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PEFC re-endorses four national schemes
23 August, 2010
Forest certification systems in Finland, Italy, Luxembourg and the Slovak Republic have been successfully re-endorsed by
PEFC International.Family values
August 21 2010
Scotts of Thrapston is renowned for its quality joinery and construction, thanks to the foresight and enthusiasm of chairman David Scott
An appetite for oak
August 21 2010
No matter what the fashion of the day is, oak has an enduring appeal in the UK
Timber companies sign up for Timber Expo
17 August, 2010
Gang-Nail Systems has become a silver sponsor of new timber industry show Timber Expo.Tough present, brighter future
August 7 2010
The Swedish timber industry has felt the effects of the global downturn, but its long-term outlook remains bright, write Bertil Stener, director wood products, and Marianne Svensen, director branch and market analyses unit, at the Swedish...
Latvian FSC recovery aims
7 August, 2010
Latvia’s state forest (LVM) is aiming to reapply for full
FSC SFI applies for PEFC re-endorsement
6 August, 2010
The North America-based
Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) has applied for re-endorsement toPEFC .Japan awards legal status to Sarawak's timber products
4 August, 2010
Sarawak Timber Association (STA) says timber and timber products imported from the state under the Sarawak Chain-of-Custody (Sarawak CoC) have earned legal status from Japan.Uruguay submits scheme to PEFC
2 August, 2010
Uruguay has submitted its national forest certification scheme for
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC ) schemes endorsement.PEFC adds pressure on USGBC
26 July, 2010
PEFC has added its voice to calls for the US Green Building Council (USGBC) to accept more forest certification schemes.Netherlands fears for sustainable demand
24 July, 2010
The Netherlands timber industry has raised concerns about the impact of the recession on demand for sustainbly produced timber and the lack of willingess by consumers to pay more for the product.
Congressmen campaign for FSC exclusivity to be dropped
23 July, 2010
US congressmen have asked the Green Building Council (LEED) to ditch its
FSC Jewson takes on tropical substitute plywood
22 July, 2010
Jewson has signed a deal to become national distributor forUPM ’s new “tropical plywood replacement”, WISA-Twin.Supply assurances follow Latvia's FSC suspension
10 July, 2010
Latvian sawmills and their UK agents are reassuring customers following the surprise suspension of the Latvia State Forests’ (LVM)
FSC PEFC UK aims to overtake France
9 July, 2010
The UK could overtake France in the next year as the country with the most
PEFC chain of custody certificates, delegates heard atPEFC UK ’s 10th...PEFC criticised for links with Indonesian paper manufacturer
8 July, 2010
The world’s largest forest certification scheme,
PEFC , has been heavily criticised in aGreenpeace report for being associated with Indonesia’s...PEFC-certified fences protect Bull Run crowds
7 July, 2010
The famous Pamplona Bull Run in Spain will feature
PEFC -certified fences marking the route for the first time.Concern, but no panic over Latvian FSC suspension
6 July, 2010
A leading UK Latvian timber agent says the suspension of Latvia State Forests’ (LVM)
FSC certificate was “a bit of a crisis”, but not a cause for panic.Dutch accept PEFC for public timber procurement
21 June, 2010
PEFC has been accepted for public sustainable timber procurement in the Netherlands.Taylor’s for timber motto sustains business
June 12 2010
CR Taylor (Timber) is celebrating 50 years in business this year and is looking forward to an equally successful future