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Our Peruvian wood comes from certified forests in the Madre de Dios region. In addition to sustainable primary forest management, transportation to Lima is one of the biggest challenges. The route leads over steep Andean passes and is often impassable in the fall due to the heavy rainfall caused by the El Niño weather anomaly.
The forests of our Peruvian decking boards and wooden tiles are called “Madre de Dios” – meaning “Mother of God”. The wood from this Amazon region is characterized by its particular hardness and resistance.
However, only a fraction of the wood harvested in Madre de Dios comes from sustainable forestry. Responsible management of primary forests is significantly more complex, more expensive and more strictly regulated than non-certified management.
We are therefore particularly careful with our Peruvian wood. Only when independent inspections by non-governmental organizations certify the sustainability of the forest and its management do we allow it to be transported to the sawmill near Lima.
Cumaru decking boards
We only import wood from Peru that has been certified by the FSC®®. This ensures responsible forest management and sets an example against illegal logging.
The logs are transported over the Andes pass to a suburb of Lima, where they are processed into wooden tiles and decking boards.
Lima is the capital of the Andean state of Peru and also its economic center. Half of the national economic output is generated here. The city has experienced rapid population growth in recent years. In 1950, less than a million people lived in the city – today there are over 8 million in the metropolitan region, which has also incorporated the important port city of Callao in recent years.
The timber is shipped from Callao to Europe.
The port district of Callao in Lima, Peru
Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes
Peru is located in the northwest of South America. The headwaters of the Amazon River rise in the Peruvian Andes and flow west from here into the Atlantic Ocean. They also cross the Selva, the tropical mountain and rainforest from which our wood comes.
Peru has enshrined the diversity of its ecosystems as national heritage in its 1993 constitution. 74 protected areas cover almost 15% of its land area. Alongside fishing, mining is one of the most important economic sectors. The rainforest has been affected by the massive exploitation of the rich ore, gas and oil deposits.
Our partner operates sustainable forestry in the forests of Madre de Dios. For example, no more than an average of 1 tree per hectare is felled and the harvest cycle is at least 20 years.
The felled trees are transported by barge, loaded onto trucks and taken across the Andes. In the sawmill, the logs are sawn into timber, dried for weeks in the drying chamber, then planed and processed into wooden tiles or decking boards.
The 40-foot container with 1,000 square meters of decking boards or 15,000 wooden tiles is shipped from Callao. The decking boards travel by container ship across the Pacific through the Panama Canal into the Atlantic. The crossing to Rotterdam takes around 3 weeks.
A barge or LWK transports the container to our warehouse in Drolshagen in the Sauerland region.
Der Container mit 1.000 Quadratmetern Terrassendielen aus Peru hat eine Strecke von ca. 13.055 Kilometern zurückgelegt. 2.024 Kilogramm Co2 wurden anteilig von Containerschiff, Binnenschiff und LKW auf dem Weg ausgestoßen. Dieser Co2-Ausstoß wird durch ein Aufforstungsprojekt in Indonesien wieder kompensiert.
from 9,10 €
Cumaru decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 70 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface ✗ High force development
Tip: Sand the boards after the first weathering.
from 11,85 €
Cumaru decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 70 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface ✗ High force development
Tip: Sand the boards after the first weathering.
from 6,60 €
Cumaru decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 70 per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface ✗ High force development
Tip: Sand the boards after the first weathering.
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6,50 €
Cumaru wood tiles, FSC 100%
Price: 72 € per m2, resistance class: 1
Advantages: ✓ best durability ✓ particularly robust and scratch-resistant
Disadvantages: ✗ Partly rough surface
Tip:Sand tiles after initial weathering.
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6,50 €
Garapa wood tiles, FSC 100%
Price: 72 € per m2, resistance class: 1-2
Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ homogeneous, light color
Disadvantages: ✗ Fabrics containing iron lead to discoloration
Tip: patio cleaning removes discoloration
from 9,10 €
Jatoba decking boards, FSC 100%
Price from: € 65 per m2, resistance class: 1-2
Advantages: ✓ smooth surface ✓ strong color and grain
Disadvantages:✗Unoiled tends to crack ✗ Colored ingredients wash out
Tip: Clean and oil decking boards after installation.
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Reforestation in Kenya
Reforestation in Indonesia
Reforestation in Brazil
Reforestation in the Amazon region
Coastal protection in Bolivia
Property rights for indigenous people
Agroforestry in Indonesia
Reforestation in Colombia
Reforestation in the Andes
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