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RIBA and the Sterling Prize

Edwards Cheshire products are being installed in some great projects. The 2008 RIBA Sterling Prize went to The Accordia housing project in Cambridge. This features our 14mm 2-Ply satin lacquered Oak and 14mm 2-Ply sain lacquered American Black Walnut. Congratulations to all involved!

The fine technical detail on Edwards Cheshire products that is required by specifiers and architects can now be found on www.ribaproductselector.com and www.ribaproductselector.com for the National Building Specifications.

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Beauty without compromise

"In the UK imports from tropical countries has been rising. It is the largest importer of Chinese made flooring in the EU, and imported over three million square metres in the first six months of 2008, a 58 per cent increase compared with 2007" Extract from: Buyer beware by Environmental Investigations Agency.

"zone 1:Most of Primoriskiy Krai and the very southern part of Khabarovskiy Krai. Illegal timber is pre-dominatantly transported by trucks to Russian-Chinese border crossings and also to southern sea ports, both for transport to China and Japan. Themost illegal logging in the RFE occurs in this area, at 50-70 percent of harvesting. Some experts estimate that it has the highest rates of illegal logging in Russia." Extract from: China and the forest trade in the Asia-Pacific region by Alexander Sheingauz.

"Illegally Logged Timber (prohibition of Sale and Distribution) Bill. A bill tomake it an offence for any importer or distributer to sell or distribute in the United Kingdomany wood harvested,manufactured or otherwise dealt with illegally in the country fromwhich the wood originates or through which it was passed or was transhipped: and for connected purposes."

" Distributer"means any person who, for professional and commercial purposes, irrespective of the selling technique, A)manufactures and sells wood, B) sells woodmanufactured by another person, C) imports or exports wood into the United Kingdom.

Conclusion: 600 football pitches ofmostly Oak flooring fromChina have been imported into the UK in the first 6 months of 2008. The pre-dominant source of the rawmaterial used to produce this is Russian. Up to 70% of Russian Oak is harvested illegally. A government bill has had its first reading that willmake the offence, of selling wood products (including Bamboo) produced using illegally harvested wood, result in imprisonment for up to 5 years or a fine not exceeding £100,000 or both in respect to each offence.

Edwards Cheshire have over 150 FSC or PEFC officially certifiedWood floors in our range, we will be introducing an "environmental guarantee" that will cover all of our wood floors in our 2009 range.

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2009 new year offers

Competition is keen for us and for our customers – and whilst we are working hard to stand out from the crowd, we are also working hard to offer great values on key products so we have some great offers for you to start the New Year…

Moving forwards!

2009 and Edwards Cheshire moves into its 16th year of new challenges, new developments and opportunities.

“Medusa” - Reclaimed Cumbrian Hawthorn Sculpture byWill Stockton - 2008 Commissioned to celebrate our 15th year in the wood floor business.

We’d like to wish you all the best for the New Year and keep you informed of our news and special offers.

100% Design - Earls Court London

Very exciting exhibition with Edwards Cheshire in the main design hall featuring the best of all we do including new hand finishes.

New hand finishes
The new in house finishing line is up and running. We can now produce an exclusive palette of superb colours and patinas onto a variety of different timber boards – including the stunning end grain oak planks. This fantastic resource can also offer a very special bespoke finishing service, when only “unique” will do.

LIMED END GRAIN OAK Hand-finished

The Ultimate Engineered Plank

3 Plys of cross engineered oak form the best engineered floor in the market. 3Plys of cross engineered oak formthe best engineered floor in themarket. Edwards Cheshire introduced this hefty 22mm deep and superwide plank, over 5 years ago, to give the best stability on underfloor heating and greatest strength when applied directly to joists.Widths upto 300mm are available in lengths ranging from 0.5mts upto a superlong 3.0mts.This brilliantly versatile structure is now available in superb options such as double fumed, as a chevron or Versailles block format and finally with the option of a limed finish.

1. Chevron block (Inset: 8mmoakwear layer bonded to 7mm oak core and 7mmoak counterbalance backing board)
2.Double fumed | 3. Versailles block | 4. Limed finish

Textured & lacquered range

The Ted Todd & Sons range of textured and lacquered oaks are being updated and given a broader choice.
Two very different Antique finishes; a rich warm Toffee with a distressed surface is partnered by a distinctiveMocha with the worn appearance of an aged but sunny floor.We are also offering a true Black and a trueWhite with the great brushed texture of Oak, but strong monochrome for contemporary style.

TOFFEE Antique | MOCHAWorn | TOTALLY BLACK | PUREWHITE