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Vincent Timber has added European 'Sweet Chestnut' to its fast expanding range of cladding options. The company cited it as 'durable as Oak and offering many of the benefits attributed to traditional hardwood'. The product has already been extensively used on the Lighthouse (pictured), the Zero Carbon house at the BRE & Innovations Park. When left untreated, Sweet Chestnut will mature to a silvery texture, making it an ideal cladding option for architects looking for longevity. It is also around 20% lighter than Oak.

Cape Cod, natural and sustainable timber cladding designed to give a genuine 'New England' look is imported into the UK by Vincent Timber. The product is produced from kiln dried wood, band sawn to give a texture face. Two coats of water based paint are then applied under factory controlled conditions. The result is a low maintenance cladding.

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Ready stained timber cladding products are now available from Vincent Timber. Silverwood Natur is a Scandinavian whitewood which has been machined twice to offer a textured face. It is then pressure treated to improve life expectancy. Designed to be used for most types of housing, it is twice coated with a water based stain to provide a long lasting finish. Available in lengths from 2350mm to 5050mm, it has a 120mm cover and patterned profile with tongue and groove ends.

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Cape Cod timber cladding, designed to provide the New England look, has now received full FSC certification. It completes a wide range offered by Vincent Timber, which believes it can now offer the largest choice of certified timber cladding products in the country. While Cape Cod, produced from Canadian Lodgepole Pine, has always been sourced from sustainable managed forests, it did not, until now, carry the FSC certificate to seal its environmental credentials. Vincent Timber say that the product has already proved a success in the UK, with sales in 2006 already up by 40% year on year. Cape Cod continues to be specified for housing developments across sounthern England in particular. "FSC certification for Cape Cod means that we can supply all our cladding products to the same high level of sustainability," said John Vincent, chairman of Vincent Timber. The company now offers a range of hardwood products together with its established offering which includes Red Cedar, Larch, Thermowood and Silverwood Natur.

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Introduced to satisfy the demand for a more textured look, Vincent Timber is now supplying a new range of Shakes. Imported from Canada, the Western Red Cedar Shingles offer aesthetic charm as well as offering insulation properties with a light weight. The thermal conductivity is the lowest of any roofing material, the company claims, making for a warm roof. All kiln dried and treated, the shingles and shakes should be installed using stainless steel nails.

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Red Cedar Shingles can offer savings of up to 50% when compared to traditional timber cladding systems, says Vincent Timber. Some 3000m² of its Red Cedar Shingles were specified for Royal Holloway College in preference to Green Oak Cladding. This, the company claims, was due to its aesthetics and performance when hung vertically as well as its reduced cost.

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Thanks to its high performance and aesthetic qualities, Siberian Larch from Vincent Timber has been used on the Alan Higgins Centre in Coventry. This versatile timber is less expensive than traditional cladding such as western red cedar, but as tough as hardwoods like English oak. It is impact resistant, making it suitable for a variety of tough applications.

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Factory-painted timber cladding from Vincent Timber?s Cape Cod range has been used on the Waterside Development in Aylesford. This high performance cladding offers durability and low maintenance, even over long periods of time. The acrylic breathable water-based paint offers a wide range of colours.

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