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Singapore Welcomes the Koalas using Accoya Wood for their Abode

As Singapore celebrates its 50th Anniversary of Independence this year, it also marks as the 50 years of Australia-Singapore diplomatic relations. Along with this, Australia opens a Koala exhibit located at Singapore Zoo. This will be the new home of four furry Koala ambassadors: Paddle, Chan, Pellita and Idalia.

To ensure the Koala's safety and to have an easy transition and adoption for their new home here in Singapore, located at Singapore Zoo, management created an enclosure of for the Koalas, built especially for them. And it's got all the best technology, too.

Every resources used to construct their new home here is Singapore was carefully selected and examined very well that it must be safe and will not harm the Koalas as well as our environment.

The walk-through exhibit is just perfectly crafted to keep them comfortable as well as the visitors, the guests suitably immersed. It's made to look and feel just like the Australian Zone, where the Koalas originally come from, so all can have an authentic experience.

Looking more into their abode, it's pleasantly roomy, with 210m² of space. Although it's indoors, the management makes sure that it has the Koalas' favourite trees are all in and a computer -regulated climate control system that makes sure the temperature and humidity doesn’t ruin their beautiful furs.

The cladding for Koalas' habitat was chosen to be as Accoya Wood - the first natural wood to have the highest number of sustainable Eco labels in the world. Known to be durable and visually stunning, Accoya does not contain any harmful materials that can affect the living animals in their habitat as well as helping sustainability to the environment.

Accoya is one of the key products of Evorich Flooring whose mission is to spread the importance of using eco-friendly products. Evorich Flooring focuses on eco-friendly that is procured and manufactured responsibly and ethically. Making the choice to use environmentally friendly materials is its way of contributing to the preservation and protection of the eco-system.

To see how wonderful place where our newest furry friends lived by, pop down and meet them at Singapore Zoo, Australian Zone, opens daily from 9.00am - 6.00pm.

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Evorich Flooring, is one of the most reputable flooring contractors in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region. Providing the end user with supply and installation of quality laminate flooring, high end resilient flooring, engineered wood flooring, timber flooring, indoor and outdoor decking.

Evorich is also a member of National Wood Flooring Association and a strong advocate for introducing Eco green flooring into the building and construction industry worldwide. Moreover, Evorich Holdings has recently been awarded as one of the Promising SME 500 awards in Singapore & is the first flooring contractor in Singapore to win the Spirit of Enterprise Award 2011. Evorich has also recently been awarded the Orchid Trusted Brands 2012 for quality customer services in Singapore.

With continuous support for the Green Eco movement in Singapore, Evorich Flooring sponsors Miss Earth Singapore 2012. The group is also the Co-Sponsor & award presenter to Southeast Asia Property Awards. The biggest award event to recognize developers in Southeast Asia. Evorich Flooring is also the co-sponsor for 2013 World Architecture Festival at Marina Bay Sands. In 2014, Evorich Flooring will also be flooring the runway for Audi Fashion Festival 2014.

Evorich Flooring is also one of the first flooring contractors in Singapore, to be awarded with both the ISO and British Standard OHSAS accreditation.

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