TDUK SupplyingTimber Issue 8 DIGITAL - Magazine - Page 14
New partnership helps prevent timber post rot
A partnership is combining
and driving growth amid increasing
Postsaver’s rot prevention products
competition from alternative materials
with Wood-Mizer’s engineering
by enabling timber producers to o昀昀er
expertise to create the PostMizer
guaranteed long-life posts.
machine – a custom-built system
designed to protect timber posts
against rot and boost growth of
and sustainable fencing solution.
The PostMizer machine is a highspec, high-quality application system
designed to 昀椀t up to 360 rot protection
Postsaver’s Pro-Sleeve and Pro-
sleeves per hour.
Sleeve +PLUS rot protectors have
wood sales.
a guaranteed lifespan of 20 and
This partnership aims to tackle a
says, giving merchants, agricultural
key challenge in the timber industry:
markets, local authorities, fencing
strengthening wood’s market position
speci昀椀ers and homeowners a long life
40-years respectively, the company
For sawmills and timber merchants,
the PostMizer presents a cost-e昀昀ective
solution for producing long-lasting
timber posts without the need for
a new treatment plant. This system
allows timber yards to e昀케ciently scale
up production, saving time and money
while boosting pro昀椀t margins and
delivering a premium product.
With the ability to apply both ProSleeve and Pro-Sleeve +PLUS rot
protectors to UC4-treated posts, the
PostMizer ensures enhanced durability.
robust decay protection but also
creates a sustainable, eco-friendly
barrier that locks in preservatives.
www.postsaver.com
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The 昀椀nished product not only provides
Image: The PostMizer
machine is designed
to 昀椀t up to 360 rot
protection sleeves
per hour.
Brochure supports doorset speci昀椀cation
Timber doorset manufacturer
It also explores the additional
Building Safety Act compliance. Other
JELD-WEN UK has launched a
technical expertise JELD-WEN
details including access control, DDA
new brochure to support easier
can o昀昀er to support accurate
compliance, Part M compliance and
speci昀椀cation across a range of
speci昀椀cation at the earliest stage
bespoke sizing also feature.
market sectors.
of a project, including QR links to
The brochure has been designed to
provide speci昀椀ers and contractors
the NBS speci昀椀cation platform, CPD
training and
Taking a closer look at JELD-WEN’s
sustainability commitments, the
brochure sets out key targets and
with all the information they
benchmarks, as well as the company’s
need in one place across a range
performance in meeting these.
of sector-speci昀椀c uses, including
Amy Holmes, Marketing Manager at
education, hospitality, healthcare,
JELD-WEN UK, said: “The doorsets are
residential settings, student
accommodation and o昀케ces.
tested to incredibly high standards.
The factors needed to specify doors
the very highest performance
in each setting are clearly established,
standards and we are delighted to be
signposting performance testing for
able to bring this together in one place
standards including acoustics, 昀椀re
to show the range of applications our
resistance, durability and security – as
doorsets can con昀椀dently be used in.”
JELD-WEN is committed to meeting
well as guarantee details and 昀椀re door
www.jeld-wen.co.uk/literature
data tagging capability.
SUPPLYING TIMBER
14
SPRING 2025
