News Archives - Gras Wood Wide BV Zaandam - Dé houtimporteur van Nederland https://www.graswoodwide.com/en/category/news/ Dé houtimporteurs van Nederland! Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:15:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The Natural Pavilion at the Floriade https://www.graswoodwide.com/en/the-natural-pavilion-at-the-floriade/ Tue, 05 Apr 2022 07:14:55 +0000 https://www.graswoodwide.com/the-natural-pavilion-at-the-floriade/ Two weeks from now, the 7th edition of the Floriade Expo will be officially opened by our king. If you are planning to go, do not forget to visit The Natural Pavilion, part of the Dutch Innovation Experience. The pavilion is constructed almost entirely of local biobased materials and is literally an accumulation of [...]

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]]> The sixth generation of the Gras family takes over the helm! https://www.graswoodwide.com/en/the-sixth-generation-of-the-gras-family-takes-over-the-helm/ Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:36:18 +0000 https://www.graswoodwide.com/the-sixth-generation-of-the-gras-family-takes-over-the-helm/ Dear relation, On 17 December 2021, twenty-eight years after taking over the company from my father and uncle, I proudly handed it over to my son Sven. As of today, Sven is the managing director and owner of Gras Wood Wide and its affiliated companies. This makes him the sixth generation of the Gras [...]

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]]> Will shortages be tackled within a couple of months? https://www.graswoodwide.com/en/will-shortages-be-tackled-within-a-couple-of-months/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:05:45 +0000 https://www.graswoodwide.com/?p=9595 Since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, consumers, stores and businesses are still facing shortages of chips, bicycle parts, construction materials and raw materials, among other things. Even though the situation has already lasted for 18 months, the shortages have still not been resolved. The first signs of shortages were seen in China in [...]

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]]> The world’s first wooden football stadium https://www.graswoodwide.com/en/the-worlds-first-wooden-football-stadium/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:57:20 +0000 https://www.graswoodwide.com/the-worlds-first-wooden-football-stadium/ The football club, Forest Green Rovers from Gloucestershire in the UK are the proud owners of 'the world's greenest football stadium', as the plans designed by Zaha Hadid Architects have now been approved. It will be another couple of years before the players will be able to use it, but the club is extremely [...]

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]]> Winner House of the Year Award https://www.graswoodwide.com/en/winner-house-of-the-year-award/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 15:14:24 +0000 https://www.graswoodwide.com/winner-house-of-the-year-award/ REM’A Arquitectos from Portugal won the ArchDaily House of the Year Award in the category of The Best Applied Products with a wonderful, naturally weathered Lunawood facade. After some time, the wood's natural ageing process will cause it to change colour to match the concrete floor, so these two elements will reinforce each other [...]

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]]> Is the wooden skyscraper revolution finally here? https://www.graswoodwide.com/en/is-the-wooden-skyscraper-revolution-finally-here/ Sat, 01 Aug 2020 15:10:21 +0000 https://www.graswoodwide.com/is-the-wooden-skyscraper-revolution-finally-here/ The British PLP Architecture made a proposal for the construction of three wooden skyscrapers, including a 300m high tower in the centre of London (see digital image). It looks wonderful! Proponents of solid wood claim that these towers, contrary to existing alternatives, can be built faster, are stronger, and perhaps most surprisingly, safer in [...]

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