STREtek® MultiPly Black Phenol Face Board
STREtek is the technical plywood solution in many ranges of panel that use Birch Plywood, which has been in limited supply. With it’s multi-lamination construction and long-grain, plug-free faces on both A and B.
Most types of panel use an EN314-2 Class 3 glue line. This option in Black Phenol-face with Hex pattern anti-slip Trailer Flooring Board. The face has a raised Hex pattern phenol film layer of 220gm per square metre to provide more grip, with the reverse underside being smooth and 120gm per sq metre.
Applications - Curtain-Side Trailer Floors, Van Floors, Covered Decking, Covered Walkways, Spectator Grandstands, Stages, Narrowboat Flooring, covered Playground Equipment, Flight Cases, Furniture, Shopfitting, Exhibition Stands and general (covered) construction work.
Note: Our supplier says that this board is not guaranteed for permanent outdoor use; However it does have a phenol coating on both faces, and is less likely to delaminate if any drilled holes and cuts are fully re-sealed. There are only the much more expensive Scandinavian Wisa type boards that may be guaranteed for full external use. These boards being close to twice the price.
The plywood board is normally manufactured with an odd number of plies, each ply being oriented at 90 degrees to the adjacent one, to create a balanced construction. The plywood face and reverse veneers run in the direction of the length of the sheet : long-grain plywood.
Thickness tolerances of plywood - differences are allowed from the nominal thickness of the board after sanding. Length and width dimensions of the plywood are usually stated within +/- 1mm tolerance.
This ply is more stable and generally will swell, twist or warp less than a softwood core plywood.
