NiuDeck from PNG Forest Products is a cost-effective heavy plywood decking system, purpose designed and engineered for re-decking traditional timber and steel bridges for road, wharf and rail applications.
With a treatment warranty of 50+ years, NiuDeck requires little maintenance due to PNGFP’s unique veneer preservation treatment, which ensures complete protection from termites, fungal decay and rotting. Quick and easy to install, the product’s durability and longevity are further enhanced with the application of a bitumen surface.
Another great advantage of NiuDeck is its facility to widen existing bridges through the use of cantilevers. This allows for the provision of pedestrian walkways or wider lanes for vehicle safety.
The product’s light weight and ease of installation adds to the cost savings with ease of transport and shortened installation time, making NiuDeck a far more cost-effective solution than other building materials such as concrete and steel.
NiuDeck is manufactured from 100% sustainable PNG plantation pine and capitalises on the advantages of natural timber, which is not subject to fatigue failure, unlike other materials such as steel and concrete.
Suitable for a range of load conditions including Austroads T44 and AS 5100 Bridge Design, NiuDeck is used widely by local and state governments in Australia and New Zealand due to the product’s superior strength, light weight, durability, flexibility, fast installation time and low cost.
The peak body for the timber industry in Queensland has welcomed these products as a demonstration of the versatility and innovation of using Engineered Wood Products in bridge construction.
“Using prefabricated timber systems in bridges is gaining greater market recognition due to their inherent strength, light weight and low carbon emissions footprint compared to other construction materials”, said the CEO of Timber Queensland, Mick Stephens.
