Search Results: 'Forest Stewardship Council'

Travis Perkins joins TDUK
19 April, 2024
Travis Perkins is celebrating its 20th consecutive year of certification of timber chain of custody and has also recently joined Timber Development UK (TDUK).

Mark Richey Woodworking granted FSC US Leadership Award
07 November, 2023
Each year, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) recognises uncommon excellence that advances responsible forest management and forest conservation with FSC-US Leadership Awards. This year, Mark Richey Woodworking was unanimously chosen for the award.

Lumin plywood brand to build third plywood plant in Uruguay
10 February, 2023
Sustainable plantation-based plywood brand Lumin is to invest US$136m in a new plywood mill in Uruguay to expand production capacity to nearly 500,000m3.

Tackling toxicity continues
21 December, 2022
Ian King, chief operating officer at Zeroignition, explains how innovation has led to a generation of low-toxicity fire retardants and why this should lead to an uptick in the use timber for construction

Brits believe healthy forests best defence against climate change
05 April, 2022
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) UK’s annual consumer survey (https://uk.fsc.org/trademark-use/consumer-insights) has revealed that three-quarters of Brits agree that healthy forests are of crucial importance in the fight against climate change.

Appliance of science
04 February, 2022
Mike Jeffree reports on World Forest ID, a project to establish a global timber traceability system

A forest of solutions
10 December, 2021
Providing a renewable raw material is just one benefit of sustainably managed tropical forests, says INTERHOLCO CEO Ulrich Grauert

FSC announces winners of the 2021 Furniture Awards
30 November, 2021
The winners of the FSC Furniture Awards, created by the Forest Stewardship Council to reward FSC-certified companies in the indoor and outdoor furniture sectors, have been announced.

FSC launches celebrate sustainable wood furniture awards
29 July, 2021
The third edition of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Furniture Awards, the first with a European reach, has been created to reward companies producing furniture with FSC-certified wood.

Atomic level validation
15 June, 2021
Science-based traceability techniques, like stable isotope ratio analysis could be a hugely valuable piece of the sustainable timber sourcing jigsaw, says the American Hardwood Export Council. Mike Jeffree reports

NSF International and Soil Association agree SFI and FSC offer
03 October, 2019
NSF International subsidiary NSF Certification, LLC and Soil Association Certification Forestry, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Soil Association, have announced an agreement to offer certification to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) responsible forest management standards.

Timber and joinery in top three
20 June, 2019
TTJ’s monthly column in partnership with the Builders Merchant Building Index shows timber and joinery sales have performed strongly

The green shoots of recovery
17 June, 2019
Gary Froggatt, timber and joinery category manager at Howarth Timber & Building Supplies looks at what’s to come and how it can be navigated

Stora Enso and FSC join forces in a strategic partnership
03 January, 2019
Stora Enso and the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) have signed an international partnership agreement establishing a long-term strategic collaboration to develop and promote sustainable forestry.

Gabon commits to FSC certification
26 October, 2018
The Gabon government has requested forestry operators to become FSC certified by 2022. The move has been welcomed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

Greenpeace signals new direction on certification
18 April, 2018
When Greenpeace International became one of the founding members of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) back in 1993 it was a landmark moment.

Greenpeace signals new direction on certification
18 April, 2018
When Greenpeace International became one of the founding members of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) back in 1993 it was a landmark moment.

Greenpeace withdraws FSC membership
29 March, 2018
Greenpeace International has announced it will not renew its membership of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), having lost confidence that the certification body alone can guarantee forests sufficient protection.

London calling
20 June, 2017
The Plywood Club of London has stayed true to its founding principles while also changing with the times. Keren Fallwell reports

LHC turns 80
21 April, 2017
The monthly Face to Face feature takes on a different form this month as the focus is not on a person but on an institution in the timber trade – the long-established London Hardwood Club (LHC) which turns 80 this year. Stephen Powney reports