FW3018218 is a 2013 LOPO catalogue reference titled Buy China Terracotta Facade Panel from LOPO. The archived listing paired a nominal 300 × 600 × 18 mm format with a wood colour and “100% natural clay” wording. It can still help buyers and designers communicate a warm, timber-influenced ceramic facade direction. It is not a current product offer, price, technical submittal or performance guarantee. Samples, availability, documentation and commercial terms all require fresh confirmation.
FW3018218 archive snapshot
The old entry identified item FW3018218, the archived format, wood colour and generic wall applications. It also carried absolute environmental language, broad performance claims, standard commercial fields and a generic technical table. These statements belong to the historical page and should not be treated as current product facts.
| Item | FW3018218 |
|---|---|
| Archived product | Terracotta facade panel |
| Archived size | 300 × 600 × 18 mm |
| Archived colour | Wood colour |
| Archived material wording | “100% natural clay” |
| Status | Legacy model; current availability and evidence unverified |
The only original image is a general historical panel photograph. It does not verify the FW3018218 wood-colour appearance, surface method, current format or production status.
Interpreting “wood colour” as a visual brief
The archive wording suggests warm brown tones or a timber-related direction, but it does not define a species, grain pattern, contrast or sheen. It also does not establish whether a current effect comes from the clay body, surface treatment, printing, glaze or another process. Accurate terminology should follow the product presently offered.
Provide a clearly identified timber, colour chip or project image if a particular visual relationship matters. Review current physical samples beside glazing, metal, stone and other facade materials. Judge the ceramic as its own fired product rather than promising an exact copy of natural wood.
Working with the 300 × 600 × 18 mm archive format
The recorded rectangle can support a compact grid, alternating orientation or alignment with window modules. Its proportion may also influence how a wood-like direction is perceived across the elevation. These are useful design-study observations, not confirmation that the archived format remains in production.
Ask the current supplier to identify nominal dimensions, tolerances, surface and pattern orientation in a dated drawing and product description. If another format replaces FW3018218, update the elevations, schedules and quantity basis together. The complete facade must be coordinated by qualified project professionals using current information, without generic load, span, spacing, anchorage or installation assumptions.
From an old “buy” page to controlled procurement
A procurement decision needs more than a catalogue title. The buyer should know the current item number, approved sample, drawing revision, material and finish description, quantity basis, applicable documents, packaging, programme and delivery destination. Any mismatch among those records can create avoidable ambiguity.
Begin with a project brief and ask whether FW3018218 has a present equivalent. If a replacement is proposed, use that reference consistently on samples, quotations and submissions. Treat former lead times, payment wording and packing information as historical until they appear in a current written quotation.
Old environmental and technical claims need evidence
The 2013 body used “100% natural clay” and absolute environmental language and listed broad claims about durability, weather behaviour, insulation, maintenance and other benefits. It also reproduced a generic panel technical table. Those statements may refer to an earlier specimen or another configuration and should not be assigned to a current wood-colour panel automatically.
Request a dated package identifying material, dimensions, tolerances, colour or pattern range, surface, edge quality and intended application. Ask which declarations, reports and certificates apply to the exact offered panel and destination. Any environmental statement should have clear scope and present substantiation. Commercial information belongs in the current quotation.
Archive boundary: FW3018218, wood colour and 300 × 600 × 18 mm preserve a 2013 reference. A current offer, approved sample, dated drawing and applicable evidence define any purchase today.
Explore current panels and wood-tone projects
Review LOPO’s current terracotta panel overview for present colour, format and surface options.
Browse terracotta rainscreen projects for warm palettes, pattern scale and opening context.
Visit the complete architectural terracotta gallery to compare wood-tone concepts with natural clay and glazed facades.
Use the LOPO contact page to request samples, current drawings, documents and quotations.
Project references can refine the visual brief, but their products and approvals remain specific to their own buildings.
Request a current FW3018218 quotation path
Share the project country, facade area, elevations, desired orientation, wood-tone reference, surface or pattern direction, adjoining materials, estimated quantity and delivery programme. Mention FW3018218 and its archived format so LOPO can trace the idea without treating old terms as current.
Email roger@lopoterracotta.com or contact LOPO Terracotta. Ask for a current product recommendation, representative range samples, dated drawings, applicable documents and a written quotation for the exact proposed option. Keep the approval and purchasing records aligned to one current reference.
Before comparing current alternatives, identify whether the key design objective is the warm base tone, directional grain, level of contrast, surface sheen or coordination with actual timber elsewhere on the building. Express that priority clearly and ask each option to carry a unique item and sample code. A single attractive piece cannot demonstrate pattern repeat or full colour range, so request enough representative material to judge the intended facade field.
Maintain a short procurement decision record. Note whether each sample is a concept reference, range example or proposed production benchmark, and link it to the matching drawing and document set. Record any change from the archived size, colour description or model number before quantities are finalised. Keep unresolved questions about current evidence, availability, packaging and programme visible until the written quotation answers them. This makes the transition from an old buying page to a controlled present purchase explicit, auditable and less vulnerable to mismatched references.