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MAGAZINSTORY

megawood natürlich wertvoll Terrasse lorbeer Harz

Insights
and views.

The story behind our cover photo.

The Hexentanzplatz (witches´ dancing place) at the summit cable car station in Thale is a tourist magnet. The panoramic view of the Harz, with views of the Brocken and Wurmberg mountains, is unique. This special corner of the world now offers yet another attraction:

A megawood^®
sun deck with loungers invites you to take a break and relax.The deck was built using boards from our
DELTA series, which
are manufactured
from our new
GCC HARZart
material.
The introduction
of this unique material – a milestone in the history of megawood^®. Be inspired by this and the other authentic stories in this magazine!.

A magazine also needs a title. It is important to us that the theme of the title conveys the philosophy that megawood^® stands for: sustainability in ecological, social, and economic terms and an innovative material for generations. The Harz mountains, one of the most beautiful mountain ranges in Germany, parts of which are still untouched nature, are just a few kilometres from our production site in Aschersleben where all megawood^® products are developed and manufactured. We want to stage our new product right here in the geographic centre of Germany and demonstrate our use of regional value-adding chains as well as our attachment with and responsibility towards the environment, our fellow human beings and our employees.

The summit station of the gondola lift to the Hexentanzplatz was quickly identified as being the perfect location. Since Mrs Groll, the Managing Partner of Seilbahnen Thale GmbH and her team were very open to the idea of building a sun deck, we were already able to execute the project in May 2022. Due to the wonderful weather forecast, the sun deck needed to be completed in just a few days – no problem with the well designed VARIO FIX substructure system.

The only thing that still needed to be clarified was the question of the models: Who would be able to authentically represent megawood^® as a brand and convey our values in a credible and emotional way? As is so often the case, not only was the good close at hand, but also the answer.

After the CEO Holger Sasse had a spontaneous idea of casting the models from the staff, he immediately started putting this into reality, first asking Kathleen Jorde, his longtime employee and Head of Accounting if she and her family could imagine becoming the faces of the magazine.

Kathleen Jorde did not have to think long. As a dedicated employee with close ties to the company, she was curious about the sun deck. Together with her husband Stefan and their three children, they then went up to the station just a few days later for an on site inspection, including a photo shoot. As luck would have it, Stefan Jorde is a passionate amateur photographer and captured the family’s trip on camera himself.

Thus, the cover photo was born!

“I have been an employee at megawood^® since 2011 and I am also a fan of the brand. Our three children were also born during this time. I could always count on the support of my employer – balancing family and career was a completely natural development. When they asked me if I wanted to do the photo shoot, I didn’t have to think twice. The fact that my husband was allowed to take over the part behind the camera was the icing on the cake.“
Kathleen Jorde

Perfect for heavy use and the
toughest weather

Our new GCC HARZart material comprises at least 50% wood and up to 30% recycled synthetic resin. The latter is obtained from end-of-life wind power rotor blades, for example, and provides the products we manufacture from GCC HARZart with a very dense and extremely robust surface. Even heavy use and weathering have little effect on the material – for decades. With these special properties, GCC HARZart is the ideal material for heavily used surfaces in tough weather conditions.

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