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FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
GECA
28-2006 Standard (PDF) |
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Akril The Akril Panel is a plastic splashback replacing the traditionally widely used glass. |
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Product Marketing Name:
Akril Panel Use and Application: Kitchens,
Bathrooms, Feature Walls, Commercial Fitouts, Wall Cladding,
Signage
Date of Certification: 28
September 2007
1.
Description of the
Technology.
Akril Panel is an innovative alternative to a glass splashback.
Giving the look of coated glass, the Akril Panel eliminates the problems associated with glass splashbacks and coated glass. Applications include decorative feature walls, shower
splashbacks, Wall Cladding, commercial fitouts, shopfitting, signage, in wet areas such as kitchens and bathrooms and various other applications. Akril Panel also offers a ten year U.V. warranty making it the perfect application for both indoor and outdoor applications.
Core Environmental Criteria Tested:
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Environmental Requirements |
Core Environmental Performance Characteristics |
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Fit for Purpose |
The Akril Panel has been on the Australian market for 4 years. Network Coatings guarantees its product’s performance for a period of 10 years.
Technical data is available for quality measurements including: Tensile strength, Rockwell hardness, heat distortion, Vicat softening point and compressive strength. |
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Timber and Other Natural Materials
Controversial Timber Sources
Treatment
Air Emissions
Salvaged & Reclaimed Timbers |
Akril Panel does not contain timber, therefore these criteria are not applicable. |
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Plastics |
The product is entirely made of plastic, Network Coatings print stickers which are attached to the products, displaying the resin code, and the company web site contains a page with the recycling code displayed. |
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Padding Material |
The product range does not contain synthetic latex, therefore this criterion is not applicable. |
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Fabric |
The Akril Panel product does not contain any fabrics, therefore this criterion is not applicable. |
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Glass |
The Akril Panel product does not contain any glass, therefore this criterion is not applicable. |
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Adhesives |
GECS have reviewed tests which show the adhesive recommended for use with the products, Bostik V60 Silicone, is complaint to the requirements of this criterion. |
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Overall Loads |
MSDS for all production ingredients have been reviewed. None of the chemicals banned in this criterion are included in the Akril Panel. |
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Prohibited Substances |
MSDS for all chemicals used in the products under assessment have been reviewed. None of the above listed banned chemicals are included in the products under assessment. |
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Separability |
The product is a single sheet of plastic, after installation it can easily be dismantled for the purpose of recycling. |
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Product Custodianship |
GECA inspected a take back policy statement by Network Coatings. This policy is acceptable under the requirements of this criterion. |
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Coatings/treatments |
No treatment is applied to the Akril Panel product that will prevent recycling. |
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Replacement Parts |
The product is a single sheet of plastic, therefore this criterion is not applicable. |
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Recycled Furniture |
The Akril Panel product does not contain any recycled furniture components, therefore this criterion is not applicable. |
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Akril EPD
3. Environmental and Social Regulatory Obligations:
GECA also found the organisation to
be fully compliant with their obligations under Labour,
Anti-Discrimination, and Safety Regulations. The company
has not been the subject of prosecution in relation to
compliance with labour, anti- discrimination, safety
regulations and environmental regulations.
Additional Information
Good Environmental Choice Australia
recommends these products to green purchasing officers,
specifiers, and every day Australians seeking to
purchase products and services on the basis of
functional and overall environmental and human health
performance.
For more information contact Akril
directly:
Akril
Address: 15-17 Antonella Court, Dandenong VIC 3175
Ph: +61 (03) 9768 3773
Fax: +61 (03) 9768 3747
Web: www.akril.com.au
E-mail: sales@akril.com.au
You can go to the company's web site here:
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