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THE WOODS BY ALPI
Alpi is one of the leading companies in the wood-working
sector fitting out ships and luxury yachts. The company,
founded in 1919 in Romagna by Pietro Alpi, was originally a
cabinet makers and with time began specialising in the
manufacture of multi-laminate panels, eventually opening a
factory purely for this kind of production. The Alpi Group has
two separate factories housing two separate divisions: the
"wood division" and the "linteco division". The former employs
over 500 operators for the working of multi-laminate panels,
called Alpilignum. The second division, founded in 1967, is
where the company transforms the Alpilignum multi-laminate
into technologically more advanced materials. From these the
Alpi Group has selected AlpikordT, an HPL laminate with real
wood surface. The abbreviation HPL stands for wood veneer High
Pressure Laminate, a process giving large homogeneous sheets
with either painted or melamine surfaces. The advantages of
multilaminate panels over laminates are numerous: any kind of
wood can be industrially created with the first, even the most
valuable and rare. In this way, starting with a base of
Italian plantation aspen, involving no deforestation and
Cameroon Ayous plywood, the Alpi Group creates panels that are
in compliance with strict environmental regulations.
For further information: Alpi; viale della Repubblica 34; 47015 Modigliana (FC) Italia; tel. +39 0546 945411; fax +39 0546 940251; website www1.alpiwood.com; e-mail info@alpiwood.com. |
Furthermore, one of the great advantages of AlpikordT is the
balanced appearance of its surface and its more even colour.
All panels made by the Alpi Group undergo strict quality and
resistance to flame propagation testing, as their AFF and IMO
MED certifications prove, respectively issued by the RINA and
by Lloyd's Register in Britain. The panels are also E1
certified by CATAS, an independent institute dealing with
respect enforcement of European regulations regarding
formaldehyde emissions. The panels are available on the market
in two ranges: Range no. 1 with multi-laminate wood surfaces
and Range no. 2 with traditional wood surfaces, both surface
treated with three coats of polyurethane semi brilliant paint
or in the more natural "wax effect". The Alpi Group with its
range of over 70 woods and finishes is able to meet any
boatyard, designer or owner's requests. Among the products
manufactured by this company set in the Romagna region we can
also find panels with a cherry finish, also offered in the
varieties American Cherry, antique and European, panels in
mahogany and English mahogany, panels in wengé. To
guarantee ease of application even in the most hard to fit
points, Alpi also produces its panels in a "post-formed"
version, in other words adaptable to the shapes called for by
the interior design architect.
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