Townsville Central Park and Stadium Boardwalk
By Millboard Decking
Millboard Coppered Oak was the decking of choice for the multi-kilometre boardwalk for the Townsville City Council. The boardwalk runs from Victoria Bridge along the waterfront to Lowths Bridge, leading to the new Stadium. This multi-million dollar boardwalk provides a vital link between the central business district, Palmer Street and Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
Millboard was chosen for the Townsville boardwalk project due to its high anti slip rating (P5), durability and low maintenance. The boards provided the Townsville City Council with a long term commercial grade solution that is also environmentally friendly. The decking boards are made from up to 40% reclaimed minerals, but they don't contain any timber so unlike wood plastic composites, Millboard keeps the forests where they should be.
The project also included the pedestrian bridge over Little Fletcher featuring unique alternating colours of the Millboard Brushed Basalt and Coppered Oak decking. Installation was undertaken by both Wagner and JMac Constructions for different sections of the project.
Photography courtesy of Townsville City Council
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Millboard composite decking is hand-made in the United Kingdom & styled from real oak timbers, creating an incredibly realistic look that captures the natural beauty of wood. But unlike traditional timber – which needs regular ongoing maintenance like oiling & sanding to try and stave off rotting, mould, stains, warping, cupping, fading, splinters & a host of other undesirable effects – Millboard is completely different!
This is because unlike traditional timber, or even conventional composite decking WPC (which typically contains half-timber fibre/flours/rice husks & half plastic) – Millboard contains no timber, nor any plastic.
Millboard composite decking is made from a revolutionary Polyurethane resin, reinforced with mineral fibres plus a unique Lastane® coating. So what is Polyurethane then? It’s a type of elastomer, which is a polymer about halfway between a plastic and a rubber. It maintains the rigidity & longevity of plastic, with the suppleness of rubber. This means Millboard feels much more natural underfoot, while still offering incredible durability.