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Your contact persons:
Mattias Keuthen
Head of Marketing
EGGER North-Western Europe
Ulrike Sattler
Public Relations
EGGER Retail Products
Frank Drews
Head of Marketing & PM
EGGER Building Products
For queries:
FRITZ EGGER GmbH & Co. OG
Holzwerkstoffe
Christina Werthner
Weiberndorf 20
6380 St. Johann in Tirol
Austria
T +43 5 0600-10681
F +43 5 0600-90681
christina.werthner@egger.com
Plenos –
Agentur für Kommunikation
Dr. Wolfgang Immerschitt
Paracelsusstrasse 4
5020 Salzburg
Austria
T +43 662 620 242-0
F +43 662 620 242-20
wolfgang.immerschitt@plenos.at
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Table of contents
EGGER PROVIDES A HOUSE FULL OF SOLUTIONS
EGGER wood-based materials provide innovative structural and design applications.
EGGER PRODUCES EDGING IN-HOUSE, COORDINATED WITH ZOOM
ABS and melamine edging are matched with decorative wood-based materials in
terms of decor, texture and gloss level.
EGGER COMBINES FIRE PROTECTION WITH DECORS AND ACOUSTICS
Non-combustible A2-classified laminate bonded boards in select decors combine
functionality and design.
EGGER FLOORING WITH A CONTINUOUS LOOK AND CORK+ AT THE BAU
TRADE FAIR
EGGER announces extension of the FLOORLINE and LANEO collections with cork+
technology.
EGGER FOCUSES ON WOOD CONSTRUCTION AT THE BAU TRADE FAIR
Selection for distributors is expanded to ensure rapid availability.
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EGGER PROVIDES A HOUSE FULL OF SOLUTIONS
EGGER wood-based materials provide innovative structural and design
applications.
The Tyrolean wood-based material manufacturer EGGER is participating in the
leading BAU trade fair in Munich as an exhibitor for the sixth time in January of
2013. The three company divisions – Wood Construction, Furniture/Interior
Design and Flooring – are being presented on more than 400 m2 (4,300 square
feet) of space in exhibition stand 339 in hall B5.
Unlike a conventional exhibition stand, visitors coming to see EGGER are going to be
welcomed to a “house filled with ideas” made entirely of EGGER materials. Product
fields including multi-storey wood construction, flooring innovations, acoustically
effective solutions and design trends for furniture and interior design are found under
one roof. Presentations on design and wood construction and Service Stations to
experience the world of EGGER online will be available on the exhibition stand. “As
the leading trade fair for distributors, craftsman and architecture, BAU is very
important to us. Our objective is to present the wide variety of structural and design
possibilities,” explains Ulrich Bühler, Director Sales & Marketing EGGER Group.
COMMUNICATION AREA IN FORUM A6
EGGER is represented at the BAU trade fair with its “house full of ideas”, and also as
a partner of Forum A6 (formerly the MakroArchitektur Forum). Klaus Monhoff, Head of
Design and Decor Management EGGER Group, will speak on Monday, 14th January
2013 in the series “Global Architecture: Think Global – Act Local” on the topic “From
Stonegrey to Rough Cut – Decor Development between Architect and Industry”. On
Tuesday, 15th January 2013 Frank Drews, Head of Marketing EGGER Building
Products along with architect Bruno Moser will be speaking in the series “Architecture
and Climate Change” on the topic of “Efficiency and Climate Protection through Wood
Construction: EGGER brings Corporate Architecture to Life”. Forum A6 is
complemented by a Communication Area with a café that is furnished with EGGER
materials.
ABOUT EGGER
The family company founded in 1961 employs around 6,800 people. At 17 plants
across Europe, they produce an extensive product range of wood-based materials
(chipboard, OSB and MDF board) as well as timber. The company generated a
turnover of around EUR 2 billion in the 2011/2012 business year. EGGER has
customers worldwide in the furniture industry, wood distribution and DIY markets.
EGGER products are found in countless areas of private and public life: in kitchens,
bathrooms, offices, living rooms and bedrooms. EGGER considers itself a full-range
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supplier for the furniture industry and interior design, wood construction and laminate
flooring.
EGGER GROUP AT THE BAU TRADE FAIR
 A “house filled with solutions” is
being presented at the BAU trade
fair.
 The latest products of the three
company divisions – Wood
Construction, Furniture/Interior
Design and Flooring
 Application examples will be on
display.
 EGGER is a partner of Forum A6:
presentations on decor development as
well as efficiency and climate protection
through wood construction will take
place.
 EGGER has 17 plants across Europe,
employing around 6,800 people
 2011/12 turnover of EUR 2 billion
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EGGER PRODUCES EDGING IN-HOUSE, COORDINATED
WITH ZOOM
ABS and melamine edging are matched with decorative wood-based
materials in terms of decor, texture and gloss level.
The new ZOOM collection for distributors, tradespeople and architects released
in spring 2012 now includes EGGER edging. The company has expanded its
extensive product range for fabricators and carpenters.
EGGER is the only wood-based material manufacturer to produce both ABS and
melamine edging in-house. The company is completing its decor and material
combinations, offering solutions for furniture and interior design from a single source.
For the ZOOM collection, this means that perfectly coordinated edging in terms of
decor, texture and gloss level is available for more than 270 decors. “We are able to
offer a seamless appearance and, especially with ABS edging, provide many different
versions ranging from extra-thin edging at 0.4 and 0.8 mm (0.016” and 0.031”) to
particularly wide edging up to 54 mm (2.13”),” says Michael Beckmann, the
responsible Product Manager Furniture and Interior Design at EGGER. “600 versions
in total are available from inventory.”
ENHANCED CUSTOMER SERVICE
In addition to the latest decors and products, the new ZOOM collection also includes
more services for customers. myEGGER is the key to accessing this extensive range
of services. Once registered under www.egger.com/myegger, users are granted
personal access to the samples shop. Here collections, advertising materials, the
Virtual Design Studio (VDS) PROFI and samples of all decors and materials in the A4
format can be requested around the clock. This personal section also offers the
newsletter “Trend News”, published at regular intervals, as well as all decors available
for download. Owners of a ZOOM collection or Leporello can register them here for
updates.
“Our unique concept of decor and material combinations with an extensive range of
services is being met with positive feedback,” comments Philipp Sprockhoff, Director
Sales & Marketing EGGER Group in North-Western Europe. “The decision to
consistently develop and coordinate products and services from the perspective of
users – including carpenters and architects – is proving to be the right strategy.”
VDS PROFI FOR ARCHITECTS AND FABRICATORS
VDS PROFI is the visualisation software of the VDS family, intended primarily for
architects, kitchen manufacturers and carpenters. It allows decors to be designed and
presented in realistic room sets. The programme developed by EGGER provides
optimum support for decor selection, gives an impression of a room's effect and
makes it easier for the end customer to choose decors.
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Fabricators can design the entire room including flooring, walls, ceilings and doors
with VDS PROFI. A library of more than 80 room images from private and commercial
applications is available. The intuitive software contains all of the ZOOM decors, a
broad selection of wall colours and all decors in the EGGER flooring collections.
VDS MOBILE APP
EGGER has further developed VDS PROFI with the VDS MOBILE app. Architects in
particular, but also fabricators, value the service and benefits of mobile solutions. The
free app allows the ZOOM wood-based material collection and all EGGER flooring
decors to be viewed on the iPad and enlarged to full-size images. The app also offers
automatic updates and the possibility to order samples as well as managing
favourites.
EGGER EDGING PERFECTLY COORDINATED WITH
ZOOM
 “Everything from a single source”:
EGGER produces original edging
in-house
 Perfectly coordinated edging in
various formats
 Decor and edging available quickly
from quantities of 1 unit
 270 decors in the ZOOM collection
 Services for customers expanded and
accessible through myEGGER
 Sample orders around the clock
 Free updates after registration
 VDS PROFI visualisation software to
support the selection of decors
 Free VDS MOBILE app
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EGGER COMBINES FIRE PROTECTION WITH DECORS AND
ACOUSTICS
Non-combustible A2-classified laminate bonded boards in select decors
combine functionality and design.
EGGER is expanding its decor and material combinations with noncombustible, decorative finishing boards in the A2 version. A1 mineral fibre
boards form the basis, laminated with EGGER micro-laminate on the front and a
balancer paper on the reverse side. The A2 laminate bonded boards meet the
applicable fire protection requirements for public and commercial buildings. As
part of the ZOOM collection, they are available in six different decors which also
allows them to be used as design elements by architects and fabricators.
Fire protection in public and commercial buildings such as schools, hotels, high-rises
and hospitals is a complex issue, so that choosing the safest products is an important
consideration for every builder. Safety is achieved by using non-combustible
materials. These are often composite materials where the individual components are
certified, but no certificate is available for the finished composite material itself.
According to the European DIN EN 13501-1 standard (reaction to fire), building
authority requirements for non-combustible construction products specify that the
construction products must comply with class A1 or A2-s1, d0. A1 and A2 classifies
the reaction to fire.
SIX DECORS IN MATCHING COLOURS, IN STOCK FROM QUANTITIES
OF 1 UNIT
“In cooperation with our partner Akustik+, we are offering non-combustible, laminate
joining elements in class A2-s1, d0 certified according to DIN EN 13501-1,” says
Michael Beckmann, Product Manager Furniture and Interior Design at EGGER. The
non-combustible A1 mineral fibre board forms the core of the joining element, and is
laminated with EGGER micro-laminate on both sides. Since the colour of the
coreboard is similar to wood, edge coating is not necessary.
A2 laminate bonded boards are available from stock in three thickness (12, 16 and 18
mm (0.47”, 0.63” and 0.71”)) and in the formats of 2,800 or 2,300 x 1,260 mm (or 625
mm as the half format) (110.24” or 90.55” x 49.61” (or 24.61” as the half format)) in
quantities of 1 unit and up (half format in pairs). The programme includes six decors in
the current ZOOM collection: Basic White, Light Grey, Light Lakeland Acacia, Light
Ferrara Oak, Tobacco Aida Walnut and Natural Tauern Beech.
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A2 JOINING ELEMENTS ALSO AVAILABLE AS ACOUSTICALLY
EFFECTIVE BOARDS
In public buildings in particular, architects increasingly require the combination of noncombustible and acoustically effective materials. This is why A2 laminate bonded
boards from EGGER are available in quantities of 1 unit and up as acoustically
effective elements as well – also certified in A2-s1, d0 according to DIN EN 13501-1.
Select perforations are possible as well as slotting and individual drilling patterns.
NON-COMBUSTIBLE LAMINATE BONDED BOARDS
 New boards on a mineral basis meet
requirements for fire classification A2
 Stock decors available in the
thicknesses of 12, 16 and 18 mm
(0.47”, 0.63” and 0.71”) from
quantities of 1 unit and up
 Sizes: 2,800 and 2,300 x 1,260 (625)
mm (110.24” and 90.55” x 49.61”
(24.61”))
 Also available as acoustically effective
boards in 16 and 18 mm (0.63” and
0.71”)
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EGGER FLOORING WITH CONTINUOUS
CORK+ AT THE BAU TRADE FAIR
LOOK
AND
EGGER announces extension of the FLOORLINE and LANEO collections
with cork+ technology.
The EGGER Flooring division is presenting Floorline Superior at the BAU 2013
trade fair. It consists of ten new decors with the continuous look, which will be
available in the new “Large” floor board format. Innovative cork+ technology is
a second focal point of the trade fair presentation.
The classic floor board format has the dimensions 1,292 x 193 mm (50.87” x 7.60”).
With FLOORLINE Superior, EGGER is presenting an exclusive new floor board format
at the BAU 2013 trade fair: “Large” at 245 mm (9.65”) is around 5 cm (19.69”) wider
than the standard floor board. This makes the room appear visually larger and
presents decors to their best advantage. It also has a positive impact with the new
continuous look of the latest decors. Here the grain seamlessly appears on the next
floor board. This creates the impression of virtually endless planks.
FLOORLINE Superior complements the latest edition of the FLOORLINE collection for
distributors, fabricators, interior designers and architects, which was released in 2011.
It encompasses the four design themes of Authentic, New Natural Style, Vintage/Used
and Materials, with a total of 60 decors in seven product groups. “We have been
highly successful with the launch of the FLOORLINE collection,” says Michael Gerbl,
Head of Marketing and Product Management EGGER Retail Products. “In particular,
our customers value the convincing combination of design, innovation and service.”
For more information on the collection, please visit www.egger.com/floorline.
NEW LANEO DECORS IN THE SPRING OF 2013
EGGER is celebrating two years of LANEO and cork+ technology at the upcoming
BAU trade fair. They premiered at the last BAU trade fair in 2011. “Our new flooring
category with cork managed to convince end customers,” Michael Gerbl explains. This
is because cork+ technology meets the expectations of consumers for warm, soft and
simultaneously quiet flooring. With cork, another sustainable raw material is used
alongside wood. Now EGGER is announcing the extension of the LANEO collection
for specialised flooring distributors with new decors in the spring of 2013.
LANEO was awarded the “Blue Angel” seal of approval as proof of its environmental
credentials. This is because cork is a renewable and therefore environmentally friendly
raw material. The coreboard made of FSC-certified wood also conserves resources
and protects the environment. Furthermore, the flooring is 100% free of PVC and
softeners, and the chosen paints and coatings are environmentally friendly as well.
cork+ flooring is produced at the plant in Brilon. This is where EGGER took advantage
of its extensive experience with direct printing and developed cork+ technology,
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allowing decors and surfaces to be applied to the special cork material. The result is a
cork-HDF-cork composite.
LANEO is distributed exclusively through wholesalers to specialised tradespeople,
such as flooring installers and interior decorators, strengthening the sustainability
position of specialist distributors.
EGGER FLOORING TRADE FAIR INNOVATIONS
 EGGER expands the FLOORLINE  Flooring
with
cork+
technology
collection with the endless look and
constitutes a new flooring category in
“Large” extra-wide floor board
the
market,
meeting
consumer
format.
expectations: warm, soft and quiet

LANEO meets strict requirements for
 New LANEO decors and formats
FSC and has earned the “Blue Angel”
in the spring of 2013
seal of approval.
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EGGER FOCUSES ON WOOD CONSTRUCTION AT THE
BAU TRADE FAIR
Selection for distributors is expanded to ensure rapid availability.
The topic “Building with Wood" takes centre stage in the EGGER product
presentation for Building Products at the BAU 2013 trade fair.
“The future belongs to building with wood,” Frank Drews, Head of Marketing & PM
EGGER Building Products is convinced. “Wood as a renewable raw material and the
wood-based materials we produce with it are ideal products for environmentally
compatible and sustainable construction.” EGGER believes that the markets for wood
construction in Europe as well as overseas will continue to grow in the future. This
opens up new areas of application for wood and wood-based materials.
EGGER has taken the rising demand for OSB into account by increasing its
capacities. The new OSB plant in Radauti, Romania commenced production in
January 2012. With a total annual capacity of 660,000 m³ (23,307,680 cubic feet) for
the plants in Wismar and Radauti, availability has been significantly improved.
EBP continues to expand its distributor product range for structural applications. This
means even better material availability for distributors and wood construction
companies in the future. Structural wood from the sawmill in Brilon (Germany) as well
as the wood-based material OSB and vapour permeable wood fibreboard (DHF) for
roof and exterior wall cladding from Wismar (Germany) are key components of the
product range.
With EUROSTRAND OSB 4 TOP, EGGER offers a board suitable for wood
construction. Thanks to high product quality guaranteed by building authority approval
and monitoring, OSB 4 TOP offers all planners and fabricators the security they
require for demanding construction projects in regards to load bearing capacity,
reaction to fire and impermeability to air.
The EUROSTRAND OSB delivery programme with the OSB 4 TOP wood construction
board and OSB 3 E0 as the standard building board was significantly expanded in
autumn 2012 with a greater variety of formats. Numerous tested system solutions can
be realised along with the DHF board and structural wood.
In addition to structural wood for the load-bearing structure, EGGER is expanding its
offering of timber and planed wood at the sawmill in Brilon. In particular, this includes
kiln dried slats for roof and dry construction applications.
ADVICE FOR USERS
In addition to its products, EGGER also offers application technology consulting for
wood construction companies and planners. Experts are available to provide
information on how wood-based materials can be applied to wood construction and
their advantages.
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EGGER is also offering the EGGER Innovative training programme for planners and
fabricators in wood construction once again this year. The topic of “Reinforcing Panels
according to EC5” is being presented by Prof. Colling over the course of four events
until March 2013. The first event in St. Johann in October 2012 is fully booked already.
Anyone from the field of wood construction and all interested planners can attend on
the following dates: Ostfildern (DE) on 30th November/1st December 2012 (deadline
for registration: 19th October 2012), Wismar (DE) on 1st/2nd February 2013 (deadline
for registration: 21st December 2012), Brilon (DE) on 22nd/23rd March 2013 (deadline
for registration: 8th February 2013).
EGGER BUILDING PRODUCTS
 EGGER Building Products (EBP)
 EUROSTRAND OSB 4 TOP
division putting wood construction at
guaranteed to meet all requirements
centre stage at the BAU trade fair.
for modern wood construction
 Target markets Europe and overseas  EGGER Innovative and technical
 New construction of the OSB plant in
consultation for wood construction
Romania significantly increases
companies.
capacity and improves availability.
 Wood construction board retail
warehouse for structural products is
being expanded
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