Clearview National September 2017 - Issue 190 | Page 94

TIMBER
Fitters wanted
to promote
timber cladding
» » CANEXEL HIGH DENSITY
wood composite cladding draws
inspiration from the Canadian
outdoors. For decades, it has
adorned everything from stately
mansions and Victorian homes to
seaside cottages and commercial
buildings.
Now, Hull-based Hawthorn
Timber is seeking UK distributors
for this prefinished cladding
product which it imports.
Hawthorn Timber is the sole UK
distributor of CanExel - made in
Canada by an American company
- and hopes that UK installers will
come on board to spread the word
about its benefits.
CanExel is produced from
wood fibre resin wax fused under
pressure. This engineered wood
cladding is stable, as well as
resistant to moisture. CanExel
cladding is finished in the
plant, resulting in durable easy
maintenance products with all the
beauty of wood. The company
that makes it turns over a
staggering 2.6 billion dollars.
Among th e benefits of
CanExel are:
• Easy alignment and
installation
• Realistic woodgrain texture
• Resistant to cracking,
splitting, warping,
splintering and buckling
• Range of 19 colours
• Simple maintenance even in
harsh weather conditions
• Easy to cut boards with
standard wood working
tools
• Fully finished - ready to
install immediately
• Ten-year paint warranty
against the pre-finish and
ten-year substrate warranty.
Hawthorn Timber’s business
development manager Darren
Smith said: “This product sits
very well in the building plastics
market and we see its potential in
tapping into new markets. But if
we go to building plastics outlets
with sample packs, they will just
go under the counter and no-one
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will ever see them. We’d rather go
direct to the ‘white van man’ and
fitters in general who will start
talking about it.
“I have spoken to a few fitters
myself who like it and tell me they
would be able to recommend it
for various projects. If fitters like
the product, then others will take
it seriously.”
CanExel has been praised for
its deeply textured wood-grain
appearance and exceptional curb
appeal which evokes resilience
and authenticity. The selection
of colours can create weathered
character and rustic charm or
give a welcoming personality to a
townhouse.
Hawthorn Timber, a timber
importer and distributor which
is heavily involved in the park,
home and leisure industry, was
founded back in 1953 with its
first purpose-built sawmill being
constructed in 1967. Ever since
then, its manufacturing facilities
have grown to accommodate the
rising demand for our quality
timber products.
Currently, the company’s
manufacturing facilities extend
to more than 60,000 square feet,
incorporating seven modern high
speed Moulders, two band re-saws
and four CNC crosscut saws.
The most recent addition to the
processing facility is a state of the
art Hundegger machine. Extensive
storage facilities accommodate the
company’s current timber imports
which are in excess of 100,000m3
and distribution is taken care of
by a modern fleet of 13 mainly
curtain-sided vehicles.
The business holds extensive
stocks of timber such as
Scandinavian Redwood,
Scandinavian Whitewood,
Eastern White Pine (Yellow
Pine), Thermowood, (Thermally
modified timber), Western Red
Cedar, American Oak, and
Tulipwood.
The wide range of joinery and
structural timber is carefully
sourced from the world’s leading
producers through supply chains
established over many years.
This is supported by first hand
inspections of the timber at the
source of production and on
arrival at the company’s works.
This combination enables the
business to maintain a quality
stock holding from which it
can offer, with confidence,
timber suitable for almost any
application.
Any installers interested in
finding out more should call
Darren on 07970 821184,
e-mail him at darren@
hawthorntimber.co.uk or visit
www.hawthorntimber.co.uk. For
more information on CanExel,
visit www.canexel.co.uk