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Accoya wood traffic bridge
Accoya wood traffic bridge.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 5479K Accsys Technologies PLC 22 December 2008 \n \n\n \nNYSE Euronext Amsterdam: AXS\n\nAccsys Technologies PLC\nAccoya® Wood Traffic Bridge a Resounding Success\n\nAccsys Technologies PLC and Titan Wood Limited, one of the company's wholly-owned subsidiaries, recently announced the successful transportation and installation of the world's first heavy traffic bridge made from the company's revolutionary Accoya® wood. The bridge, located approximately 125 kilometers northeast of Amsterdam in Sneek, the Netherlands, is chartered as a 60 tonne class bridge and will support the major Dutch thoroughfare A7. An official opening ceremony and celebration is planned for April 15 in Sneek. \n\nSpanning 32 meters and rising more than 14 meters in the air, this impressive structure will serve as a beautiful grand entrance to the city of Sneek. Commissioned after a 2005 design competition, the €3.5 million bridge was designed by Oak Architects and constructed by German firm Schaffitzel Holzindustrie.\n\nWhen designing their masterpiece, OAK Architects specified environmentally friendly Accoya® wood due to its many benefits such as having a high strength to weight ratio, enhanced durability and dimensional stability, non-toxicity, and aesthetics. The Accoya® wood used in the bridge's spectacular design is not only beautiful, but strong as well, supporting and bearing the traffic load.\n\nThe Dutch government mandates that every bridge built provides a minimum service life of 80 years. Accoya® wood, which is produced only from source-certified sustainable species, including FSC (Forest Stewardship Council), was specified after a thorough testing and verification process. Project Manager, Sieds Hoitinga, said: 'Several independent European research institutes were contracted to test Accoya® wood's suitability for this project. After rigorous testing, we found that its dimensional stability and incredible durability put it head and shoulders above other species and showed that it is suitable for laminating in large sections measuring 1080 x 1400 mm. Accoya® wood also has superior UV resistance, is non-toxic and made from sustainably grown timbe...