Search Results: 'ProForest'

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”.

New management for government timber procurement agency
05 October, 2012
The management of the government’s flagship Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) has changed hands from Proforest to Efeca.

EUTR information platform attracts support
14 April, 2012

Local authorites lag on green procurement
23 February, 2012

Responsible timber purchasing on agenda at Proforest summer training
11 May, 2011

CPET training workshop
16 December, 2010

Government commissions impact study on procurement policy
02 September, 2010

Chinese delegation meets UK timber traders
30 June, 2010

Research into Chinese timber legality verification scheme under way
19 December, 2009

PEFC to hold responsible procurement seminar
26 March, 2009

ProForest gets set for summer training
25 March, 2009

Timber procurement body beefs up advice
13 October, 2008

Diverse audience for Proforest certification training
23 August, 2007

Butler joins CPET team
21 August, 2007

Consultation under way on new government timber policy
10 July, 2007
Consultation on the government’s revised timber procurement policy has been launched.

Government sets timber trade a challenging goal
14 April, 2007
The timber industry has described the government's new timber procurement policy of only allowing independently verified legal and sustainable timber from April 2009 as a “challenging” target to meet.

TTF and CPET join forces
09 October, 2006
The Timber Trade Federation (TTF) and the government's Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) have agreed to work together to pilot new CPET guidance in the timber trade.

CPET review results delayed
16 September, 2006
Publication of the results of the government's Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) review of five forest certification schemes has been delayed.

CPET starts certification review
13 June, 2006
The government’s Central Point of Expertise on Timber (CPET) is starting a review of five forest certification schemes to ensure they are providing assurances that timber is from legal and sustainable sources.

IWSc conference programme announced
30 May, 2006
Why Wood? is the theme of this year’s Institute of Wood Science (IWSc) annual dinner and conference to be held at St Hugh’s College, Oxford on September 18-19.