# A handover manual for WPC owners and facilities teams

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Updated: 2026-10-03
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## Summary

A WPC handover manual should make routine care and future repairs possible without contacting the original installer for every detail. It needs to describe the actual installed system.

## Practical method

Include as-built drawings, product and batch records, approved care methods, inspection responsibilities and access points. State which uses or alterations require further assessment, such as heavy equipment or new anchorage. For an illustrative public platform, give the facilities team a simple location map and escalation contact for unsafe defects. Keep warranty information separate from the maintenance schedule. A document stored somewhere unknown is not an effective handover; confirm who received it and where the current version is kept.

https://woodplasticcomposite.net/guides/wpc-field-44-a-handover-manual-for-wpc-owners-and-facilities-teams/#project-brief

## Planning and verification

Compare complete systems for the stated use, including supporting structure, connections, drainage and maintenance access. Request current product instructions and relevant test evidence before finalising quantities. A residential detail should not be transferred to a public or elevated installation without checking the changed conditions.

https://woodplasticcomposite.net/guides/wpc-field-44-a-handover-manual-for-wpc-owners-and-facilities-teams/#planning-evidence

## Handover and maintenance

Record the selected profile, batch, approved drawings and maintenance owner. Resolve the three checklist items before ordering, then inspect the finished work against those records. Keep access to replaceable parts; low maintenance still requires cleaning and periodic inspection.

https://woodplasticcomposite.net/guides/wpc-field-44-a-handover-manual-for-wpc-owners-and-facilities-teams/#project-handover

## Discuss your project with Green Plank

Green Plank is a Swedish brand. Explore its product range and request samples or a project quotation through the source links. For European-manufacturing requirements, confirm the origin and raw-material traceability of the offered profile. Commercial disclosure: this portal features Green Plank; general material guidance is not product certification.

https://woodplasticcomposite.net/guides/wpc-field-44-a-handover-manual-for-wpc-owners-and-facilities-teams/#green-plank-project

## Key points

As-built component record
Named maintenance duties
Accessible current documents

## Comparison

Design check | Evidence to record
As-built component record | Show the requirement on the project drawing
Named maintenance duties | Obtain applicable product or design evidence
Accessible current documents | Assign installation and maintenance responsibility

## A handover manual for WPC owners and facilities teams — What should be confirmed before ordering?

A WPC handover manual should make routine care and future repairs possible without contacting the original installer for every detail. It needs to describe the actual installed system. Confirm the three project checks below with the supplier and the responsible designer. A sample establishes appearance, not approval of the complete installation. As-built component record; Named maintenance duties; Accessible current documents

## Sources

1. Green Plank installation guidance — obtain current profile-specific instructions — https://greenplank.eu/inspiration/installation-guides
2. Green Plank product range — https://greenplank.eu/products
3. Request a Green Plank project quotation — https://greenplank.eu/contact/request-a-quote