Search Results: 'PEFC UK'

Timber Expo: EUTR enquiries keep Bureau Veritas busy
05 October, 2013
International certification body Bureau Veritas was at Timber Expo for the first time, highlighting its timber legality auditing and verification services following the introduction of the EU Timber Regulation (EUTR).

VPA vision for legality
07 September, 2013
Implementing EU FLEGT Voluntary Partnership Agreements is taking longer than hoped, but supplier countries signed up to the initiative have already made major progress on legality assurance. Mike Jeffree reports.

Hot tropical topics
24 August, 2013
TTJ asked suppliers, major buyers and an NGO for their views on tropical timber and wood product procurement and use and found they were topics under scrutiny as never before.

Nature build
24 August, 2013
Glulam and timber frame construction feature in Center Parcs’ mammoth new village in Bedfordshire. Stephen Powney sees the build progress at first hand

Regulation issues
13 July, 2013
Certification and auditing issues affect the timber sector on a daily basis. Here BM TRADA provides guidance on some of the main developments

Help is at hand
13 July, 2013
Woodmark provides guidance and support, so that its certificate holders can get on with the business of trading timber products responsibly. Woodmark project manager Beck Woodrow reports

A new buzz
29 June, 2013
After some tough times, Setra sees light at the end of the tunnel, both in the wider global market and the UK. Mike Jeffree reports.

Something old, something new
29 June, 2013
Swedish timber suppliers are exploring new markets, geographically and in terms of value-added products but, says Swedish Wood director Mikael Eliasson, they remain committed to the UK market.

A century is just the start
18 May, 2013
MH Southern is celebrating its first 100 years and looking forward to the future. Mike Jeffree reports.

Levelling the playing field
23 April, 2013
The Seneca Creek study demonstrated that there is a less than 1% risk of illegal wood entering the US hardwood supply chain – a key factor now that the EU Timber Regulation has come into force.

Timber shows its colours
09 February, 2013
Timber products and building solutions will be out in force at this year’s Ecobuild. Keren Fallwell reports

Reputation-raising EU Timber Regulation
26 January, 2013
The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR) is designed to strike a blow against the illegal timber trade in Europe and worldwide, but compliance imposes new burdens on the bona fide industry. TTJ quizzed companies across the sector on their readiness for the new law and their views on its long-term impact

Guidance gives good start
26 January, 2013
The WWF and BSI have jointly developed PAS 2021 due diligence guidance to help timber companies comply with the EUTR, writes WWF Global Forest & Trade Network UK manager Julia Young

EUTR without tears
26 January, 2013
Companies needn’t tackle the EU Timber Regulation alone. Mike Jeffree spoke to a range of consultancies offering to hand-hold them through the process

EU in harmony
26 January, 2013
The European industry is acting in concert to ensure EUTR compliance. Mike Jeffree reports