Sustainability

Sustainability at RitikaaWood

RitikaaWood, as a responsible timber company, has embedded sustainable practices in all aspects of business. We not only source environment friendly raw materials from responsibly managed forests , but also ensure durability of our products to reduce need for maintenance and replacement, thus further reducing the burden on limited natural resources.

Back to the future. With wood.

Design and architecture has evolved over time bringing in creative and radical approaches to using materials and technology to build the final product - constantly pushing the envelope in an attempt to deliver unique structures. Many designers and architects are therefore revisiting traditional materials and methods of working with them by stepping back into time.

A forest that pays,

is a forest that stays.

Left entirely to nature, forests regenerate only when trees die naturally and decay or burn, emitting CO₂ from the stored carbon. Growth is matched by decay and with no forest management, there is no net increase in carbon storage.

Harvesting trees as they mature allows their carbon to be stored throughout the life of the resulting wood products. At the same time, giving the industry an incentive to plant new trees in their place. The young growing trees absorb CO₂ at a higher rate.

With the coming into force of the Kyoto Protocol in 2005, the forest sector is to receive credit for managing the specific environmental quality of the forest. Increasing oil prices mean that the forest sector not only provides alternative materials but also a sustainable source of (bio)energy.

Put simply, Sustainable Forestry and Forest Products help to reduce or prevent greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

It then becomes an act of responsibility

that we preserve the tropical forests

which are fast depleting,

while harvesting temperate forests

to keep the carbon cycle going strong.

Manufacturing processes associated with wood products require less fossil fuels and are responsible for far less green-house gas emissions than the manufacture of materials such as metals, plastic and cement.

Climate Change cannot be won without the world’s forests.

Ban-ki Moon

Secretary General of the United Nations,

September 2008

The Wood

Over the last 25 years, tropical forests, the preferred source of hardwoods, have declined significantly due to over exploitation. As a result, consistency of supply of tropical hardwoods has become highly questionable. Further depletion of already sparse hardwood forests is harmful to the environment.

RitikaaWood has therefore chosen to partner with Accsys Technologies – suppliers of sustainably sourced Accoya timber specially treated to warranty a life of 50 years even when used outdoors! Thus, we are helping conserve earths timber resources whilst maintaining a low carbon footprint.

The Wood

Dimensionally Stable

Outstanding Durability

Enhanced Coating Life

Rot & Termite Resistance

From Sustainable Sources

Water Resistant

Accoya® modified timber has properties that match or exceed those of the best tropical hardwoods and treated woods, yet is manufactured using wood from sustainable sources.

Accoya® is the world’s leading high technology long life wood.

The Coatings

Water-Based

RitikaaWood uses coatings with low VOC, that are environment friendly and specially customized for Indian tropical conditions – changing humidity, high rainfall and intense UV exposure. Our coatings therefore require minimal maintenance and have an extremely long life, reducing the need for regular re-coating.

All RitikaaWood products are made from natural wood that has a very light shade. It can therefore be easily stained to a variety of shades using exterior grade UV-resistant water-borne oils, also made available by RitikaaWood.

Aranyaa

Praakrut

Vatikaa

Aranyaa

Lacquer Finishes

Our special exterior grade UV-resistant lacquer coatings form a tough elastic breathable membrane over the timber surface and provide a chique finish to your cladding. Aranyaa lacquer finishes are factory aplied. For maintenance at site, local brush or spray application is possible.

*actual shades may differ from the photos shown here

Praakrut

Oil Finishes

These exterior grade UV-resistant water-borne oils provide a natural matte finish to the wood surface. Praakrut oil finishes can be easily applied on site and are easy to recoat.

*actual shades may differ from the photos shown here

Vatikaa

Structured Finishes

Structured and brush finishes available on request.

*actual shades may differ from the photos shown here

The Coatings

Water-Based

Product Lifecycle

Less Maintenance

Reduced Replacement

RitikaaWood products are engineered to last a lifetime in Indian outdoor conditions. With a product warranty of 5 years and a timber warranty of 50 years, a RitikaaWood product need only be bought once in a lifetime. Such a long life product equals lower use of natural resources such as raw materials and energy for processing and transportation.

Using modern woodworking practices and tools, with quality raw materials, typical RitikaaWood products need minimal maintenance. Even our timber coatings have an extremely long life - the first maintenance coat is required at about 7-10 years and coating life is up to 15-20 years. In addition to being low on maintenance, our products are yet maintainable, i.e. can be recoated and don’t need to be disposed of or replaced if their coating is damaged after extended use.

Sustainability at RitikaaWood

Back to the future. With wood.

A forest that pays,

is a forest that stays.

The Wood

The Wood

The Coatings

Water-Based

The Coatings

Water-Based

Product Lifecycle

Less Maintenance

Reduced Replacement

Ritikaawood Factory

Ritikaawood Head Office