colour: White Pale Yellow
Texture: Fine and Even
Durability: Perishable
Permeability: Permeable
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Gonystilus spp
Environmental: Listed in CITES Appendix II. Species is not necessarily now threatened with extinction but may become so unless trade is closely controlled. Permits required for trade.

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Rubberwood
Product Type: Hardwood

Selangan Batu
Product Type: Hardwood

Sipo
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 660 kgm3 average
Colour: Light Brown
Texture: Medium
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Extremely Resistant
Origin: Africa, West and Central
Species Name: Entandrophragma utile

Temperate Hardwood Plywood, Europe
Product Type: Panel Product

Veneer Flexible
Product Type: Panel Product

Veneer Layon
Product Type: Panel Product

Veneer Supplier
Product Type: Service

Veneered Panel Products
Product Type: Panel Product

Worktops
Product Type: Panel Product

Worktops, Solid Hardwood
Product Type: Hardwood