West Fraser’s Weather-Resistant CaberShield Eco

Continually investing in the improvement of its engineered wood-based panel products, West Fraser has received new BBA certification, confirming its environmentally-friendly CaberShield Eco is capable of withstanding constant exposure to the elements for a full sixty days: comfortably delivering extended practical and economic advantages for contractors and developers seeking an edge on the competition.

The latest addition to an already comprehensive portfolio, CaberShield Eco is the greenest option on the market for creating high specification, weather-resistant floors which simultaneously provide a slip resistant, safe working platform, also able to shield the spaces below from rain and snow so that work can proceed while the main roof and the rest of the envelope are made weathertight.

Rigorous evaluation has proved that the inherent performance characteristics of the CaberFloor P5 is boosted by the solvent-free UV-cured, waterproof coating across the upper surface to CaberShield Eco. This means the panels – along with the tongue & grove versions – will withstand high traffic along with the worst of the winter weather during the exposed construction phase.

Together with the boards’ own structure this outstanding resilience is facilitated by an installation process featuring the use of West Fraser‘s CaberFix D4 glue, which is applied to the edges as well as across the joists. In addition, from an environmental perspective, the panels’ specification cuts Scope 3 emissions when compared to melamine protected flooring.

Manufactured in dimensions of 2400 long by 600mm wide, the panels are both FSC and CE certified and are ideal for humid environments, in commercial as well as residential applications, for new-build and refurbishment work. The T&G profile panels, meanwhile, measure 22mm thick; and West Fraser recommends securing them using its tried and tested CaberFix D4, a solvent-free, one-component polyurethane adhesive. This ‘joint & joist’ glue, when applied to the edges, has the advantage of eliminating those irritating creaks and squeaks which characterise traditional floorboards.

In common with other products in the West Fraser range, CaberShield Eco is produced using timber from responsibly managed forest sources, locking in the CO2 during its lifetime; while architects, builders and other specifiers can further minimise waste through careful project planning and specification decisions.

Then at the end of life the panels are also 100^% recyclable, while the fact that West Fraser utilises wood from trees grown in the UK cuts embodied carbon as well as ensuring the security of the supply chain in a global market where European wide deforestation regulations (EUDR) are coming under increasing scrutiny.

All West Fraser panel products produced in the UK are net carbon negative and manufactured in mills that have obtained the coveted environmental ISO 14001 accreditation. Responsibly sourced, the panels are FSC® certified (C012533) and created from locally grown timber, cutting embodied carbon from transportation. For further information, call 01786 812 921 or visit https://uk.westfraser.com