“Wood is a great building material, because it is beautiful, functional and sustainable.”
Andres Kangur , Group Marketing Director, says that since the beginning of the pandemic, Thermory has seen a strong increase in demand for high quality wood products from its customers around the world. “Group revenue increased in 2021 by 30 per cent, driven partly by price increases, but also by strong volume growth. The largest increase has been in our custom-made sauna business area.” Recently, Thermory has significantly broadened its international customer network, which sells high quality sauna building ma- terials, sauna products like benches and doors and ready-made designer saunas. “The main growth has come from domestic Baltic and Finnish markets, but we have also made strong progress in the USA, Ger- many and many other European markets.” Thumbs-up from designers and architects Kangur points to wood’s range of competitive advantages. “Wood is a great building material, because it is beautiful, func- tional and sustainable. There is plenty of evidence to support the use of wood in both interior and exterior applications. We believe that more and more customers – architects, designers, developers and homeowners – will re-discover its beauty and versatility.” He remarks that sustainability is becoming “a natural way” of doing business. As part of this, Thermory has long maintained its focus on sourcing high-quality certified raw materials and part- nering with green-thinking companies. Its cooperation with Metsä Group started in 2017. The learning curve was pleasantly short, as Metsä had experience in thermal modification of softwoods, he explains. “Collaboration began with the most common pine decking di- mensions and grew from there.”
Maidla Nature Villa
A small unique accommodation complex in Maidla Nature Resort, Estonia. The house is clad with durable thermally modified wooden cladding boards from Thermory, which are perfectly suited for houses exposed to rain and winds and preserve the intended look for a long time. Thermory wood has also been used in the interior – it covers the floor of the bedroom and all of the ceilings in the house.
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