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PERFECT PRODUCT:
Medite Tricoya Opens Doors as the ‘Perfect Product’
The scenario: AMS Joinery of Maidstone has been working on
a Victorian town house in Notting Hill in London which has
been undergoing a full refurbishment to bring the property
back to its former glory. As the new home of a London
property developer, the owner had specific designs in mind
intended to retain as much of the property’s period feel as
possible. One of AMS Joinery’s tasks was to manufacture and
install a large No. 10 Downing Street style front door to the
newly renovated property; a job for which the stability and
durability of new Medite Tricoya MDF, the ground-breaking
new panel product from a joint development agreement
with Medite Europe & Accsys Technologies.
It doesn’t move, it easily
handles wet environments
without change and has proved
to be the perfect product for us.
Darren Smith, AMS Joinery’s Workshop Foreman
The solution: Darren Smith, AMS Joinery’s workshop
foreman, said, “Front door panels of this size can have issues
including splitting and the necessary subsequent repair, and
we were looking for an alternative which would enable us to
create a perfect and durable product first time. We became
aware of Medite’s new MDF Medite Tricoya around the time
of its launch at Timber Expo in September and it was clearly
developed for a good reason. It doesn’t move, it easily
handles wet environments without change and has proved
to be the perfect product for us.”
taken more orders from customers for which we will use
Medite Tricoya.” Medite Tricoya has been demonstrated to
have superior dimensional stability and durability, even in
changing weather conditions, meaning it can now be used
in situations and applications where wood and wood-based
products would not usually be considered.
The result: AMS Joinery found that Medite Tricoya machined
cleanly to an impressively high standard. The chosen finish
for the door was a black gloss polyester spray, which
gave it a smooth gloss finish with no brush marks. Mr.
Smith concluded, “It’s an expensive product, but the value
and benefits of Medite Tricoya save so many potential
problems, including repair and re-manufacture. It is well
worth it, both for us and our clients and we’ve already
This industry is changing,
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