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[{"type":"text","content":"\n Accsys Technologies PLC\n10 January 2007\n\n\n\n10 January 2007\n AIM: AXS\n\n\n Accsys Develops New Business with Wooden Bridges Contract\n from Dutch Government\n\n\n\nAccsys Technologies PLC ('Accsys' or 'the Company') announces that its 100%\nowned subsidiary, Titan Wood (www.titanwood.com) has secured a sizeable order\nfor AccoyaTM from the Dutch government in the Province of Friesland.\nApproximately 1,200 m3 of AccoyaTM wood (www.accoya.info) will be used as the\nmain construction material for two unique heavy traffic road bridges across the\nA7 at the city of Sneek. The contract is a further boost for Titan Wood's new\n30,000 m3 production facility in the Netherlands.\n\nSneek's prestigious new bridges, each measuring twenty metres high by forty\nmetres long, are due for completion by 2009. They mark a breakthrough in the use\nof durable modified wood in heavy traffic road bridge construction and will be\nthe first of their kind in the world. AccoyaTM, with its outstanding dimensional\nstability, reliability and durability credentials, was the natural choice for\nthe project.\n\nProject Manager for Sneek Bridge, Sieds Hoitinga, said: 'Several independent\nEuropean research institutes were contracted to test Accoya's suitability for\nthis project. After rigorous testing, we found that its dimensional stability\nand incredible durability put it head and shoulders above other wood species and\nshowed that it is suitable for laminating in large sections measuring 1080 x\n1400 mm. Other key considerations were AccoyaTM wood's superior UV resistance\nand its environmental credentials, in that it is non-toxic and made from\nsustainably grown timber.\n\nAccoyaTM is made through Titan Wood's proprietary process for the acetylation of\nwood. This process increases the amount of 'acetyl' molecules (which are\nnaturally present in all species of wood) delivering exceptional performance\nattributes without damaging the wood. The process protects wood from rot by\nmaking it inedible to most micro-organisms and insects without making it toxic,\nunlike many conventional treatments.\n\nAccoyaTM benefits from almost total dimensional stability: swelling and\nshrinkage are virtually eliminated and the wood is therefore far less prone to\ncracking or warping. In addition, AccoyaTM wood is more resistant to UV\ndegradation, meaning that i...