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CASE STUDIES
ASHWELL TIMBER
Tel: 01375892576
Website: www.ashwelltimber.com
The environmental imperative
behind reclamation is so glaringly
obvious and there are indications
that something is changing.
Architects and landscape
designers are making often
breathtaking choices in their
use of reclaimed materials. Yet
reclaiming is a dirty, surprising,
and often sometimes thankless
process that requires passion and
commitment to sustain it.
One business located in deepest
Essex has found a way to do
this. Ashwells has quietly built
a reputation for supplying high
quality material for architects and
engineering companies by re-
framing the way we think about
reclamation.
They have the pleasure of
sharing this innovative Garden
Room project; a Garden Room
that was designed to meet the
client’s specification. When asked
to summarise their requirements
they said: “We wanted something
that would look natural and fits
with the environment; we wanted
wood that looks like wood; wood
that would be robust and long
lasting.”
Once the client’s wishes were
known we were approached by
Daniel Brown of D Brown London
Services. It was decided that the
best timber to fit the project would
be Jarrah; Eucalyptus diversicolor,
which originates from Australia.
Not only is it an extremely durable
timber but it provided the striking
red colour.
The clients were also pleased
that the timber had some
ecological merit. Ashwells had
reclaimed it from Tilbury Docks in
Essex. In a previous life it was the
decking boards for pedestrians
walked over to board the ferries.
Once reclaimed it had all the metal
removed and was sliced down to
make this striking cladding.
THE CONTEMPORARY FENCING COMPANY
“Bespoke fencing is a just few
clicks away. The Contemporary
Fencing Company’s new website
app ‘The Fencing Calculator’ is
the fastest way to cost your cedar
fencing project accurately” says
sales director Dominic Brice.
“It was developed to make life
easier for specifiers and buyers
allowing them to get prices for
both bespoke and standard fencing
with a few simple clicks. We have
had excellent feedback for the
app it has been used hundreds
of times already. Most people
use it as a guide to work out how
much a project might cost, if it’s
within budget they would call up
and place an order, or ask for a
trade discount code to apply to the
basket.”
For more complicated
projects,The Contemporary
Fencing Company’s team of
experienced sales staff are on
hand to offer advice and design
solutions to the trickiest fencing
problems. They can also provide
quotes working from site drawings
and plans.
The mathematics behind the
app not only calculates how many
standard panels you might need
and the size of any infill panel, it
also gives an option for equal sized
panels and calculates the best
width panel to use for any
given run.
To try the app for yourself visit
www.contemporaryfencing.com/
fencing-calculator.htm
Tel: 01227 273214 | email : [email protected] |
Website : www.contemporary fencing.com
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Landscape Insight | December 2017