Decking

2. LOCKDOWNS
The Covid lockdown restrictions by China and their neighbours has brought severe disruption to the logistics process. Constant opening and closing of key export ports in Asia affects consistency of supply lines.

3. CONSISTENCY & TRUST
The consistency of quality control is vital. How much reliance specifiers, developers and suppliers of decking products expected to carry warranties of 15 years or longer can have on quality control procedures, independent test certificates and QC declarations is often a key question. By working with a company with the track record and reputation of Trex, users can be assured they are working with a partner who can be relied upon.

4. ASSURANCE OF ETHICS & HUMAN RIGHTS
UK and Western companies are duty bound to adhere to extensive human rights legislation including human trafficking, anti-slavery, child labour or other type of worker exploitation or abuse in their supply chains. There are severe civil and criminal penalties for those companies being found not to be
doing so.

Customers also require detailed Supplier Questionnaires where suppliers need to make declarations that they comply to all the relevant laws and regulations, that there is no risk of exploitation of labour and that the supply chain
has been audited.

How certain can senior management of such companies be that their declarations are accurate?
By working with US based Trex, UK buyers can be assured these aspects have been fully audited and they comply absolutely to the regulations.

5. ASSURANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The provenance of raw materials can be questionable in extended and fragmented supply chains in some part of the world.

How can UK buyers be assured that the plastic elements are produced in a proper manner, that the wood fibre is responsibly sourced and that there are no contaminants? How robust are the claims that the materials delivered match the technical claims?
All wood fibre used in Trex decking and cladding materials is waste sawdust from wood processing industry and they state clearly and unequivocally that no trees are felled in the manufacture of their decking boards.

Furthermore there is a clear supply chain trail of all plastic elements used in their decking boards so again, UK buyers can rely completely on the credence of the independent certification and compliance documentation from Trex.