Batu Hardwood Decking - Strong, Naturally Beautiful and Stable.

Batu hardwood decking is the first choice for any job that requires a superior finish, natural durability and long lasting performance. Batu / Red Balau is a versatile, distinctive wood which lends elegance to any project. While many people are partial to the rich, classic look of a Mahogany deck, most don’t like the inconsistency or the maintenance hassles that accompany products like Cambara or Meranti. The Nova Batu Decking product line is therefore ideal, providing customers long-lasting durability and visual appeal from their Batu decks with minimal maintenance efforts.

Batu Decking (also known as Red Selangan Batu, Red Balau, Membatu, Meranti Batu and Mangaris) is known for its hardness, beauty and natural durability. Our Batu decking is exclusively produced from Shorea guiso, which is sustainably harvested and has full chain-of-custody documentation in accordance with the U.S. Lacey Act.

While there are more than 200 different species of Meranti / Philippine Mahogany found throughout Asia, Batu Hardwood Decking utilizes only a select few species found within the Shorea Genus. Adding to the product's appeal is the fact that our Batu is carefully graded in order to achieve a nearly blemish-free decking with excellent colour consistency plus superior strength and natural durability. There are hundreds of species of wood under the Shorea genus, many of which are critically endangered. We import and supply only sustainably harvested and legally verified Batu decking material.

Batu hardwood decking is available in lengths up to 20' and comes both yard-packed and pulled-to-length. Like other Nova hardwood decking products, Batu Decking is easily installed with traditional face fastening techniques. Only Environmentally Sustainable Red Balau Batu, Every Time. Batu decking comes from tropical hardwood forests in Indonesia which are essentially public lands, managed and protected by the Government of Indonesia. Natural forest utilization in Indonesia was started in the 1970s as a national development program.

Indonesia has designated all forest lands according to four classifications in order to ensure a sustainable balance between preservation and development. They have been named: production forests, conversion forests, protection forests, and conservation forests or national parks and wildlife refuges. About 113 million hectares have thus been set aside as permanent forests (for the production, protection and conservation groupings).

Two forest certification systems are in use at present in Indonesia: the Indonesian ecolabelling system developed by LEI (Lembaga Ekolabel Indonesia); and the Forest Stewardship Council scheme. Although the LEI and FSC certification systems were originally developed quite separately, the two organizations have been working to bring them closer together over the past ten years. LEI and the FSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding in September 1999, and strengthened this working agreement with a Joint Certification Protocol on September 20, 2000.

Meranti Batu Hardwood Decking - The Strength and Beauty of Exotic Decking

With its hardiness and superior natural durability, Meranti Batu Decking is the ideal material for use on any outdoor hardwood projects.