Timber Ekki Mats
Due to the native tropical timber ekki mats are very weather resistant and are ideally suited for use in wet and windy weather.
Timber ekki mats. This makes ekki a particular favourite for civil and marine projects such as piers groynes railway beams and sleepers etc. Our 4 x 4 09 square metre hardwood crane mats also known as ekki mats or pipeline mats can be used in certain situations where the ground conditions are poor to provide improved surface and additional support. Palaswood 3 years ago this wood makes me itch when working it. But it s a super dense wood.
Ekki durable hardwood timber the naturally durable hardwood ekki is one of our main products being that it is also one of the hardest and most durable timber species on the planet. The colour of ekki varies from a dark red to chocolate brown it has an interlocked grain with a coarse and uneven texture. Call nixon extra on. Why use hardwood timber mats.
From our thinnest bog mats of around 70 mm to our thickest toughest ground protection mats of 300 mm thick ekki timber mats give you some of the best shock absorptions in the most challenging environments and the confidence that your mats will be in good condition when you need them again in future. Ekki mats these useful mats can be used to support evenly distributed weights of up to approximately 21 tonnes for 3 metres or 35 tonnes for 5 metres. The timber merchants we work with are certified either to produce sustainable timber supplies within europe or for the import of tropical hardwood timber which means no matter which type of timber you choose you get the peace of mind of knowing that it is responsibly sourced. These mats are suitable for all rubber tyred vehicles and should be laid to form a single track of either three or five metre width.
Use clothing protection dust mask as always and shower and clean up after each use. Ekki is known to be difficult to dry so if it has been submerged for many decades before you got it it would potentially need another decade to fully dry. Ekki is graded to d70 which makes it a very durable timber with a high resistance to shock loads and decay.