Ekki / Azobe Jacking Timbers
The scientific name is Lophira Alata. It is known by several names depending on the country. For example: Ekki, Azobe, Bakundu, Bongossi is called in Cameroon, Kaku in Ghana, Esore in Ivory Coast, Aba in Nigeria, Endwi in Sierra Leone. This wood has a high crushing strength and bending capacity. It is also flame-resistant.
Specifications:
1. Dimensions: 100 x 100 x 1000 mm. Tolerance: ± 1 mm
2. Janka hardness: 14,330 Newtons
3. Crushing strength grain parallel: 10,450 PSI
4. Crushing strength grain perpendicular: 2,450 PSI
5. Moisture content: Max 20%
6. Density: 1,750 kg/m3 (average)
7. Weight average per piece: 10.50 kg/unit
8. Identify: With red paint on both ends of each timber.
9. Bundle Packing: Multiples of one hundred; strapped with 100 mm forklift access.
10. No timber: To be determined for each project based on the height from the concrete ring foundation to the ground level.
11. Timbers required to lift one meter: 50 pieces.
12. Storage: Dry location.
Timbers Certificates:
Phytosanitary: It is an official document issued by a country's National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) that certifies that plants or plant products being exported meet the importing country's phytosanitary (plant health) import requirements. It ensures the consignment is inspected, free from quarantine pests. It complies with the importing country's regulations: a) Have been inspected according to appropriate procedures, b) Are considered free from quarantine pests, c) Conform with the current phytosanitary regulations of the importing country.
FSC Wood: The wood comes from 100% Forest Stewardship Council-certified forests. FSC Certification Means: a) Responsible Forest Management: FSC certification ensures that rigorous environmental and social standards are managed in forests. b) Preventing Deforestation, c) Biodiversity Protection, d) Community Rights, e) Worker Rights, f) Traceability
Delivery Time:
Within Canada: Three to five business days
USA & US-Mexican border: One week
Latino America: Four weeks
World-Wide: Five to six weeks