Search Results: 'Forest Stewardship Council'

Procurement protocol
23 November, 2002
Over the past few years there has been a rapid increase in political interest in the issue of illegal logging. This has led the UK government to suggest proposals for a new public sector wood procurement strategy which would have major implications for the UK trade. Forest industry consultant Rupert Oliver reports

Changing times
23 November, 2002
AssiDomän Timber is going through a period of rationalisation but as changes are introduced, it is also aware of its responsibility to Sweden's sawmilling industry as a whole

Garden growth
14 September, 2002
Timber and woodcare products are finding a growing market in the garden sector. Keren Fallwell reports

Wood for good? It should be
17 August, 2002
Greenpeace may be the bête noir of some in the timber industry, but the feeling isn't necessarily mutual. As Greenpeace UK forest campaigner Andy Tait maintains, while the organisation is anti-illegal logging, it remains pro "good wood"

African odyssey
17 August, 2002
African Hardwood Marketing's MD may have had no former timber experience, but the UK company is already importing several containers of African hardwood a month from its affiliate SAB Congo

The missing link
22 July, 2002
Forest industry consultant Rupert Oliver explains the importance of chain of custody certification and reports on how and why it continues to elude many wood processing operations

The proof of performance
22 July, 2002

Finding common ground
22 July, 2002
Although differences still exist between forest certification schemes, there are moves towards mutual recognition. Rupert Oliver compares the FSC and the SFI

Smart forestry
24 June, 2002
Estonia boasts the biggest area of Forest Stewardship Council certified forest in eastern Europe

Extending the net
24 June, 2002
Latvijas Finieris is still investing in its two-year-old birch plywood factory with the emphasis on international customer relations and the environment

Green is good for wood
10 June, 2002

Ministerial question time
10 June, 2002
Following his address to the Timber Trade Federation annual dinner, TTJ was invited to interview forestry minister Elliot Morley further about the government's take on the timber sector. Mike Jeffree reports

Any colour as long as it's green
20 May, 2002

Timber certification: a shopkeeper's view
20 April, 2002
Britain's largest DIY and garden centre chain B&Q has played a pivotal role in the development of forest certification. Dr Alan Knight OBE, now head of social responsibility for the parent Kingfisher group, shares his views in the run up to the Forest Leaders' Forum Conference in Atlanta

Comments out of context
16 March, 2002

Sveaskog buys AssiDomän
05 January, 2002
The Swedish forest products industry has been marked by a flurry of acquisitions