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.

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.

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.

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.

Weyerhaeuser moves European base to Dublin
19 October, 2012
Weyerhaeuser Products Ltd has relocated from Brussels to Dublin, Ireland, in a move to strengthen its Lumin and Lyptus customer sales and marketing support.

New FSC head starts
16 October, 2012
Kim Carstensen has taken up his new role as director-general of the Forest Stewardship Council.

Travis Perkins looks to grow decorative panels business
13 October, 2012
Travis Perkins is implementing wide-ranging changes in its sheet materials business which involves targeting growth in decorative panels with help from newly-appointed preferred suppliers of non-core sheet materials James Latham and Meyer Timber.

FSC boosts Russian operations
23 September, 2012
RusForest, the Swedish forestry company with operations in Russia, has achieved FSC certification and is aiming to increase its sales reach.

FSC certificate for Metsä forests
12 September, 2012
Metsä has been awarded an FSC group certificate that covers company-owned forests in Finland.

Lesser-known tropical species research continues
10 September, 2012
A research project backed by FSC and tropical hardwood importers is aiming to identify lesser-known FSC-certified timber species for sale on the European market.

Greg Law wins OSB apprentice award
31 August, 2012
Greg Law from North Glasgow Construction College has been named OSB Apprentice of the Year.

FSC tackles EUTR/certification issues
27 August, 2012
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is tackling the issue of how timber product certification will work in the context of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) through publication of a new document.

Scientific tests to verify FSC certification claims
13 August, 2012
FSC says scientific testing of wood will help assure the legitimacy of FSC product claims.

Euro-wide FSC success
06 August, 2012
JELD-WEN has attained a multi-site Forest Stewardship Council certificate for all of its European operations.

Unicut P opens gate to increased output
06 August, 2012
A Unicut P, Weinig’s latest cross-cut saw, is among the new technology installed by the Suffolk Gate Company Ltd to enable it to “meet a growing order book”.

James Jones completes its first EC5 compliant roof
06 August, 2012
James Jones & Sons’ Timber Systems Division has designed its first fully EC5-compliant timber roof for a Scunthorpe school.

CLT proves performance in school gym
26 July, 2012
Timber build specialist B&K Structures has supplied cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels for the construction of a London school gym and three classroom blocks.