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21August 2017

Using wood wisely at Hill Holt Wood

A young volunteer at Hill Holt Wood 

The aesthetic appeal of Norbord's SterlingOSB has been highlighted across many trendy fashion stores, restaurants and bars; popular with designers on price, visual appeal and durability.

One social enterprise recognised the complementary environmental benefits of SterlingOSB when they were gifted the board from a project at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. Hill Holt Woodhttp://www.hillholtwood.co.uk/was able to recycle the used board and use it to build a "bothy" at Skegness Coastal Eco Centre for them to use as an off-grid natural learning space. The project incorporates the use of British timber, including SterlingOSB along with sheeps' wool insulation.
 

The use of SterlingOSB, an FSC-certified, sustainable building product made from timber grown in the UK, fits with the ethos of the charity which is an integral part of the local community and aims for economic, social and environmental sustainability. Set in 34 acres of woodland in Lincolnshire, the organisation utilises harvested rainwater, has earth-composting toilets and an off-grid power system.
 

The recycling of an already environmentally-friendly Norbord product such as SterlingOSB fits perfectly with the aims of the company's Use Wood Wisely campaign which encourages careful use of nature's resources and preservation of the natural environmenthttp://www.usewoodwisely.co.uk/
 

Hollie Drake of Hill Holt Wood explained, "The event incorporates large OSB displays and fencing for advertising purposes etc. The event organisers aim to donate and give away these materials as much as possible, otherwise the waste goes to landfill. We were contacted by the event-planning department and asked if we were interested in some OSB sheets. Recycling, sustainability and reusing materials reflects our ethos and therefore we were very excited about this prospect. To reduce landfill and help recycle materials, we travelled to London to pick up the SterlingOSB and brought it back to our Lincolnshire location. We have stored and utilised these resources for our projects and the Skegness Coastal Bothy is a brilliant example of this.
 

Hill Holt Wood aims to use British Timber in all construction projects and hold FSC and Grown in Britain chain of custody certification. Although the majority of our projects use timber felled and processed from our local woodlands, SterlingOSB reflects our ethos as a sustainable building product that's FSC certified and made from timber grown in the UK". 
 

For further information on Norbord, please call 01786 812 921 or visitwww.norbord.co.uk.

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With compliments:

Alison Relf
Taylor Alden Ltd
Unit 2 Temple Place
247 The Broadway
London SW19 1SE

Tel:  020 8543 3866

Email:alison@tayloralden.co.uk