We offer European Birch Plywood...

Plain

Coated

Treated

Decorative

Constructional

Standard & Specialised...

Panel Sizes

Face Grades

Thickness

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We deliver throughout the UK

Find out more about face grading rules

B , BB, CP or C grade

Plugs, knots, splits & checks

Find out more about panel sizes and thickness

Popular and specialised sizes

Plies per thickness

Panel quantity per pack

Find out more about plywood specifications

Glue bonding classes

Density, durability, moisture content

Formaldehyde

Further Information

Click Here

Face Grades

Sizes & Thickness

Tech Specs

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Birch Plywood is a reliable and consistant material

It's our preferred panel for overlaying, machining and treating

Links to specific products:

a room with a table and chairs and a potted plant

Birch Plywood

European Birch Plywood

Baltic Birch Plywood

Plywood importers

delivering commercial quantities

to businesses across the UK


Part packs or full loads... we can assist

Plywood importers

delivering commercial quantities

to businesses across the UK


Part packs or full loads

we can assist

two pieces of plywood are stacked on top of each other

Plain, Overlaid or Coated

Decorative or Constructional

Full Size, Cut or Machined

Birch plywood is exceptionally versatile and used in many industries:


Joinery

Construction

Shopfitting

Furniture


Birch Plywood Specifications

Birch is a hardwood with an excellent strength to weight ratio and performs well in applications requiring strength and rigidity.
Light in colour with a smooth surface, it's also ideal for decorative use.

Rotary cut veneers are laid-up with grain alternating at 90 degrees, bonded with glue, pressed, edges trimmed and faces sanded.


"Baltic Birch" plywood is general designation of plywood manufactured using silver birch (Betula pendula)

harvested from regions such as Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Russia.


Thickness and Plies

0.4mm 0.8mm 1.2mm 1.5mm 3mm 4mm 6mm 6.5mm 9mm 12mm
2 ply 2 ply 3 ply 3 ply 3 ply 3 ply 5 ply 5 ply 7 ply 9 ply
0.4mm 0.8mm 1.2mm 1.5mm 3mm 4mm 6mm 6.5mm 9mm 12mm
2 ply 2 ply 3 ply 3 ply 3 ply 3 ply 5 ply 5 ply 7 ply 9 ply

Plies are the laminations / layers

Standard core plies are approximately 1.4mm thick

Both faces are sanded to calibrate overall thickness and to smooth the surface

Outer plies are therefore less than 1.4mm

15mm 18mm 21mm 24mm 27mm 30mm 35mm 40mm 45mm 50mm
11 ply 13 ply 15 ply 17 ply 19 ply 21 ply 25 ply 29 ply 33 ply 37 ply
15mm 18mm 21mm 24mm 27mm 30mm 35mm 40mm 45mm 50mm
11 ply 13 ply 15 ply 17 ply 19 ply 21 ply 25 ply 29 ply 33 ply 37 ply
Baltic Birch Plywood Edges

12mm thick birch plywood   9 ply construction

18mm thick birch plywood 13 ply construction


Packing

Thickness 3mm 4mm 6mm 6.5mm 9mm 12mm 15mm 18mm
Small 130 100 65 65 44 33 26 22
Large - 100 90 90 65 50 40 35
Thick 3mm 4mm 6mm 6.5mm 9mm 12mm 15mm 18mm
Small 130 100 65 65 44 33 26 22
Large - 100 90 90 65 50 40 35

Quantities shown are standard mill packing in "large" and "small" pack volumes

For special orders the pack quantities can be altered

Thickness 21mm 24mm 27mm 30mm 35mm 40mm 45mm 50mm
Small 19 16 14 12 11 10 - -
Large 30 25 22 20 17 15 13 12
Thick 21mm 24mm 27mm 30mm 35mm 40mm 45mm 50mm
Small 19 16 14 12 11 10 - -
Large 30 25 22 20 17 15 13 12

Panel Sizes

Metric Imperial
2440 x 1220 8ft x 4ft
1220 x 2440 4ft x 8ft
1525 x 1220 5ft x 4ft
1525 x 1270
1525 x 1525 5ft x 5ft
1525 x 3050 5ft x 10ft
1250 x 2500
2500 x 1250
Metric Imperial
1220 x 2745 4ft x 9ft
1220 x 3050 4ft x 10ft
1220 x 3340 4ft x 11ft
1220 x 3660 4ft x 12ft
1500 x 2500
1500 x 3000
1525 x 2745 5ft x 9ft
1525 x 3660 5ft x 12ft
Metric Imperial
1830 x 3050 6ft x 10ft
1830 x 3340 6ft x 11ft
1830 x 3660 6ft x 12ft
1830 x 3850 6ft x 12ft 6"
2150 x 3050 7ft x 10ft
2150 x 3340 7ft x 11ft
2150 x 3850 7ft x 12ft 6"
2150 x 4000
2290 x 4000
Metric Imperial
2440 x 1220 8ft x 4ft
1220 x 2440 4ft x 8ft
1525 x 1220 5ft x 4ft
1525 x 1270
1525 x 1525 5ft x 5ft
1525 x 3050 5ft x 10ft
1250 x 2500
2500 x 1250
Metric Imperial
1220 x 2745 4ft x 9ft
1220 x 3050 4ft x 10ft
1220 x 3340 4ft x 11ft
1220 x 3660 4ft x 12ft
1500 x 2500
1500 x 3000
1525 x 2745 5ft x 9ft
1525 x 3660 5ft x 12ft
Metric Imperial
1830 x 3050 6ft x 10ft
1830 x 3340 6ft x 11ft
1830 x 3660 6ft x 12ft
1830 x 3850 6ft x 12ft 6"
2150 x 3050 7ft x 10ft
2150 x 3340 7ft x 11ft
2150 x 3850 7ft x 12ft 6"
2150 x 4000
2290 x 4000

Standard Press

Large Press

Extra Large Press

Standard Press

Large Standard

Extra Large Press

Scarf-joined panels

Larger sizes than shown are possible. Panels would be scarf-jointed.

This involves cutting the edge at a shallow angle and bonding the panel edges together.

The joint is sanded smooth and is very strong.

Oversize plywood / Large press plywood / Jumbo plywood

For the large & extra large press, these would be made to order at the mill.

The minimum order would be one pack per thickness.

Plan for a lead-time of approximately 8 weeks.

Cut to size orders

Sizes shown above are press sizes offered by plywood mills

We can cut any dimensions from these sizes, plus we offer a machining service.

Panels can be cut directly at the mill (subject to volume) or processed in the UK.

Scarf Jointed birch plywood


We deliver throughout the UK

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We offer European Birch Plywood...

Plain

Coated

Treated

Decorative

Constructional

Standard & Specialised...

Panel Sizes

Face Grades

Thickness

Request a Quote

or

Discuss your Project

Contact Us




We deliver throughout the UK

Find out more about face grading rules

B , BB, CP or C grade

Plugs, knots, splits & checks

Find out more about panel sizes and thickness

Popular and specialised sizes

Plies per thickness

Panel quantity per pack

Find out more about plywood specifications

Glue bonding classes

Density, durability, moisture content

Formaldehyde

Further Information

Click Here

Face Grades

Sizes & Thickness

Tech Specs

Click Here Click Here

Birch Plywood is a reliable and consistant material

It's our preferred panel for overlaying, machining and treating

Links to specific products:

Birch veneered plywood for wall linings

Conditions Bond Class Colour Alternative / previous names Material
Dry Interior EN314-2 class 1 Colourless MR / Moisture Resistant Urea-formaldehyde resin
Humid Interior EN314-2 class 2 Dark Brown MR / Moisture Resistant Melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin
Exterior EN314-2 class 3 Dark Brown WBP / Weather & boil proof Phenol formaldehyde resin
Exterior EN314-2 class 3 Colourless Melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin
Conditions Bond Class Colour Alternative Names Material
Dry Interior EN314-2 class 1 Colourless MR / Moisture Resistant Urea-formaldehyde resin
Humid Interior EN314-2 class 2 Dark Brown MR / Moisture Resistant Melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin
Exterior EN314-2 class 3 Dark Brown WBP / Weather & boil proof Phenol formaldehyde resin
Exterior EN314-2 class 3 Colourless Melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin

In general, exterior glue is dark brown and interior glue is colourless / clear.

Some items are manufactured with an exterior but colourless glue using melamine urea formaldehyde.

Glue Line

Face Grades

The ongoing sanctions against Russian birch plywood have created supply shortages of legal material. Particularly affected are the high quality face grades used for decorative applications.


So we can offer legal alternatives, our veneered plywood section has been expanded to offer panels with a birch plywood core, but with alternative light coloured species on the face: such as ash, maple or white beech.

Moisture Content

10% (+/- 2%) to EN315 and DIN 68705


Weight / Density

640-700 kg/M3


Formaldehyde

In accordance with the standard EN 13986

the formaldehyde emission meets the Class E1 requirements (test method EN 717 Part 2)

Other Specs

Documents











We deliver throughout the UK

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Latvian Birch Plywood
Birch Plywood Glue Line

Exterior Glue

Interior Glue

E Grade Birch Plywood

E Grade (or premium)


  • Highest quality plywood
  • Selected for a light surface appearance
  • No external defects
  • Very light pin knots permitted
  • Repair  patches (plugs) not permitted
  • Colour variation between panels is minimal


Not currently available - alternative products:

Veneered Plywood   or   Fine-Stripe Birch Plywood

B Grade Birch Plywood

B Grade


  • Very high quality plywood
  • Slight colour variation permitted
  • Often used decoratively
  • No external defects
  • Pin knots permitted
  • Maximum 3 repair patches (plugs) per M2


Not currently available - alternative products:

Veneered Plywood   or   Fine-Stripe Birch Plywood

B Grade Birch Plywood
S Grade Birch Plywood

S Grade


  • Very high quality plywood
  • More discolouration permitted
  • Often used for staining
  • No external defects
  • Pin knots permitted
  • Maximum 3 repair patches (plugs) per M2


Limited supply - alternative products:

Veneered Plywood   or   Fine-Stripe Birch Plywood

S Grade Birch Plywood
BB Grade Birch Plywood

BB Grade


  • High-quality plywood
  • Predominantly unfilled and sanded veneer
  • All major defects replaced with wood patches
  • A restricted number of solid minor knots are admissible along with small, closed splits
  • Some brown stain permitted
  • Allow for colour variations
BB Grade Birch Plywood
WG Grade Birch Plywood

WG Grade


  • For use where surface appearance is not important, reverse grade
  • Sound knots permitted
  • Open splits and checks up to 4mm wide
  • Discolouration, streaks, roughness, glue penetration and plugs permitted
WG Grade Birch Plywood
CP Grade Birch Plywood

CP Grade


  • No limit on discolouration
  • No limit on repair patches (plugs)
  • Putty / filler repairs
  • Larger defects
CP Grade Birch Plywood
Veneered birch plywood
Extra Thick Birch Plywood
Mesh Faced Plywood
Phenol Hexagon Pattern Birch Plywood
Smooth Both Sides Plywood
Panels for Concrete Formwork and Shuttering

Fine-Stripe

Highest grade

decorative birch

Phenol Mesh

Anti-slip panels

Platforms

Trailer beds

Flooring

Phenol Hexa

Flightcases

Van fit-outs

Stages

Exhibition floors

Phenol Smooth

Vehicles

Flooring

Formwork Panels

Concrete Shuttering

Extra Thick

Up to 40mm

Links to variants of Birch Plywood:

Birch Plywood is a reliable and consistent material

It's our preferred panel for overlaying, machining and treating

Birch Plywood is a reliable and consistent material


It's our preferred panel for

overlaying, machining and treating


Perforated Acoustic Panels for Gyms
Melamine Faced Plywood
Interior Glue Panels for Laser Die Boards
Thin Craft Plywood
Soccer Rebound Perimeter Panels
Fire rated FR Plywood

Acoustic Panels

Perforations or slots

Die Boards

For the

Packaging industry

Craft Plywood

Thin panels

for model making

and laser cutting

Sports Rebound

Outdoor perimeter

fencing panels

Fire Rated

Treated to

Euroclass B

Melamine Faced

Worktops

Furniture

C Grade Birch Plywood

C Grade


  • The lowest grade birch plywood
  • Not sanded, open defects of wood structure and processing defects are allowed
  • For construction purposes when face grade is not important i.e. packaging
C Grade Birch Plywood

Birch Plywood

European Birch Plywood

Baltic Birch Plywood

Plywood importers delivering commercial quantities to businesses across the UK


We can assist with

part packs to full loads

Nationwide delivery to


Manufacturing Companies

Building & Construction

Joinery Companies

Shopfitters

Staging Companies

CNC Companies

Die-Cutters

Scaffold & Access Towers

Vehicle Manufacturers

Sports Grounds


SPP



We deliver throughout the UK

Request a Quote

or

Discuss

Your Project


We offer a wide range of options

Decorative

Constructional



Full Size Sheets

Cut to Size

Machined


Plain

Overlaid

Coated

We offer European Birch Plywood...

Plain

Coated

Treated

Decorative

Constructional

Standard & Specialised...

Panel Sizes

Face Grades

Thickness

Request a Quote

or

Discuss your Project

Contact Us




We deliver throughout the UK

Find out more about face grading rules

B , BB, CP or C grade

Plugs, knots, splits & checks

Find out more about panel sizes and thickness

Popular and specialised sizes

Plies per thickness

Panel quantity per pack

Find out more about plywood specifications

Glue bonding classes

Density, durability, moisture content

Formaldehyde

Further Information

Click Here

Face Grades

Sizes & Thickness

Tech Specs

Click Here Click Here

Birch Plywood is a reliable and consistant material

It's our preferred panel for overlaying, machining and treating

Links to specific products:

Birch Plywood wall lining

Birch Plywood Specifications

Birch is a hardwood with an excellent strength to weight ratio and performs well in applications requiring strength and rigidity.


Light in colour with a smooth surface

it's also ideal for decorative use.


Rotary cut veneers are laid-up with grain alternating at 90 degrees, bonded with glue, pressed, edges trimmed and faces sanded.


"Baltic Birch" plywood is general designation of plywood manufactured using silver birch (Betula pendula) harvested from regions such as Latvia, Estonia, Finland and Russia.

Thickness

and Plies

Plies are the laminations / layers


Standard core plies

are approximately 1.4mm thick


Both faces are sanded to calibrate overall thickness and to smooth the surface


Outer plies are therefore less than 1.4mm

Packing

Quantities shown are

standard mill packing in

"large" and "small" pack volumes


For special orders

the pack quantities can be altered

Thickness Small Large
3mm 130 n/a
4mm 100 100
6mm 65 90
6.5mm 65 90
9mm 44 65
12mm 33 50
15mm 26 40
18mm 22 35
21mm 19 30
24mm 16 25
27mm 14 22
30mm 12 20
35mm 11 17
40mm 10 15
45mm n/a 13
50mm n/a 12
0.4mm 2 ply
0.8mm 2 ply
1.2mm 3 ply
1.5mm 3 ply
3mm 3 ply
4mm 3 ply
6mm 5 ply
6.5mm 5 ply
9mm 7 ply
12mm 9 ply
15mm 11 ply
18mm 13 ply
21mm 15 ply
24mm 17 ply
27mm 19 ply
30mm 21 ply
35mm 25 ply
40mm 29 ply
45mm 33 ply
50mm 37 ply

In general, exterior glue is dark brown

and interior glue is colourless / clear.


On some products we have an exterior

but colourless glue using

melamine urea formaldehyde.





Conditions: Dry interior

Bond Class: EN314-2 Class 1

Colour: Colourless

Alternative Names: MR / Moisture resistant

Material: Urea-formaldehyde resin

Conditions: Humid interior

Bond Class: EN314-2 Class 2

Colour: Dark Brown

Alternative Names: MR / Moisture resistant

Material: Melamine-formaldehyde resin

Conditions: Exterior

Bond Class: EN314-2 Class 3

Colour: Dark Brown

Alternative Names:

WBP / Weather & boil proof

Material: Phenol-formaldehyde resin

Conditions: Exterior

Bond Class: EN314-2 Class 3

Colour: Colourless

Material:

Melamine-urea-formaldehyde resin

Panel Sizes

Cut to size orders

Sizes shown above are press sizes

offered by plywood mills


We can cut any dimensions from these sizes

plus we offer a machining service


Panels can be cut directly at the mill

(subject to volume) or processed in the UK

Oversize plywood

Large press plywood

Jumbo plywood


For the large & extra large press, these would be made to order at the mill.


The minimum order would be one pack per thickness.


Plan for a lead-time of approximately 8 weeks.

Scarf-joined panels

Larger sizes than shown are possible.

Panels would be scarf-jointed.


This involves cutting the edge at a shallow angle and bonding the panel edges together.

The joint is sanded smooth and is very strong.

Scarf Jointed Birch Plywood

Glue Line

Face Grades

The ongoing sanctions against Russian birch plywood have created supply shortages of legal material. Particularly affected are the higher quality face grades used for decorative applications.


So we can offer alternatives, our veneered plywood section has been expanded to offer panels with a birch plywood core, but with alternative light coloured species on the face: such as ash, maple or white beech.

Moisture Content

10% (+/- 2%) to EN315 and DIN 68705


Weight / Density

640-700 kg/M3


Formaldehyde

In accordance with the standard

EN 13986 the formaldehyde emission

meets the Class E1 requirements

(test method EN 717 Part 2)

Other Specs

Documents




Other items

that may be of interest














Latvian Birch Plywood
Metric Imperial
1220 x 2745 4ft x 9ft
1220 x 3050 4ft x 10ft
1220 x 3340 4ft x 11ft
1220 x 3660 4ft x 12ft
1500 x 2500
1500 x 3000
1525 x 2745 5ft x 9ft
1525 x 3660 5ft x 12ft
Metric Imperial
1830 x 3050 6ft x 10ft
1830 x 3340 6ft x 11ft
1830 x 3660 6ft x 12ft
1830 x 3850 6ft x 12ft 6"
2150 x 3050 7ft x 10ft
2150 x 3340 7ft x 11ft
2150 x 3850 7ft x 12ft 6"
2150 x 4000
2290 x 4000
Metric Imperial
2440 x 1220 8ft x 4ft
1220 x 2440 4ft x 8ft
1525 x 1220 5ft x 4ft
1525 x 1270
1525 x 1525 5ft x 5ft
1525 x 3050 5ft x 10ft
1250 x 2500
2500 x 1250

Standard Press

Large Press

Extra Large Press

Birch Plywood Edge

12mm thick birch plywood  -  9 ply

18mm thick birch plywood  -  13 ply

Birch Plywood Glue Line

Exterior Glue

Interior Glue

E Grade Birch Plywood

E Grade (or premium)


  • Highest quality plywood
  • Selected for a light surface appearance
  • No external defects
  • Very light pin knots permitted
  • Repair  patches (plugs) not permitted
  • Colour variation between panels is minimal


Not currently available - alternative products:

B Grade Birch Plywood

B Grade


  • Very high quality plywood
  • Slight colour variation permitted
  • Often used decoratively
  • No external defects
  • Pin knots permitted
  • Maximum 3 repair patches (plugs) per M2


Not currently available - alternative products:

B Grade Birch Plywood
S Grade Birch Plywood

S Grade


  • Very high quality plywood
  • More discolouration permitted
  • Often used for staining
  • No external defects
  • Pin knots permitted
  • Maximum 3 repair patches (plugs) per M2


Very limited supply - alternative products

S Grade Birch Plywood
BB Grade Birch Plywood

BB Grade


  • High-quality plywood
  • Predominantly unfilled and sanded veneer
  • All major defects replaced with wood patches
  • A restricted number of solid minor knots are admissible along with small, closed splits
  • Some brown stain permitted
  • Allow for colour variations
BB Grade Birch Plywood

Birch Plywood is a reliable

and consistent material.


It's our preferred panel for

overlaying, machining and treating.


Links to variants of

Birch Plywood:


WG Grade Birch Plywood

WG Grade


  • For use where surface appearance is not important, reverse grade
  • Sound knots permitted
  • Open splits and checks up to 4mm wide
  • Discolouration, streaks, roughness, glue penetration and plugs permitted
WG Grade Birch Plywood
CP Grade Birch Plywood

CP Grade


  • No limit on discolouration
  • No limit on repair patches (plugs)
  • Putty / filler repairs
  • Larger defects
CP Grade Birch Plywood
C Grade Birch Plywood

C Grade


  • The lowest grade birch plywood
  • Not sanded, open defects of wood structure and processing defects are allowed
  • For construction purposes when face grade is not important i.e. packaging
C Grade Birch Plywood

Request a Quote

We deliver

throughout the UK