Directory Profile for Arnold Laver & Co Ltd - Hebburn

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Agent, Merchant
Engineered Product, Hardwood, Panel, Softwood

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Agents
Agents represent the interests of overseas Suppliers by locating UK based Buyers and arranging sales contracts.

Ash, American
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 675 Kg/m3
Colour: Grey Brown
Durability: Not Durable
Permeability: Good
Origin: North America
Species Name: Fraxinus sp

Balau
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 990 Kg/m3
Colour: Yellow/Red Brown
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Shore sp
Notes: Commercial Trade name under which a number of Shorea species with similar properties are sold in the UK

Baltic States Softwood
Product Type: Softwood

Bangkirai
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 850 kg/m3 Average
Colour: Pale Brown/Gold
Texture: Medium to Fine
Durability: Durable/Very Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: East Kalimantan
Species Name: Shorea laevifolia
Notes: This commercial name is used where Shorea laevifolia is sold as a single species. May also be sold under the commercial name Balau when mixed with other Shorea species of similar properties.

Basswood
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 420 kg/m3
Colour: Almost white Sapwood, darker Heartwood
Durability: Not Durable
Permeability: Permeable
Origin: North America
Species Name: Tilia americana
Notes: Also called American lime

Beech, European
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 720 Kg/m3
Colour: Pale Brown
Durability: Not Durable
Permeability: Good
Origin: Europe
Species Name: Fagus sylvatica
Notes: Generally prefixed by country of origin e.g.. English, French, Rumanian. Beech is sometimes Steamed to enhance the colour to a pink or light red

Blockboard
Product Type: Panel Product

Canadian Softwood
Product Type: Softwood

Cedar, South American
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 480 Kg/m3
Colour: Pink/red brown
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Very Resistant
Origin: South Central America
Species Name: Cedrela oderata
Environmental: Listed in CITES Appendix III. Species included at the request of a country that already regulates trade in the species and that needs the cooperation of other countries to prevent unsustainable or illegal exploitation. Permits required for trade.

Cherry, American
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 580 Kg/m3
Colour: Red/Brown
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: North America
Species Name: Prunus serotina

CLS dimensioned timber
Product Type: Softwood

CNC Routing Services
Product Type: Service

Decking Supplier
Product Type: Service

Decorative Panels
Product Type: Panel Product

DIY/Timber Products
Product Type: Service
Notes: Agents are the link between Sellers, who are normally based overseas and Buyers based in the importing country.

Door Blanks
Product Type: Panel Product

Door Specialist
Product Type: Service

Douglas Fir
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 530 kg/m3
Colour: Light Red/Brown
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: North America
Species Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii
Notes: Large Sections (e.g.. 300x300mm) available. Clear material for Joinery purposes is also available

Emeri
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 540 Kg/m3 Very Variable
Colour: Yellow Light Brown
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Africa, West
Species Name: Terminalia ivorensis
Notes: Also called Idigbo or Framire. May stain damp fabrics or when in contact with iron in damp conditions

Engineered Floor Specialists
Product Type: Service

Engineered Wood Products
Product Type: Service

Fencing Supplier
Product Type: Service

Fibreboard
Product Type: Panel Product

Fire Resistant Boards
Product Type: Panel Product

Fire Resistant Softwood
Product Type: Softwood

Flexible Panel Products
Product Type: Panel Product

Flooring Specialist
Product Type: Service

Furniture/Joinery Components
Product Type: Service

Gates, Hardwood
Product Type: Service

Gates, Softwood
Product Type: Service

Glue Laminated Timber
Product Type: Service

Hardboard
Product Type: Panel Product

Hemlock, Western
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 490 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Brown
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: North America
Species Name: Tsuga heterophylla
Notes: Large Sections (e.g.. 300x300mm) available. Clear material for Joinery purposes is also available. Parcels frequently contain a percentage of fir (Abies Sp.)

I-Joists
Product Type: Service
Notes: Structural Composite Beam

Insulation Boards
Product Type: Panel Product

Iroko
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 660 Kg/m3
Colour: Yellow/Brown
Durability: Very Durable
Permeability: Very Resistant
Origin: Africa, West
Species Name: Milicia excelsa

Jelutong
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 470 Kg/m3
Colour: Yellow/White
Durability: Non-Durable
Permeability: Good
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Dyera costulata

Joinery Specialist
Product Type: Service

Keruing
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 750 Kg/m3
Colour: Pink/Brown
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Dipterocarpus
Notes: There are many commercial names for timber from Dipterocarpus species. Generally split by country of origin with the most important being:
Keruing - Indonesia/Malaya/Sarawak/Sabah
Gurjun - India/Burma
Yang - Thailand
Apitong - Philippines

Laminated Flooring
Product Type: Panel Product

Laminated Furniture Panels
Product Type: Service

Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)
Product Type: Service
Notes: Structural Composite Beam manufacturered from wood veneers

Laminates
Product Type: Panel Product

Laminboard
Product Type: Panel Product

Larch, Siberian
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 590 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Reddish Brown
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Resistant Sapwood Moderately durable
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Larix decidua L.europaea
Notes: Good strength and toughness properties

Lauan, Red
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 670 kg/m3 on average but variable
Colour: Medium to Dark Red Brown
Texture: Rather coarse
Durability: Moderately durable to Durable
Permeability: Resistant to Extremely resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Shorea species principally S. pauciflora

Mahogany, African
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 550 kg/m3
Colour: Red/Brown
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Very Resistant
Origin: Africa, West
Species Name: Khaya sp

Maple, Hard or Rock
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 740 Kg/m3
Colour: White/Cream
Durability: Non-Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: North America
Species Name: Acer saccharum
Notes: Also called Hard Maple/Sugar Maple/White Maple

MDF, Lightweight
Product Type: Panel Product

MDF, Medium Density Fibreboard
Product Type: Panel Product

Melamine Faced Panel Products
Product Type: Panel Product

Meranti, Dark Red
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 670 kg/m3 on average but variable
Colour: Medium to Dark Red Brown
Texture: Rather coarse
Durability: Moderately durable to Durable
Permeability: Resistant to Extremely resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Shorea species principally S. pauciflora

Moisture Resistant Panels
Product Type: Panel Product

Mouldings Softwood
Product Type: Softwood

Nationwide Delivery Service
Product Type: Service

Oak, American Red
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 640 kg/m3 average
Colour: Red/Brown but can vary greatly in colour
Texture: Generally more Coarse than other Oaks
Durability: Non Durable
Permeability: Moderately Resistant
Origin: North America
Species Name: Principally Quercus rubra and Quercus falcata
Notes: Unsuitable for exterior works because it lacks durability

Oak, American White
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 640 kg/m3 average
Colour: Pale Yellow to mid Brown
Texture: Medium to Fine
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Extremely Resistant
Origin: North America
Species Name: Principally Quercus alba and Quercus prinus
Notes: Liable to stain when in contact with iron in damp conditions, and may corrode unprotected metals under these circumstances

Oak, European
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 670 kg/m3
Colour: Yellow/Brown
Texture: Medium to Fine
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Extremely Resistant
Origin: Europe south of 63* N
Species Name: Principally Quercus robur and Quercus petraea
Notes: Oak is widely used throughout Europe with good quality material being used for furniture and joinery and lower grades used for fencing and gates. Liable to stain when in contact with iron in damp conditions

Oak, Japanese
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 660 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Yellow/Brown
Texture: Medium to Fine
Durability: Heartwood Durable
Permeability: Unknown
Origin: Japan
Species Name: Principally Quercus mongolica
Notes: Generally lower in strength than European Oak

Obeche
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 380 kg/m3
Colour: Nearly White/Pale Straw Yellow
Texture: Moderately Coarse but Even
Durability: Non-Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Africa, West
Species Name: Triplochiton scleroxylon
Notes: Also called Wawa (Ghana), Samba (Ivory Coast)

OSB, Oriented Strand Board
Product Type: Panel Product

Parallel Strand Lumber (PSL)
Product Type: Service
Notes: Structural Composite Beam manufacturered from wood veneers

Particle Board, Cement Bonded
Product Type: Panel Product

Particle Board, Chipboard
Product Type: Panel Product

Pine
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 510 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Reddish Brown Light Sapwood
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Sapwood Permeable
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Pinus sylvestris
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the general term Pine refers to wood from the Scots Pine tree also known as Redwood

Pine, Eastern White
Product Type: Softwood
Origin: USA

Pine, Maritime
Product Type: Softwood
Density: Variable 510 - 530 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Reddish Brown Light Sapwood
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Sapwood Permeable Heartwood Resistant
Origin: Mediterranean Europe
Species Name: Pinus Pinaster
Notes: Very resinous species

Pine, Parana
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 480 kg/m3
Colour: Brown/Bright Red Streaks
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Moderately Resistant Sapwood Permeable
Origin: Brazil
Species Name: Araucaria angustifolia A. brasiliana
Notes: Straight grained material suitable for high quality Joinery. Available in wide sections

Pine, Scots
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 510 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Reddish Brown Light Sapwood
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Sapwood Permeable
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Pinus sylvestris
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the general term Pine refers to wood from the Scots Pine tree also known as Redwood

Pine, Southern Yellow
Product Type: Softwood
Origin: USA

Pine, Yellow
Product Type: Softwood

Planing and Moulding
Product Type: Service

Plywood Birch
Product Type: Panel Product

Plywood Cut Size
Product Type: Panel Product

Plywood Drawside
Product Type: Panel Product

Plywood Film Faced
Product Type: Panel Product

Plywood Lightweight
Product Type: Panel Product

Plywood Poplar
Product Type: Panel Product

Plywood Veneered
Product Type: Panel Product

Preservative Treatment Services
Product Type: Service

Preservative Treatment, Pressure Impregnation
Product Type: Service

Priming Service
Product Type: Service

Redwood, Baltic States
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 510 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Reddish Brown Light Sapwood
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Sapwood Permeable
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Pinus sylvestris
Notes: In the UK, the general term Pine refers to wood from the Scots Pine tree also known as Redwood

Redwood, European
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 510 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Reddish Brown Light Sapwood
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Sapwood Permeable
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Pinus sylvestris
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the general term Pine refers to wood from the Scots Pine tree also known as Redwood

Redwood, Russian
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 510 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Reddish Brown Light Sapwood
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Sapwood Permeable
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Pinus sylvestris
Notes: In the UK, the general term Pine refers to wood from the Scots Pine tree also known as Redwood

Redwood, Scandinavian
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 510 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Reddish Brown Light Sapwood
Durability: Moderately Durable
Permeability: Sapwood Permeable
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Pinus sylvestris
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the general term Pine refers to wood from the Scots Pine tree also known as Redwood

Roof Truss Specialist
Product Type: Service

Roofing/Tiling Battens


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Russian Softwood
Product Type: Softwood

Sapele
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 620 kg/m3
Colour: Dark Reddish Brown
Texture: Moderatly Fine
Durability: Moderatly Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Africa, West
Species Name: Entandrophragma cylindricum

Scandinavian Softwood
Product Type: Softwood
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.

Seraya, Dark Red
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 670 kg/m3 on average but variable
Colour: Medium to Dark Red Brown
Texture: Rather coarse
Durability: Moderately durable to Durable
Permeability: Resistant to Extremely resistant
Origin: South East Asia
Species Name: Shorea species principally S. pauciflora

Sheet Materials
Product Type: Panel Product

Specialist Plywood Products
Product Type: Panel Product

Spruce
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 470 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Yellow Brown
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Picea abies P.excelsa
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the commercial term Whitewood generally refers to wood from the European Spruce tree

Spruce, European
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 470 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Yellow Brown
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Picea abies P.excelsa
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the commercial term Whitewood generally refers to wood from the European Spruce tree

Spruce, Sitka
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 400 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Yellow Brown
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Great Britain
Species Name: Picea sitchensis
Notes: Good yields when machine strength graded

Staircase Supplier
Product Type: Service

Stakes Softwood
Product Type: Softwood

Strength Grading
Product Type: Service

Strength Grading, Visual
Product Type: Service

Tatajuba
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 785 kg/m3
Colour: Golden Yellow/Yellow
Durability: Durable
Origin: Central/South America
Species Name: Bagassa guianensis

Timber & Builders Merchants
Product Type: Service

Timber Merchants
Timber Merchants purchase stock from Importers and sell in wholesale or retail quantities

Tropical Hardwood Plywood, America South
Product Type: Panel Product

Tropical Hardwood Plywood, Asia South East
Product Type: Panel Product

Tulipwood
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 475kg/m3
Colour: Heartwood Yellow Brown/Pale Olive Sapwood White
Texture: Fine and Even
Durability: Non-Durable
Origin: North America
Species Name: Liriodendron tulipifera
Notes: Also called American Whitewood, Yellow Poplar

UK and Ireland Softwood
Product Type: Softwood

USA Softwood
Product Type: Softwood

Utile
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 660 kgm3 average
Colour: Light Brown
Texture: Medium
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Extremely Resistant
Origin: Africa, West and Central
Species Name: Entandrophragma utile
Notes: Also called Sipo (Ivory Coast) or Assie (Cameroon)

Veneer Flexible
Product Type: Panel Product

Veneer Layon
Product Type: Panel Product

Veneered Panel Products
Product Type: Panel Product

Walnut, American
Product Type: Hardwood
Density: 579 kg/m3
Colour: Light Grey Brown to Chocolate Brown
Texture: Texture Medium to Coarse
Durability: Very Durable
Permeability: Unknown
Origin: Eastern USA and Canada
Species Name: Juglans nigra
Notes: Also known as Black Walnut

Western Red Cedar
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 370 kg/m3
Colour: Reddish Brown
Durability: Durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: North America
Species Name: Thuja plicata
Notes: Suitable for external and cladding uses, Liable to stain when in contact with iron in damp conditions.

Whitewood
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 470 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Yellow Brown
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Picea abies P.excelsa
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the commercial term Whitewood generally refers to wood from the European Spruce tree

Whitewood, Baltic States
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 470 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Yellow Brown
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Picea abies P.excelsa
Notes: In the UK, the commercial term Whitewood generally refers to wood from the European Spruce tree

Whitewood, European
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 470 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Yellow Brown
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Picea abies P.excelsa
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the commercial term Whitewood generally refers to wood from the European Spruce tree

Whitewood, Russian
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 470 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Yellow Brown
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Picea abies P.excelsa
Notes: In the UK, the commercial term Whitewood generally refers to wood from the European Spruce tree

Whitewood, Scandinavian
Product Type: Softwood
Density: 470 kg/m3
Colour: Pale Yellow Brown
Durability: Non-durable
Permeability: Resistant
Origin: Northern Europe
Species Name: Picea abies P.excelsa
Environmental: In Scandinavia, two trees are planted for each tree which is felled.
Notes: In the UK, the commercial term Whitewood generally refers to wood from the European Spruce tree

Worktops
Product Type: Panel Product