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Typically Swedish
We are “Swedish by Nature”. 2 3 You too?
Floors to die for Whether a product like our three-layer parquet was produced with diligent and loving craftsmanship is revealed by the details. Elaborate development, the systematic selection of raw materials, precision processing, and a perfect finish clearly show that Berg & Berg flooring is created to last a lifetime.
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Embraced by Nature Such is our world in Sweden: mountains, lakes, shorelines, thousands of islands, and enormous forests provide plenty of inspiration for innovative products. We Swedes have always had brilliant ideas. They range from the invention of the match to the safety belt or three-layer parquet. But in spite of all their inventiveness, the people of Sweden have kept their feet firmly on the ground and we have plenty of that. Statistically each resident has an area of 50,000 m2 available to themself.
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Preferably for Always Berg & Berg parquet has numerous tangible advantages. Thanks to the use of slow-growing Nordic wood, it is clearly superior to other 3-layer parquet with a conventional structure. The premium middle layer of slow grown North Swedish pine is of crucial importance for the high dimensional stability of Berg & Berg parquet. Quality is in the details and the control of all processing stages at our own plant in Sweden.
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The world of Berg & Berg Sweden is defined by intact nature in general and plenty of forest in particular. Which is precisely the foundation for the world of Berg & Berg. Our wood is growing in forests of Södra in the south of Sweden, where expansive mixed forests with large stands of oak, beech, ash, and silver maple are found. From forest management, harvesting, and sawing in our own sawmills to the finished parquet, we have control of all stages in the production process. This is unique in the world and probably only the case with Berg & Berg.
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Oak XS white
On edge design,
design, white oiled12 13
Oak Eriksberg white
XXL wide plank, brushed
brushed,,
white oiledSurfaces in depth
Oiled Surfaces The Benefits of oiled Berg & Berg Wooden Flooring
Oxygen-curing plant-based oils — The oil penetrates deeply, so the delightful feeling of the
have been proven to protect wood wood is retained.
for centuries. Our new Oil N°8 — The floor’s natural moisture equalization is uninhibited
not only treats superficially but and promotes a healthy indoor climate.
is polished deeply into the fibres — Oiled Berg & Berg floors are antistatic.
of the wood. As a result, oiled — The oxygen-curing oil hardens the wood inside and out,
Berg & Berg floors retain their impregnating it and offering effective protection against
wonderful warmth and charm and dirt and moisture.
are extremely durable. The Oil N°8 — Oiled Berg & Berg floors are durable and easy to maintain.
factory finish is ready to use after — The maintenance with Faxe Wooden Floor Soap or Faxe
a simple wet cleaning with Faxe Active Care ensures uninterrupted and renewed protection.
Wooden Floor Soap or Faxe Active — Our floors are easy to repair and renovate – even partially.
Care.
natureplus
Berg & Berg is the market leader
for ecological parquet. In order to
live up to this claim we undergo
regular, comprehensive audits
by natureplus – the quality seal
for environmentally compatible,
healthy living products in Europe.
Detailed test results are available
upon request. www.natureplus.org
Oak Värmland
XXL wide plank, brushed,
smoked, oiled
No. 0209-0311-018-1Inspiring Sustainability 14 15 FSC® Our wood comes from Södra wood- lots in southern Sweden, most of which are already FSC®-certified. Just as maintaining ecological diversity is a key factor, sustainabil- ity is also as important and a matter of principle for us. We never harvest more wood than will grow again in the same time. This philosophy made us the market leader for eco- logical parquet (C030473).
Swedish Oak 16 17 The Oak logs for Berg & Berg engineered flooring come from Swedish forests. Trees grow more slowly here, stand less densely, and grow multiple, and above all, healthy branches. Due to the barren grounds and long winters, the wood is more dense, and particularly hard. The climate and growing conditions contribute to the beautiful colouring and the expressive character of our floors. Christian Jöhncke, CEO Berg & Berg „To us the environment is top priority. Our philosophy is to take responsibility for the entire production process, with our name we stand for 100 % domestic production.“
From the seedling
into your living room
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The tree is planted.
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The forest is thinned out.
3
The mature trees are harvested and 6
processed at the sawmill into sawn The sawn timber is cut to size and
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timber for surfaces and core layers. sorted a ccording to the different
flooring grades.
The logs for the back
layers are rotary peeled.
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The sawn timber is stacked and carefully
kiln dried. The heat for the drying
chambers comes from wood scraps.18 19
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The five-layer “sandwich construction” is cut
along the centre into two 3 strip parquet boards.
The boards are carefully sanded multiple times.
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The patented Svedloc Plus profile is
7 then milled into the four edges.
The separate layers (surface layer,
core, back-layer) are glued and then
pressed into a five layer “sandwich
construction”.
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The boards are taken to the finishing
lines where they are brushed if
The packs are taken to the central necessary, and oiled or lacquered.
warehouse, ready to be dispatched
to customers.
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After all this, quality checks are
carried out and the boards are
packaged in packs of six.The forest is growing
All hardwood logs for Berg & Berg are supplied from Södra, an
economic association in which over 50,000 forest owners have come
together to cultivate their own forests and market the timber.
All wood species Berg & Berg uses are growing in Sweden’s forests.
+40,000,000
Swedish forests are growing at a rate of 120 million m3 a year,
of which only 80 million m3 are harvested. This represents an
annual net growth of 40 million m3 .20 21
Sweden covers an area of
450,000 km2. 230,000 km2 are
forest areas, of which more than
10 % are owned by Södra members.
A harvest of 80 million solid
cubic metres produces around
50 million m3 of sawn timber.
10 %
The tree growth in the Södra
forests offsets the carbon emissi-
ons of around 1.4 million Swedes by
capturing 6.5 million tonnes of
CO2 every year.
30,000,000
30 million seedlings are cultivated in Södra’s tree nurseries every year.
Three seedlings are planted for every tree that is felled.
More than 5 % of the Södra
forests are protected and are
left uncultivated.
Over 60 % of the Södra forests
are already FSC®-certified.
www.fsc.orgOak Västerbotton XXL wide plank, brushed, smoked, nature oiled
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Oak calm d
XXL wide plank,
plank, nature oiled24 25 Oak lively c XXL wide plank, raw timber effect
Erik Hjärtfors 26 27
and the “green plan”
Erik Hjärtfors owns 31 hectares of So that means you cultivate your What sort of thing does this involve?
forest in southern Sweden. When forest? Well, for instance, we are not allowed
the founder of Lövsjö Loghouse Yes, every year I harvest mature to remove more trees from the for-
Company and his family became trees from about 3 % of my land. est than will grow to replace them.
owners of the forest in the year of Sustainable forestry is very close to Södra calculates the appropriate
2000, they saw it less as a financial my heart. I was interested in it even number to be harvested. Apart from
investment and more as an affair of when I was a student. The 150 trees that we keep an eye on the rivers
the heart. He wanted to take respon- that I fell are about 80 to 90 years and the preservation of biodiversity.
sibility for a piece of forest, because old – a whole human lifetime. One And we inform the public of how
forests are his life. Erik is not the year later I replace them by planting important a healthy forest is for all
only one who thinks like this; many 1,000 seedlings which I get from the of us. The Swedish “Allemansrätt”,
of the other 55,000 forest owners Södra nursery. which some of you may know from
linked to the Södra association holidays in Sweden, helps us with
think likewise. What does it mean to you to be that. It generally upholds the right
a member of Södra? of everyone to enjoy the natural
Mr. Hjärtfors, most people your age Södra is a strong organization, world and its fruits, irrespective
buy cars, flats or houses. You have where I can be among like-minded of ownership. This means that
bought a forest. Why? people. That is no-one needs
Forests have always been part of my very important the permission
life. I studied forestry and I spend to me as we have of the owner
a large part of my leisure time in here something to exercise the
the forest. This started when I was a we call the “green common right
child and has continued right up to plan”. This lists to enjoy the
the present day. It’s the same for a the criteria for environment.
lot of Swedish people. We feel close forest manage-
to nature and make every effort to ment with which What does Södra
live in harmony with it. we must all make from the
comply. trees you have
Please tell us about your own forest. harvested?
My forest is in the Province of Although I am a
Småland in southern Sweden – not committed
far from a place called Vetlanda. member of
The ground there is very stony and Södra I do
barren. Half of the trees are pine, actually process
30 % are spruce and 20 % are birch. my timber at
As the ground is so barren there are my own com-
very few other species. The few oak pany, Lövsjö
trees for instance I do not harvest Loghouse, where
at all. I manufacture
log cabins. This
is something
else which Södra
Left: Erik Hjärtfors in his forest. supports: start-up companies which
Right: One of the 1,000 seedlings process and finish timber in Sweden.
which Erik plants every year and One more reason for me to feel at
what they will become. home here.Jan Söderberg – 28 29
good things grow slowly
Jan Söderberg is the export man- What does the brand of The look is, of course, important for
ager of Berg & Berg. What’s more: Berg & Berg stand for? a floor. But what about its technical
he founded the company with Ulf We manufacture beautiful wooden properties?
Palmberg in 1996. What does the flooring in high end quality at fair Those are at least as important
Berg & Berg brand mean today to and affordable prices. I still enjoy but we take that for granted.
this father of three? making such products and receiv- We use a core layer of solid,
ing customer recognition for doing slowlygrown pine with vertical
Mr. Söderberg, when did you first so. annual rings: an important reason
become interested in wood? Customers can expect not only for the superior dimensional stabil-
As a Swede, you come into contact that our products will look beautiful ity of our floors. HDF or chipboard
with forests and wood from child- but that they will also be top qual- would certainly be cheaper but it
hood. I grew up with them and, after ity. Our main markets, which are in would not meet our high quality
studying engineering, worked first Sweden, Germany, Switzerland and requirements.
of all for a door manufacturer and Austria, are among the most dis- Added to this is our Svedloc Plus
then in my own moulding produc- cerning in the world and have some profile: a Berg & Berg patented
tion. As soon as I got an opportunity of the most challenging climatic system, which combines the
to help develop parquet production, conditions. advantages of a tongue and groove
I was fired with enthusiasm. With Berg & Berg joint with those
parquet, more than with almost parquet fulfills of a click profile
any other timber product, you can their require- system. Easy to
see the beauty of the raw material in ments: best install – both
every single board. That fascinated technical quality, for the profes-
me. flawless biol- sional fitter and
ogy for living the inexperi-
From forest to floor, so to speak? and reasonable enced amateur.
Yes, in 1996 the opportunity arose prices.
to take over an existing factory That sounds like
which had earlier been manufac- And the raw a well thought-
turing doors. I sought out the best material, wood? out product. Is
technician to be found in Sweden: Very important, it worth all the
Ulf Palmberg. And he became my of course. We do our best only to use effort and expense?
partner in this project. Together timber which comes from the for- Oh, yes. And I’m not talking about
with my German friend, Stephan ests of our owners. The advantages revenue. I’m talking about the natu-
von Schreitter, we redeveloped the are shorter transport routes and the ralness and environmental friend-
factory from scratch. The name high quality of Swedish timber. The liness of our products. And about
Berg & Berg came about, by the trees grow more slowly here in the the opportunity to bring such an
way, from the end of Ulf’s name North and so are denser and harder, original and durable material of this
and mine; so in 1996, Palmberg and which is a distinct advantage for a kind into your home. Digitalised
Söderberg became Berg & Berg. wooden floor. The trees here are less laminate or PVC floors might look
closely packed and so are able to deceptively genuine, but they don’t
put out more branches in the lower come anywhere near the stories that
trunk section. original Berg & Berg floors can tell.
This gives our floors their par-
ticularly distinctive look.
Left: Jan Söderberg at home in
the natural landscape of Sweden.Heinz Nikolaus: 30 31
highly recommended
If, for a start, you had managed to What do you like about A typical living area would be 150
find the courtyard in the Munich Berg & Berg floors? to 250 m2. We get most of our new
suburb of Haidhausen and then In our opinion wooden floors have customers as a result of recommen-
gone inside the retail outlet through to be solid. The first multi-layered dations.
its high wooden door, you would wooden floors were out of the ques-
quickly have noticed that nothing tion for us because of the high pro- That doesn’t really sound like a
is normal (in the best sense of the portion of glue in the product. It was do-it-yourself clientèle, does it?
word). A visit to Gasteig Naturwaren. never like that with Berg & Berg. We are in demand there. I employ
We’re talking about products which three floor-fitting teams who are
Mr. Nikolaus, how is it that you are are very ecologically sustainable and always kept busy. And Andreas
selling Berg & Berg parquet flooring which are all a delight to look at. Marotzke. He used to be self-em-
in this idyllic setting in the middle of ployed, working with a parquet and
not too affordable neighbourhood of Do you have any personal favourites? flooring installer in Berlin but he
Munich? The surface must always be oiled had to give it up. Fortunately for
When I first started out here in and not lacquered. I really do like me! I couldn’t have found anyone
1982 the neighbourhood was quite to feel the wood under my feet. better anywhere. Andreas knows
different. It was a classic working- The brushed floors are very beau- everything about fitting parquet.
class district similar to those in tiful but personally I prefer the Much more than I do.
other towns, with affordable rents. finely-sanded
In the meantime everything has finish. What do you
changed around us but we have both think of
remained true to ourselves. Who are your cus- Svedloc Plus?
tomers? Our floor
There was no mention of Some of our fitters are very
Berg & Berg in 1982. What did you customers happy with it;
start with? live nearby, in particularly
Wood had always fascinated me old buildings in inaccessible
even when I worked as a qualified which have places. So all-in-
electrician. I started to work as a been stylishly all: very highly
joiner, restoring furniture. Things renovated. Or recommended!
then moved on with beds and else in high-
natural colours which my brother end newbuilds.
had recommended. Then came They all tend to
carpets and flooring in coconut, be customers
wool and sisal. And at some point with an ecolog-
parquet was added. ical conscience,
though.
Why Berg & Berg?
I didn’t know of Berg & Berg at that
time. But I had a visit from a very
determined salesman. Another
recommendation, if you like. And
then I began to take an interest in Left: Heinz Nikolaus and Andreas
their products. Marotzke in front of their shop in
Haidhausen, Munich
Above: Fabian Renz, TraineeThe Colours of Berg & Berg
32 33 Oak Västerbotten Oak Lappland Dark Oak Lappland
Oak nature Oak Värmland Oak Gotland
34 35 Oak white Oak raw timber effect Oak Öland
Beech nature Red oak nature Ash white
36 37 Norrland's Pine nature Norrland's Pine white Norrland's Pine extra white
Oak calm d Oak lively c Oak knotty a Oak colourful
Grades of Wood 38 39
The fundamental ecological idea Our “wild” grades in three-strip
which is part of our concept is that flooring are particularly popular.
all wood contained in a log should In this product, boards of all grades
be used. This means that we com- are mixed to produce a natural,
bine the idea of careful handling of living parquet design floor with
this precious raw material with the a very special aura. And all for an
Swedish desire for natural design unexpectedly attractive price.
and lifestyle ambience.
With most of our products, there
is a choice not only between three-
strip and wide plank boards but also
between up to 4 attractive grades of
wood.
The special wood, growing as it
does only in Sweden, combined with
our production methods which are
designed specifically to process it,
make us one of the very few manu-
facturers who can supply premium
knotty flooring. This is particularly
labour-intensive to produce, in both
wide plank and three-strip design.
Wild oak
L 3 strip parquet,
raw timber effectNorrland’s Pine XXL wide plank, white oiled
40 41 Norrland’s Pine XXL wide plank, nature oiled
Oak XS
On edge design,
design, smoked,
finely sanded, white oiled42 43
Beech XS
On edge design,
design,
finely sanded, white oiledOak XS On edge design, finely sanded, nature oiled
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Surface layer in
3.8 mm solid hardwood
Core layer made from
8.2 mm slow grown,
dimensionally stable
North Swedish pine
with vertical annual
rings
Back-layer in 2 mm
spruce
Three-layer parquet is certainly more costly to
produce. Technically, though, it offers tangible
benefits. And in the end, the surface layer clearly
shows that you stand on quality.Quality in Detail 46 47
Three-layer parquet The surface Right angle on the edges of the board
Wood is a natural material which Berg & Berg parquet is delivered The surface layer on Berg & Berg
swells or shrinks depending from the factory with a finished parquet is always milled at right
on humidity. This can result in surface. There is no sanding dust angles on the edges and not under-
distortion, cracks or open joints, or unpleasant odours during the cut. That’s why our parquet can
particularly with solid wood installation. Ideal for renovation be sanded without creating any
products. Three-layer engineered work. unsightly gaps.
flooring is more expensive to
produce but it is technically The thickness of the surface layer
superior. Berg & Berg parquet is High-quality parquet has a long life
made of three quality layers and so span. This is why the surface layer
is especially dimensionally stable. has to be thick enough. Berg & Berg
parquet has a surface layer approx.
The core layer 3.8 mm thick which can be sanded
is one key for a quality product. We multiple times.
use only slow-grown North Swedish
pine with vertical annual rings. The length of the strips
The core layer makes Berg & Berg In three-strip parquet, the indi-
parquet superior for its dimensional vidual board is composed of a
stability. number of individual strips. Other
manufacturers incorporate short
pieces at the end of the boards. Not
at Berg & Berg. All the strips are at
least 250 mm long; on average even
over 400 mm. Even the wide plank
boards are particularly long and
wide at 195 x 2,390 mm.Quick, simple, safe
Svedloc Plus
Svedloc Plus Berg & Berg planks with Svedloc Plus Svedloc Plus provides the f ollowing
is the advanced development of are suitable for both floating and glue advantages
Berg & Berg’s proven patented down installation. Svedloc Plus — simple and quick installation
jointing system for three-layer offers the possibility of applying — no creaking sounds
engineered wood flooring. Due to glue in the groove and therefore — no open joints
the new setting of the profile the provides superior stability when — proven superior stability
planks can be joined together and installed floatingly. — can be walked on directly after
installed easily. installation
solid hardwood superior pine core
Video
Easy installationA little Guide 48 49
to Species of Wood
Species of wood The hardness The effect of light
All wood has its own different All the wood species used by Wood is a natural product and
characteristics. The colour, the Berg & Berg are recommended for its colour is changed by UV light.
structure of the wood and the use in normal living areas. Light wood becomes darker and
surface of the parquet floor are a dark wood becomes lighter. Colour
matter of personal choice. The dimensional stability variations diminish in the course of
Almost 100 % of our wood comes This is important when installed time. Newly installed parquet often
from Swedish forests where the over underfloor heating and in looks rather different than it did in
climate conditions contribute to regions where there are major the showroom.
its outstanding quality and where changes in climate. The more stable
considerations of ecology and the wood, the less the floor tends to
sustainability go without saying. develop open joints.
As versatile as nature
Wood type Hardness Dimensional Change
Different woods bring their
Origin 1–4 stability in UV light
different characteristics with them.
1–4 1–4
Not to mention the limitless visual
appeal which characterises this raw Oak Class 3 Class 4 Class 3
material. Sweden very hard excellent very colourstable
Red oak Class 3 Class 4 Class 3
Sweden very hard excellent very colourstable
Ash Class 3 Class 3 Class 3
Sweden very hard very good very colourstable
Beech Class 3 Class 1 Class 2
Sweden very hard slight colourstable
Pine Class 1 Class 3 Class 1
Sweden less hard very good becomes
(softwood) significantly
darkerWild ash L 3 strip parquet, white oiled
50 51 Oak Lappland XXL wide plank, brushed, smoked, nature oiled
Wild oak L 3 strip parquet, white oiled
52 53 Oak knotty a XXL wide plank, white oiled
XXL wide plank L 3 strip parquet XS on edge design
Wide Plank v. Three-Strip 54 55
or On Edge Design?
Three-strip flooring Wide plank floorings XS On Edge Design
is the classic parquet pattern. The have a large, continuous surface Oak XS comes as a contemporary
individual strips are 66 mm wide layer (ours is 195 x 2,390 mm). This interpretation of the traditional
and ours are particularly long at 250 requires the use of larger logs, “on edge design” parquet. A new
to 450 mm. They create an irregular which makes wide plank boards look meeting an extraordinary
pattern along the boards. more expensive. The long edges taste. Due to their vibrant surface
of the Berg & Berg XXL wide plank structure oak XS flooring elements
Tip boards are always chamfered. Every excel by a special durability. After
Combine wide plank and three-strip pack may include some shorter installation it has to be mechani-
on the same floor. boards (800/1,200/1,600 mm) cally treated with maintenance oil.
The wide plank boards can be which are recommended to use
used in larger rooms and the three- at the beginning and end of the
strip boards in smaller rooms. installed rows.
Important
When installing wide plank floors,
at least 2 – 3 bundles should be
opened at the same time so that the
boards can be positioned in a good
mix. This is the best way to ensure
that the floor has a naturally varied
overall look. Boards with a similar
structure that come from the same
tree should be placed at a distance
from each other.56 57
Oak knotty a
XXL wide plank, brushed,
brushed,
nature oiled58 59 Wild ash white XXL wide plank,white oiled
Oak Öland
XXL wide plank,
plank, finely sanded,
lye treated, extra white oiled60 61 Oak Värmland R XXL wide plank, rustic, brushed, smoked, Värmland-shade oiled
Nature
Oak calm
L XXL
Oak lively
L XXL
Oak knotty
XXL
Wild oak
L XXL
Oak Eriksberg — brushed, nature oiled,
XXL
with black wood-putty.
Wild red oak
L XXL
Wild beech
L
Norrland’s Pine
XXLBright 62 63
Oak calm white
L XXL
Oak lively white
XXL
Oak knotty white
XXL
Wild oak white
L XXL
Oak Eriksberg white — brushed, white oiled,
XXL
with black wood-putty.
Ash calm white
L
Wild ash white
L XXL
Norrland’s Pine white
XXLWhite
Ash Polar — uniform grading, finely sanded,
L
lye treated, extra white, matte lacquered.
Ash Saltholmen — wild grading, finely sanded,
L
lye treated, extra white, matte lacquered.
Oak Saltholmen — wild grading, finely sanded,
L
lye treated, extra white, matte lacquered.
Oak Öland — finely sanded, lye treated,
L
extra white, matte lacquered.
Oak Öland — finely sanded, lye treated,
XXL
extra white.
Norrland’s Pine
XXL
extra whiteDark 64 65
Oak Lappland — brushed, smoked, nature oiled.
XXL
Oak Lappland R — rustic, brushed, smoked,
L XXL
nature oiled.
Oak Eriksberg dark — brushed, smoked,
XXL
nature oiled, with black wood-putty.
Oak Lappland dark — brushed, intensively
L XXL
smoked.
Oak Dalarna — brushed, dark brown stained,
L XXL
matte lacquered.
Oak Västerbotten — brushed, deep-smoked,
XXL
nature oiled.Grey
Oak knotty — raw timber effect
XXL
Wild oak — raw timber effect
L
Oak Värmland — brushed, smoked,
XXL
Värmland-shade oiled.
Oak Värmland R — rustic, brushed, smoked,
L XXL
Värmland-shade oiled.
Oak Gotland — brushed, smoked,
XXL
Gotland-shade oiled.
Oak Gotland R — rustic, brushed, smoked,
L XXL
Gotland-shade oiled.
Oak Eriksberg dark — brushed, smoked,
XXL
white oiled, with black wood-putty.XS 66 67
Oak
XS
Oak white
XS
Oak smoked
XS
Oak smoked
XS
white
Beech
XS
Beech white
XS
The products shown have an oiled surface. We
also offer several floors with a matte lacquered
surface, which have a slightly different colour
compared to the oiled ones.
Please ask your dealer for the p roducts
available. If you need product samples, please
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