It comes as no surprise that there is an absolutely endless list of garden furniture available out there. Whether it be wood, metal or plastic, the choices are simply endless. Here at Ottena, our garden furniture is manufactured from solid, long lasting teak which we believe is the best choice for your chosen outdoor area. Whether it be your domestic garden, patio or balcony, or your commercial beer garden, hotel patio area or balcony, we believe that teak garden furniture is the right and best choice for you. Let us explain why.....
Of all the hard woods out there, teak is simply seen as the best for outdoor furniture. Teak has fantastic natural properties lending itself the manufacturing of teak garden furniture. Teak is a very tightly grained wood, it has natural oils creating fantastic weather resistant properties. It is extremely tough and durable meaning your teak garden furniture could last for many many years.
Teak has a very high oil natural oil content which will help to prevent damage caused by changes in temperature and humidity. This helps to prevent the teak patio furniture from cracking or splintering and also helps when it comes to any garden “pests” that may want to take up residence in your teak dining furniture or teak bench! With all of these simply amazing natural properties, teak is rarely seen as a wood that will “rot”. This is something teak is very well known for and hence making it a fantastic choice for outdoor garden furniture.
As you will very quickly begin to realise, teak is quite the miracle wood. When you see these big, expensive yachts moored up at a marina just take a second to look at the wood used on the decks and around the boats. Yes you've guessed it, teak. This wood has been used for many many years on ship decks and hulls as it is an extremely hard wearing wood with great properties needed in the boat building industry. Teak has fantastic weather and water resistant properties which coupled with its tendency not to split only makes it the first choice for use in these circumstances. On this basis you can see why it is therefore such an obviously fantastic material for the manufacturing of teak garden furniture.
Another concern when it comes to purchasing wooden garden furniture, and of course a very important factor in todays world, is the sustainability of the raw material being used. Here at Ottena we work very closely with our manufacturer to ensure all of our teak is sourced from sustainable Javanese plantations. The teak that our suppliers use to manufacture your teak garden furniture has passed a “Timber Legality Assurance System” (SVLK). This system records the chain of custody in the supply and manufacturing process to ensure the legality of the teak used in our teak garden benches, teak outdoor tables and teak garden chairs. The SVLK certification scheme regulates the supply chain to protect nature and ensure that our teak patio furniture has the minimal impact on the environment.
The product of the SVLK process is the FLEGT certificate. This certificate allows suppliers of teak garden furniture to be able to export their furniture. Our supplier is SVLK certified and produce a FLEGT certificate each time an order of teak patio furniture is shipped to us here at Ottena.
Hopefully this very short guide explaining why teak is seen as the best for outdoor dining furniture, garden relaxing chairs and park benches will give you some food for thought so you can go away and look into what furniture you would like in your garden or chosen outdoor space. We may be a little biased but please take a look at our extensive range of teak garden benches, teak table and chair sets and teak garden chairs. We are very confident you will find that something special in our range of teak garden furniture to fill that void in your outdoor area.
If you have any questions or require any further information on our ranges of teak garden furniture then please do not hesitate to get in touch at hello@ottena.co.uk and we will endeavour to answer any questions for you. We very much look forward to hearing from you.
