FAQs

What type of preservative does BSW Timber use?

BSW Timber utilise pressure treatment plants at our sawmills.
We now use the latest generation of wood preservative,TANALITH E,which is approved and used in over 30 countries worldwide. TANALITH E provides a unique,highly effective preservative protection system for timber based on copper triazole technology. The copper is derived from recycled resources and is well known for its fungicidal and insecticidal properties.The triazoles (tebuconazole and propiconazole) are commonly used to protect many of the crops we eat.

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