Orticolario Fair

Novowood won three awards out of six including the Golden Leaf, the symbolic first prize of the competition. with the creation of the designer ENZO SATORU TABATA  Orticolario is booming of visitors, the exact number would be around 20 thousand according to the press. Saturday, already during the morning, Villa Erba was full of visitors. Thanks to the charm of Orticolario, an exhibition dedicated to love for the garden and its ability to transfer emotions, expressing beauty and eleg…

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Novowood won three awards out of six including the Golden Leaf, the symbolic first prize of the competition. with the creation of the designer ENZO SATORU TABATA  Orticolario is booming of visitors, the exact number would be around 20 thousand according to the press. Saturday, already during the morning, Villa Erba was full of visitors. Thanks to the charm of Orticolario, an exhibition dedicated to love for the garden and its ability to transfer emotions, expressing beauty and elegance. The presence at the event is increasingly international, thanks to a precise and targeted marketing choice, with an increase in advertising among international channels. And the answer was there. "It is the continuation of a path - continues the president of the event - which is inspired by the collaboration with one of the most important nursery owners and owners of a garden in Zurich. He fell in love with Orticolario and, one day, he asked me to dare a hand. We took a tablet and developed communication between its customers. It worked very well »

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Frequently asked questions

Novowood is a composite material (WPC), 70% made of wood natural fibers and 30% made of Polyethylene.  It can be used for products of different shapes and colors, still maintaining the elegance of wood and the advantages of a not completely natural material.

Novowood can be used for the flooring of terraces, swimming-pools, verandas, patio gardens, gazebos, exterior designs, and much more. In seaside environments, it can be efficiently used for walkway surfaces, wall cladding, louvers, wharfs, handrails or panel sections, but also for cladding and sunscreen profile.

Novowood has all the qualities of wood, but not its defects: it is long-lasting, stable and it does not warp, it has no splinters and does not lose color, it is sun, ice and rain resistant.

Novowood’s polymeric component allows it to better resist the deterioration due to the sea climate and salty water. Furthermore, it works as a protective layer against the proliferation of fungus and mould.

Finally, the composite materials require no maintenance, painting and are 100% recyclable.

Yes, it is more expensive than softwood, although the treaty, but it has a very similar price to the fine exotic wood (teak or similar), or the kind of wood that can be used outside for decades without any deterioration.

Novowood does not require any special maintenance, it is easy to clean thanks to the well-thought combination of wood and polyethylene, that restrain the growth of mould and fungus. It is suggested to clean it by using neutral floor detergents, and if using a high-pressure cleaner, it is necessary to keep the machine at least 30 cm away from the walking surface.

Novowood does not lose color thanks to the pigments and UV absorbers contained in the polymeric composite.

Is possible only a slight variation of tone certifiable in about a 7-10% due to the presence for 2/3 of the natural material as the wood flour, containing an internal "tannin" that is gradually released.

Wood plastic composite Novowood has excellent resistance to fire, responds to the class of fire resistance Cfl-S1 determined in MD March 15, 2005 (OJ No. 73 of 30/03/2005): Requirements for fire resistance of construction products installed in activities governed by specific technical fire prevention according to the European classification system

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