FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 13, 2007

Atlantic Plywood Wins Foamkore Contest

The Kerfkore Company, a manufacturer of patented bendable substrates and panel products, just awarded Jim Hawkes of Atlantic Plywood $500 for their winning entry in a Foamkore photo contest.

The finished project was used for a Toyota dealership in West Springfield, MA to create a suspended ceiling grid in the customer lounge area. This project features 1” poplar faced Foamkore that was fabricated into beams 30’ long X 12” high X 2” thick. The beams were covered with a laminate, edge banded, bored, and supported by a metal rod. Fine Woodworks of Hadley, MA, fabricated the project.

Foamkore (patent pending) is a lightweight cost-effective alternative to traditional panels that features polystyrene foam core and thin face materials. It is ideally suited for a wide range of applications and consists of a balanced constructed foam board that provides a structural panel with up to 80% reduced weight when compared to conventional panels of plywood, particleboard and MDF. Panels can weigh as little as 12 oz. per square foot. Panels can accept a variety of edging options including edge capture, edge insert, outer edge band, edgebanding, and corner post. Panels are laminated with special glue that results in greater moisture resistance. When plywood face materials are used, the product has water resistance capabilities.

Kerfkore’s Foamkore panels are available in a nominal panel size of 4’ X 8’ with a thickness that runs the gamut from ¾” up to 3”. Standard face and back panels are available in the following: hardboard, fiberboard, Luan Plywood, Poplar Plywood, and Birch Plywood. Additional options include marine grade plywood and melamine faced hardboard face and back. The panels can be painted, veneered, or laminated for producing design possibilities as vast as one’s imagination.

The extruded polystyrene core has been ASTM E84 tested with results of 5-10 Flame Spread and 60-200 smoke development which falls in a Class A qualification. The addition of the face materials must be taken into consideration for overall fire rating.

Custom sizes, thickness, and materials available. Additional information, samples and literature are available from: The Kerfkore Company (a division of Interior Products, Inc.)

The Kerfkore Company
2630 Sidney Lanier Drive
Brunswick, GA 31525
Phone: 800-637-3539
E-Mail: info@kerfkore.com
Website URL: www.kerfkore.com