Search Results: 'FSC'

FSC targets fibreboard for change
17 December, 2012
The FSC has launched a campaign to persuade forest owners and panel manufacturers to introduce more certified fibreboard.

Looks like oak
17 December, 2012
Teknos has developed a pigmented stain specifically to match Timbmet’s Red Grandis to the colour of oak. Stephen Powney reports

UPM forestry plantation showcase
12 December, 2012
UPM has showcased how it manages sustainable forestry plantations during an international conference in Uruguay.

Legality schemes still working on EUTR compliance
10 December, 2012
A report from the European Timber Trade Federation (ETTF) concludes that no leading third-party legality verification or certification body currently fully complies with the upcoming EU Timber Regulation on illegal timber “risk mitigation”.

Modified wood to star in Kevin’s house
10 December, 2012
Westgate Joinery is to supply timber windows made with modified wood for the UK’s first sustainable building to be built largely from waste and surplus materials.

FSC first for Brazilian forest concession
07 December, 2012
Tropical hardwood decking and flooring producer LN Guerra is celebrating after its 46,000ha forest concession became the first concession in Brazil to achieve FSC certification.

Cultivating business
29 November, 2012
Ideas dreamt up on holiday often evaporate on the homeward journey but not so for an Austrian man who put his into establishing teak plantations in Costa Rica. Robin Meade reports

Down but not out
29 November, 2012
Raw material prices weigh heavily on German and Austrian mills but there is hope of growing value-added products sales to the UK. Stephen Powney reports

A year of two halves
29 November, 2012
The British-grown timber sector is thankful it had a good start to the year because the second half has been pretty disappointing. Sally Spencer reports

Building sustainability
29 November, 2012
Chris Dyson, supply chain director at Carillion, discusses the challenges of enforcing a responsible timber procurement process – and outlines some of the standards his business expects of suppliers

Buildbase tree-planting landmark
26 November, 2012
Some 50,000 tree seedlings have now been planted in the UK merchant Buildbase’s Lifecycle Forest in Sweden.

Indonesia’s legality milestone
12 November, 2012
It once topped the world league table of illegal timber suppliers, but Indonesia has taken radical steps to shed that status. Andy Roby, DFID-funded industry adviser in the country, reports on latest significant developments

Certification plus
12 November, 2012
Scott Poynton of global not-for-profit organisation The Forest Trust says the tropical timber trade needs to do more to convince consumers of its environmental commitment

Suitable substitutes
12 November, 2012
The timber trade needs to explore the potential of alternative tropical species, and the WWF has produced a new guide to help, reports James Horne of the environmental organisation’s Global Forest & Trade Network

Stability expected to continue
12 November, 2012
There has been some movement in sawn timber prices but the log market has held no surprises this year

All Bases covered
12 November, 2012
Lionex says its latest diversification makes it even more of a one-stop hardwood shop. Mike Jeffree reports

The art of making a market
12 November, 2012
Lumin plywood, says producer Weyerhaeuser, is now a UK construction market staple

Plywood rises to EUTR challenge
12 November, 2012
The EU Timber Regulation may cause some disturbance for the tropical plywood trade, but long term it will benefit the sector and its image, according to three leading importers

Testing tropical times
12 November, 2012
According to one supplier, OK is good enough for business in a tropical timber sector facing continuing tough market conditions and major new anti-illegal logging legislation. Mike Jeffree reports

Concerns over administrative burden of FSC online claims system
29 October, 2012
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has announced that it is “moving forward” with an obligatory online system to check the veracity of FSC claims. But there are growing concerns over the time and administrative burden this will entail for timber businesses.