Timber Cladding / Sustainable Hardwood
FSC Certified hardwood cladding. Ideal for architect design, low-maintenance and long lifespan. Durable and Structural Stability.
Ideal for high-quality, low-maintenance architectual designs.
Plato® Hardwood (Black Afara) is an exciting new modified timber ideal for cladding. It is an excellent alternative to the more costly exotic hardwoods.
It has a clean, clear look with no knots and has a consistent warm brown colour when new. Irregular black streaking gives the wood a distinctive natural high-quality finish.
The thermo-treatment process results in a dramatic improvement in the stability and durability of the wood – making it ideal for applications where the cladding is a key part of the architectural design, and a long, maintenance-free lifespan is important.
The heat treatment has an additional advantage that the cladding weathers very quickly to an even light grey colour.
Sustainable and FSC Certified
Plato®wood Fraké is a West African hardwood species sourced from FSC certified forests, which means you can choose Frake with confidence that you are not contributing to the destruction of the world’s endangered forests.
Technical data
- FSC approved, Plato Hardwood will also appeal to those looking for green credentials. It is sourced in an approved manner from sustainable forests.
- New Technology - Extremely stable and durable timber offering Architects new design possibilities.
- Structural Stability - The modification process works all the way through the timber, meaning site cutting and machining do not jeopardise performance.
- Maintenance Free - Very durable. It does not have to be painted or treated and can be left to weather naturally to a silver grey colour.
- Sustainable - No chemicals are used in its production, with a long lifespan.
- Plato Hardwood (Frake) can be painted or stained ensuing longer intervals between coatings due to its enhanced stability. It can also be fire retardant treated.
Standard Sizes (off saw):
• 23 x 150 Standard
• Other sizes available as required.
