Lightweight Poplar Plywood

Typically supplied as B/BB (Class II/III) poplar plywood, this quality is a natural face with colour variations and healthy knots, suitable for coating with laminates, paints or varnishes.

It may contain healthy, live knots up to 35mm diameter and small knotholes or cracks, so long as good repairs have been made. Light discolouration and some limited glue stains and good repairs are allowed.

Typically supplied as the reverse of B/BB (Class II/III) poplar plywood, or on both sides as BB/BB poplar plywood (Class III/III), this commercial face quality is ideal for secondary or non-visible uses and overlaying with laminates and veneers.

Healthy knots up to 50mm diameter, small loose knots, cracks, bark and overlapping are allowed, along with some natural discolouration, glue stains. Open defects repaired with patches or putty work.

Standard sizes: 2500x1220mm, 3100x1530mm

Ilomba is specified when covering with very thin papers & foils that require a very exacting and high surface quality, as it has improved resistance to surface impact or bruising of the fibres.

This veneer is often used in more industrial applications, e.g. where a lightweight plywood product with a hard surface is required, e.g. when overlaid with very thin papers.

Standard sizes: 2440x1220mm

Maple faced poplar plywood is typically requested as a light-weight alternative to patch-free birch-throughout plywood. It is often used for its aesthetic surface characteristics, especially where a lightweight product is required to match other materials.

Also available to order in sizes: 1530/2440x1530mm, 1830x1830mm

Standard sizes: 2440/2500x1220mm and 3100x1300mm

Birch faced poplar plywood is typically requested as a light-weight alternative to patch-free birch-throughout plywood. It is often used for its aesthetic surface characteristics, especially where a lightweight product is required to match other materials.

Also available to order in sizes: 1530/2440x1530mm, 1830x1830mm

Poplar plywood pre-primed both faces with 80 micron spray-applied low VOC white waterborne acrylic primer.

Designed for interior applications such as painted furniture, joinery & wall surfaces, a light sanding to give a key before painting results in an excellent finish, while achieving excellent value for money.

Faces that may remain visible - ideal for any type of finishing, i.e. clear coatings such as varnishes & lacquer, or pigmented finishes such as paints & laminates.

May contain a few pin knots or healthy & live knots without cracks, small, well-done putty repair work that blends well with the rest of the surface, and very light discolouration

Plywood face designed for packaging and similar uses.

May contain all the natural wood characteristics and various processing defects, provided these do not compromise the functions of the plywood. (NB: The presence of fungi and metal parts is not allowed)

Standard sizes: 2500x1220mm

Often called 'gaboon' in the UK, okoume is a pinky red veneer offering a surface that takes a primer or paint covering well.

This veneer is typically used for the faces of plywoods that are required for use in exterior applications and/or where an excellent paint finish is vital.

Standard sizes: 2520/3120/3700x1870mm

3mm thick MDF/HDF faces offer the uniformity of MDF/HDF surfaces, while still retaining all of the advantages of a lightweight plywood construction.

This composite product is often used where melamine papers and other coverings are to be bonded to the surfaces of plywood because it avoids the problems regularly experienced with blowout due to variable amounts of moisture held in the face veneers of plywood.