Accoya Wood making headlines in 2013

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Accoya, the world-leading modified wood, continues to make a significant impact on the UK building industry and across global markets.
 
Manufactured by Accsys Technologies, Accoya is one of the most superior wood products on the market today. Created with sustainably-sourced softwood and using a proprietary non-toxic process called acetylation, Accoya is a durable and stable product which can exceeds the properties and qualities of tropical hardwood.
 
Bryan Crennell, Director of Sales and Marketing at Accsys Technologies is available for interview at Ecobuild on Tuesday 5 March at the Accoya Stand. Please contact Stacey Blevins on 07909 891498 to arrange a time and you can find out more about the following current stories:
 
Accoya, the high performance modified wood product, has been selected as the wood of choice by HPP architects for the renovation of the German Embassy in Washington DC.
 
Accoya modified wood has been used by Carey Glass in the restoration of a grade II listed building in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Carradale House, an 11 storey residential block situated on a brownfield estate in Poplar, was designed by modernist architect Ernő Goldfinger.
 
Revolutionary Accoya wood has been used as an innovative and sustainable alternative to concrete in the construction of Dunsmore House in the Scottish Highlands.

Jerusalem’s iconic Montefiore Mill has been restored to full working order with the help of world-leading Accoya modified wood.
 
Latest independent report shows that Accoya wood sets new world leading benchmark for modified woods by announcing that Accoya wood window frames are carbon negative.

Accoya modified wood has been selected as the material of choice to construct the windows and doors of Jersey’s Michelin star restaurant. Formerly known as Bistro Soleil, Mark Jordan at The Beach has retained a Michelin star for his work for the last five years…
 
The world-leading environmental credentials of Accoya wood have been further boosted following the publication of an independent carbon footprint report. Updated cradle-to-gate analysis of the revolutionary modified has shown that Accoya’s carbon footprint significantly outperforms most other building materials, including a wide range of sustainably-sourced hardwoods.
 
Accsys Technologies, producer of Accoya modified wood, has declared its support for the new EU Timber Regulation, which is set to tighten current laws, and seeks to eliminate illegal forestry and logging, and encourage sustainable forest management.

The extremes of America’s diverse climatic conditions can now be overcome by the world leading technology of Accoya wood, which has been successfully tested on several high profile construction projects in India’s challenging climate.
 
Accoya and Tricoya products have been named the Best Wood Innovation in Holland’s Houtwereld 2012 Top Suppliers Awards.  The awards, now in their fifth year, celebrate commitment to quality and excellence within the timber industry.

Revolutionary modified wood Accoya has scooped the top award at Architecture Expo 2012 in Dublin, Ireland and has beenrecognised as the “future of wood” By Leading Panel of Irish Architects.