Good reasons

for a megawood^® terrace

megawood^® decking boards combine the positive properties of wood with the findings of modern polymer research. What is the result? A natural surface: from the oscillating planed profile to the naturally signed coloring, megawood^® barefoot planks are more resistant than wood and extremely durable. They are as easy to process as wood and create a unique barefoot feeling. The look, feel and smell of the natural material wood remain, but there is no need for costly maintenance such as regular oiling or painting. Even UV rays cannot cause the plank to turn grey like wood. And all this without a plastic coating.

From megawood^® we only produce solid decking boards - no vulnerable hollow chamber floorboards. This keeps insects and penetrating water away. Our products meet the highest health and safety standards. Since there are no dangerous splinters in our material, it is particularly suitable for barefoot use. In connection with our own VARIO FIX substructure system, a complete terrace system is available, which is complemented by the megalite LED light system and the megawood^® privacy protection.

The tested properties of our megawood^® products

Durable

Our solid construction guarantees - in contrast to hollow chamber planks - dimensional stability and durability, as neither water nor insects can penetrate

Robust

Our material has a high surface hardness and is more resistant to mechanical damage, weathering and pressure than wooden floorboards. Compared to solid wood, GCC is also much more resistant to fungi and UV rays.

Safe

megawood^® stands for safety.Since our material does not include any dangerous splinters it is very safe to walk on it barefoot. The anti-slip boards are slip-resistant even when wet and are classified as being normally flammable to flame retardant.

Material health

Our products meet the highest material health standards and are free from plasticisers and PVC. Official approval for the manufacture of children's toys and the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold Standard confirm the harmlessness of the material.

Easier to care for

Products made of GCC have the advantage over wooden decking boards that they are much easier to maintain. Regular oiling, varnishing
or painting of the surfaces is not necessary with our decking boards.

User-friendly

Decking boards from megawood^® are easier
to lay than plaster or
stone slabs. Thanks to the perfectly matched system components, installation
is quick and easy.

Philosophy

Material Philosophy

Thinking wood further

Up to 75 % natural fibers from sustainable and environmentally friendly forestry and agriculture, combined with 25 % high-quality polymers and additives give megawood^® its unique product properties. These qualify the material for a wide range of applications, e.g. as decking boards, fence elements, facade panels and much more.

Climate-positive - we use what is
already there.

megawood^® sets new standards: ecologically valuable thanks to technical progress, top quality, elegant surfaces and a wide range of design options. For the production of our GCC material, we only use wood fibers that are produced as waste wood in the planing and sawing industry. The wood for this comes from sustainably managed and PEFC-certified European forests - we attach great importance to this. The PEFC certificate is regarded as a global “forest MOT”. The entire product manufacturing process - from the raw material to the ready-to-use end product - is certified and inspected by independent experts.

The wood fibres that are declared as waste are usually burned. The carbon bound in this wood is then released into the atmosphere as CO₂. Instead, we use the wood chips as a basis for our products and ensure the permanent storage of carbon in our material by continuing to use them in the material cycle.

Another source of raw materials for some of our products is recycled synthetic resin, which comes from used wind power rotor blades, among other sources. We are a pioneer in this area and the only company so far that offers the wind power and energy industry a way to recycle old rotor blades.

What do all our products have in common? They can be recycled again and again for generations in a continuous cycle and used as raw materials for new products. In this way, they serve as a climate-positive carbon depot!

We believe that we are at our best when we do it ourselves. From substructures and assembly accessories to extrusion dies and progressive dies used for punched parts, we manufacture everything in-house at our factory in Aschersleben. With extensive know-how and a spirit of innovation, we develop them ourselves exactly according to our requirements and produce exactly the products that meet our ideas. If necessary, we adjust machines and parameters until we are completely satisfied with the result.

Quality seal

We place great value on quality and set ourselves high standards every day. Various standard-setting organisations that regularly and independently test our products confirm that we are doing the right thing. We are particularly proud of the Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold level achieved by our GCC wood-based material, which proves that we consistently and comprehensively contribute to solving ecological, economic and social problems. In addition, the PEFC certificate confirms that the wood fibres we use come from sustainably managed timber stocks. From raw material to end product, the entire production process is certified and controlled by independent auditors.

To the Certificates

The Qualitätsgemeinschaft Holzwerkstoffe e.V. certifies that megawood® completely fulfills the strict criteria of the quality seal in the areas of durability, safety in use, hygiene, health and environmental protection as well as the European standard.

To meet these requirements, we rely on a very high proportion of natural fibers and keep the proportion of polymer binders as low as possible.

The independent development and testing laboratory for wood technology (EPH) in Dresden certifies that our products are suitable for use in toys with regard to the release of harmful heavy metals in accordance with the strict rules of the DIN EN 71-3 standard. In August 2020, the independent Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute (San Francisco) certified our GCC wood-based material as Cradle to Cradle Certified® Gold, with the highest rating of “Platinum” in the material health category. This makes our material one of the TOP 20 certified building materials worldwide.

Production takes place exclusively in Germany and thus fulfills the high legal requirements for quality, occupational health and safety, environmental compatibility and energy efficiency, which are documented within the framework of ISO 9001 and 50001. This responsible way of working enables you to use our tested, safe products without any worries - and with a clear conscience.

We work on keeping our quality promises every day.

We use a QUV tester in order to simulate many years of weathering in quick motion.The QUV tester is a rapid weathering device that can reproduce damage caused by sunlight and water in just a few weeks/months that would otherwise occur outdoors over the years. A sample board has been in the tester since 2006 – which corresponds to more than 160 years in real life - and exhibits hardly any changes yet. In real applications, over 16 million m² of decking boards that have been installed since 2005 confirm our experience in the lab.

When it comes to quality assurance, we don’t only rely on the results of external auditors – we want to know for ourselves. In our in-house laboratory, we look deep into our materials: We continuously check if all raw materials and the products that come fresh from production meet our strict specifications so that we can provide you with a long-lasting product and a clear conscience.