SUSTAINABLE SUBSTITUTION

FORGING TOWARDS A GREENER FUTURE, TIMBERDECK PREVAILS IN BAMBOOZLING THE SENSES WITH ITS EXTRAORDINARILY INNOVATIVE, ECO-FRIENDLY AND CLOSEST-TO-REAL WOOD MATERIAL.

Apart from ensuring a thick outer protective layer and solid inner core, the built-to-last final product is water-repellent, abrasion resistant, weather-resistant, anti-fungus and stable in colour. Furthermore, it possesses naturally random, deep and homogenous grains for a closest-to-real wood appearance and texture unlike any other WPCs in the market. Therefore, this outdoor-friendly material is used for a multitude of versatile surface finishing applications such as decking, wall cladding and louvre. Breaking the misconception that wood substitutes will never come close to replicating the real thing in every sensorial sense is Timberdeck Sdn Bhd, established in 2011 with headquarters in Perak. Founded by Alfred Teh, the leading regional manufacturer as well as researcher, developer and marketer for Wood Plastic Composite (WPC) and Vinyl Composite (PVC) products achieves this through its brand, Boisdeck. Pronounced ‘Bwa’ – Deck with the Frenchoriginated first syllable translating to ‘Wood’, Boisdeck is the first to offer premium outdoor WPCs enhanced with state-of-the-art coextrusion technology (capped composite) combined with biophilic, or nature-interactive, designs.

Fair to say, the exceptional credibility of this product has resulted in its exportation to many countries across Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. On the local front, Boisdeck products can be sourced at Revowood Sdn.Bhd, the marketing arm of Timberdeck. Anyone can feel free to take a closer look and feel of these convincing wood replacements at this one-stop service centre cum showroom stationed in Bandar Bukit Puchong, Selangor. Answering the call of the Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB) to transition to alternative raw materials in line with the national policy, Timberdeck resorts to the use of rice husks – the ideal substitute to wood – in combination with repurposed PVC to create WPC. This agricultural residue which is readily accessible in Malaysia is highly suitable due to its status as a safe, low embodied carbon and cost-efficient bio-based building material. In turn, this shift allows acres of diverse local wood to fully mature without disruption, leading to its continual availability to future generations as a natural resource.

In other words, Timberdeck promotes timber through an unconventional but sustainable route. Matter of fact, the brand not only strives to create environmentally and financially self-sustaining products but advocates for environmental stewardship in every measure taken. With the assistance of MTIB, misconceptions about WPC are steadily being dispelled through awareness and education. Apart from organising its participation in trade fairs such as Archidex to target businesses and consumers directly, MTIB has introduced the brand’s WPC products and the know-how to install them to stakeholders and those in the wood-making industry. The brand has also recently collaborated with the Fibre and Biocomposite Development Centre (FIDEC) to install outdoor furniture in Anjung Floria, Putrajaya.

On a similar note, Boisdeck products can also be seen in these various establishments across the country: GenKL in Kuala Lumpur, Amverton in Shah Alam, The Habitat Penang Hill in Georgetown and Eco Spring in Johor Bahru. Although it is viewed as relatively new in the local market, the aforementioned list of projects clearly indicates that it is only a matter of time before this advanced version of WPC becomes a staple building material all over the country.

For more information please visit www.boisdeck.com or call 012 651 1628

Malaysian Timber Industry Board encourages the use of Malaysian timber

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