| Meerdink (uk) Ltd Marine and Lock Gates |
| Meerdink have for many years manufactured timber Lock Gates and lock gate sections at their Mill in Holland. |
Ekki and Opepe have been the timbers used for this work as both are quality timbers and have a superior grade and life span.
The products have a high breaking strength and can withstand tremendous pressures and are stronger than Oak.
The Lock Gates pictured are in Ekki and were manufactured and installed by Rochdale Canal Workshop for the Driffield and Pocklington canals. |
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Ekki and Opepe are qualified timbers which are maintenance free and aethetically and environmentally pleasing. In spite of their hardness these timbers can be machined to a fine accurate finish so essential to Lock Gate manufacture.
The greater use of waterways and the increase in Marinas has proved another outlet for Ekki and Opepe for stagings and pontoons. The qualities of these timbers make them very suitable when both in and out of water. |
