Hooray for Accoya Grey

Accoya Color Grey joins James Latham’s growing portfolio of premium cladding and decking products

James Latham announces the arrival of Accoya Color Grey (Accoya Grey), the latest addition to Accsys’ pioneering modified wood range, in the UK and Irish specifiers markets.

Available nationwide, across the distributor’s network of 13 depots, Accoya Grey combines the modified timber’s unique attributes with a new, sultry, smoky shade of grey for cladding which delivers both style and substance.

The introduction of a grey variation responds to an increasing appetite amongst architects for more muted colourways, to achieve elegant and understated facades which achieve a balance between the striking and subtle. Full-body coloured, from surface to core, visual consistency is guaranteed even when the material is cut.

Manufactured according to Accsys’ proprietary acetylation process, Accoya Grey is ultra-durable with low porosity making it suitable for most commercial and residential cladding and decking applications. Possessing Durability Class 1 means it’s well-suited for use in locations with adverse weather conditions, particularly wind-driven rain. Furthermore, it requires no coating, resulting in efficiency gains and fewer resources used during installation.

Similar to all products in the range, Accoya Grey is also easy to work with, the boards are relatively lightweight and can be machined to a wide range of profiles. This is a service that James Latham is also equipped to offer in-house through its specialist timber manufacturing business, Dresser Mouldings. Servicing both the UK and Ireland, the dedicated team can prepare the Accoya cladding or decking panels for contractors to simply plug and play when they arrive on-site.

That’s not all, Accoya Grey is also equipped to meet, and surpass, the strict sustainability requirements found in most contemporary design briefs. This includes Cradle-to-Cradle Certified® Gold, guaranteeing its carbon neutrality and making it an environmentally friendly material choice, particularly when compared to many traditional materials.

Commenting on the introduction of Accoya Grey, Justin Hayward, Technical Timber Manager at James Latham, says, “This new colour within the Accoya portfolio demonstrates how its manufacturer, Accsys, has its finger on the pulse when it comes to trend-watching. Likewise, we’ve noticed an increasing demand from our specifier audience for grey-toned timber, so it’s great to be able to offer such an attractive option that possesses a superior degree of strength and low carbon credentials.”

Accoya Grey is available in a variety of dimensions, with prices available on enquiry, according to project scope and requirements.

To find out more about Accoya Grey and the full range of Accoya products click here

To explore James Latham’s full portfolio of products and services click here

For more information on Dresser Mouldings click here

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For more information contact:

Megan Duncombe, The Think Tank, [email protected] T: +44 203 831 2225

Notes to Editor

About James Latham:

James Latham is one of the UK’s largest independent distributors of timber, panels and decorative surfaces. It supplies products to a broad range of customers, from contractors and merchants, through to designers and makers.

With a history reaching back over 265 years, Lathams have always been innovators. The brand consistently pushes the boundaries of materials selection, from its origins in timber products, panels and doors, through to the modern day, where it sits as one of the sectors’ most recognised suppliers of cutting-edge materials technologies, including decorative laminates, veneers, thermoplastics and acrylics.

Its most recent innovation is a Carbon calculator that enables architects, designers, specifiers and material users to understand the carbon impact of products they select. Both carbon footprint and biogenic carbon content shown on key documentation such as quotations, delivery notes and invoices, meaning users can fully understand the carbon impact of the products they choose.

Its people are as important as our product ranges. Experienced industry professionals teamed with specialist product managers mean James Latham can offer solutions and advice in the most challenging of applications.

Operating from thirteen branches throughout the UK and Ireland, James Latham works with construction professionals, designers, architects and more, enabling the most demanding designs and construction projects to become reality.

With this knowledge, experience and product range at our disposal, James Latham is the all-round answer to your construction and design needs.