Search Results: 'PEFC'

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”.

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.

Hungary makes bid for PEFC certification
08 November, 2012
Hungary has become one of the last remaining European countries with a significant share of private forest owners to develop a national forest certification scheme.

Northwest hardwoods’ PEFC certification
20 October, 2012
Northwest Hardwoods, one of the largest hardwood lumber producers in the US, has achieved PEFC certification for its western hardwood operations.

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.

Willmott Dixon man joins PEFC
15 October, 2012
Steve Cook, principal consultant for Willmott Dixon’s in-house sustainability consultancy Re-Thinking, has joined the PEFC UK Board.

SAMSE Group promotes PEFC timber
11 October, 2012
French building materials giant SAMSE Group is promoting PEFC certification to its customer base as it plans to become the largest PEFC-certified distribution group in France.

Dutch NGO case against PEFC thrown out
08 October, 2012
A last-ditch attempt by NGOs to have PEFC certification removed from the list of schemes approved for Dutch government timber procurement has been thrown out by a board of appeal.

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

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.

Steenberg retires from Masons
05 July, 2012
Paul Steenberg, head of operations at Masons Timber Products, is retiring after more than 40 years of service to the Nottingham-based timber manufacturer. His most recent achievement is in leading Masons to achieve PEFC accreditation.

Members’ day sparks BWF debate
04 June, 2012
The British Woodworking Federation (BWF) Members’ Day generated robust debate on key issues facing the industry.

Finnish green groups ‘forcing’ FSC audits on forest owners
25 May, 2012
Finnish forest owners say environmentalists are putting undue pressure on them to submit to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) audits, but the FSC itself described the claims as ‘exaggerated’.

Finnish green groups ‘forcing’ FSC audits on forest owners
25 May, 2012

Lord Coe fails to address Olympics timber procurement complaints
12 May, 2012

Leading contractors strike PEFC/FSC balance
28 April, 2012

Gibbs & Dandy rolls out chain of custody
27 April, 2012

World first Olympic timber procurement success confirmed
29 March, 2012

Hardwood traders report rise in certified product demand
20 March, 2012