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ISSUE 42 OCTOBER 2016

New Year Stakeholder

Seminars

Key personnel from certified companies such as

Chain of Custody administrators, marketing and
sales, are once again invited to participate in one of
two workshops we will be hosting in the New Year.
The first will be held in London on Wednesday
11th January and the second in Birmingham on
Wednesday 18th January.
These popular half day seminars cover a range of
topics including Sustainable Forest Management,
Chain of Custody certification, the use of the PEFC
label and the market drivers for certified forest
products. They are free to attend but places are
strictly limited and allocated on a first come, first
served basis so early registration is recommended.
For an invitation and full details visit: www.pefc.
co.uk/events/pefc-stakeholder-seminars

Mellor Primary School

wins PEFC UKsponsored Award
The Winners of the Structural Timber Awards 2016
were revealed at a gala dinner held at the Birmingham
National Conference Centre during Timber Expo and
UK Construction Week. These Awards recognise
outstanding projects and innovative products that are
promoting excellence in structural timber across the UK.
Designed by Sarah Wigglesworth Architects, Mellor
Primary School, near Stockport, scooped the top prize in the
Best Education Project category, which was sponsored by PEFC
UK. This category showcases schemes that have used timber
technology to create exceptional buildings and vibrant learning
spaces for both students and staff. The judges praised the winning
project as: An excellent scheme with an honest simple structure
but importantly uses the structure as a learning resource.
Presenting the Award to the worthy winner, PEFC CEO and
Secretary General Ben Gunneberg commented It is always

fantastic to see the ways in which timber is used

throughout the construction industry to produce
such magnificent, sustainable and environmentally-sound
buildings. The role PEFC-certified timber plays is vitally important
and this is being reflected across Europe with the levels of
engineered wood used on some landmark schemes.
It was also encouraging to note there were many examples of
PEFC-certified timber being specified across all 15 awards
categories and to see cross laminated (CLT) and glulam
increasingly adopted as a sustainable alternative to steel and
concrete.

Packaging Innovations 2016

In September, PEFC UK joined forces
once again with SFI and PEFC certified
company, AB Packaging Group, to exhibit
for the third year in succession at Packaging
Innovations. The two-day show was held at
London Olympia on 14-15 September.
The event provided valuable opportunities for the
PEFC team to engage with leading brand owners
and retailers to promote the PEFC label as an
assurance of responsibly-sourced packaging.
It was very encouraging to see an increasing
number of our fellow exhibitors proudly displaying
their PEFC certification credentials as an integral
part of their show graphics.

Heritage Doors & Floors

In recognition of the vital role PEFC-certified companies

play in growing the market for certified products, we
have introduced a new newsletter feature picking out
a key company that is promoting sustainability and
responsible purchasing. We start with Heritage Doors &
Floors.
Heritage Doors & Floors Group provide a range of
joinery products from its manufacturing facilities in
Sheffield. They began manufacturing doors for retail
customers in the 1990s and soon became known for
excellent quality solid oak doors. The range has rapidly
expanded to include flooring in a range of styles as well
as other joinery products. They now supply products to
major companies such as Howden Joinery and Jewson.

Lloyd Barnes, Director at Heritage Doors & Floors said:

At Heritage we believe that using sustainably-sourced
timber is the only responsible way to manufacture timber
products. Gaining PEFC certification has been very
important in giving our customers confidence in our
sustainable timber sourcing and has already enabled us
to develop additional business with new customers.
For more information visit:
www.theheritagecollection.co.uk

Surface Design Awards 2017

PEFC UK is pleased to announce that it is sponsoring
the Best Public Building category award at the 2017
Surface Design Awards. Now in their fourth year, these
awards recognise examples of progressive design and
the use of innovative surfaces in projects both in the UK
and internationally. Our involvement in these awards is
designed to raise PEFCs profile within the influential
architecture and design communities.
The Awards Presentation will take place on Thursday 7th
February 2017 at a lunchtime ceremony during the Surface
Design Show at The Business Design Centre. Mick Jordan,
Editor of Mix Interiors will be hosting the Awards.
Further information about the show and awards can be
found at www.surfacedesignshow.com

PEFC short-listed for TTJ

Environmental Achievement Award
In September, PEFC was
delighted to learn that wed
been shortlisted in the
Environmental Achievement
category of the annual TTJ
Awards, alongside Korlam
for Kielsteg and Premier
Forest Products. Timber
Trades Journal (TTJ) is the most
respected UK title in its industry
sector.
PEFCs inclusion on the shortlist was a result of
our commitment to advancing sustainable forest
management in Asia. Over the past twelve months,
PEFC has made significant progress in developing
and advancing sustainable forest management and
growing demand for forest certification in the region.
Through a range of innovative methods and
partnerships, PEFC International has enabled
stakeholders throughout the region to develop
national forest certification systems and increased the
area of sustainably-managed forests. In addition, it
has grown market demand for responsibly-produced

products and improved access to forest certification

for forest owners in the region.
While Premier Forest Products pipped PEFC to
the top prize on the day, we were delighted to
receive such recognition for our work in this key
region.

The Times Future of

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Our participation therefore provides us with a wonderful
opportunity to highlight the assurances of using the
PEFC label on certified packaging provides.

Meet PEFC
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Livelihoods
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Wednesday 11th January 2017

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New Publications
from PEFC

Further details: www.pefc.co.uk

Two new titles have recently been

added to the PEFC library. PEFC
In A Nutshell - is published in a
handy counter-top, DL format which
aims to provide a clear and concise
explanation of the PEFC programme
why you should choose PEFC.

Surface Design Show Awards

Thursday 9th February 2017
Business Design Centre, London

PEFC promotes Sustainable

Forest Management and helps
protect the worlds forests.

PEFCs distinctive two trees

logo transcends language barriers
making it a truly global brand.

PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of

Forest Certification) is an international non-profit,

non-governmental organisation dedicated to
promoting Sustainable Forest Management through
independent third-party certification.

PEFC is a federal organisation that works by

endorsing national forest certification systems and
has recognised certification systems in more than
43 countries. These account for over 300 million
hectares of certified forests, making PEFC the
worlds largest forest and wood product certification
system.

Further details: www.surfacedesignshow.com/

surface-design-awards/awards-presentation

The PEFC label provides assurances that the

wood, paper and packaging products on which it
appears, come from responsibly managed forests.

PEFC UK Limited

Sheffield Technology Parks

Cooper Buildings, Arundel Street
Sheffield S1 2NS
t 0114 307 2334
e info@pefc.co.uk
w www.pefc.co.uk

PEFC

IN A NUTSHELL
The worlds fastest growing
forest certification scheme

The Group Certification brochure

aims to explain the benefits of the
group certification to small,
independent businesses. It is
a simple, straightforward and
cost-effective way to benefit
from PEFC Chain of Custody
certification.

Contacts
Alun Watkins
PEFC UK Executive Director
e awatkins@pefc.co.uk
t 0114 307 2334
Please call Alun for all general enquiries and queries
about Chain of Custody and use of the PEFC logo.

Printed on PEFC Certified paper

Implementing PEFC Group Chain of Custody

Certification

PEFC promotes Sustainable Forest Management

and helps protect the worlds forests

Companies come together to form a Chain of Custody certification group and appoint
a Group Manager. The Group Manager develops and administers the certification
procedures for the group and undertakes annual internal audits of the members. This
enables each member to be certified together under this formally identifiable group.

PEFC (Programme for Endorsement of Forest Certification) is an international non-profit, nongovernmental organisation dedicated to promoting Sustainable Forest Management through
independent third-party certification.

The fundamental basis of Group Certification is that all members of the Group must
formally commit to complying with all the requirements of PEFC Chain of Custody and
demonstrate this during the internal audit. Once this is achieved, they are eligible to supply
PEFC-certified material as a part of the unbroken supply chain and use the PEFC label.
The exact steps necessary to implement Chain
of Custody, as well as the costs involved, depend
on multiple factors (such as employee size,
complexity of production and turnover). Group
Managers co-ordinate the information produced
by Scheme Members and is the certificate
holder. A Group Manager can be a specific
Group Member, an experienced legal entity such
as a consultant or a trade association.

Get Involved with Group Certification

Please visit http://bit.ly/1C3R8w4 for further information.

Hilary Khawam
PEFC Communications and Marketing Director
e hilary.khawam@pefc.co.uk
t 01689 819902

Cost-Effective and
Inclusive Chain of Custody
for Smaller Companies

As a federal organisation, PEFC works by endorsing national forest certification systems and has
recognised systems in 43 countries. Together these account for over 300 million hectares of
certified forests, making PEFC the worlds largest forest and wood product certification system.
This is equivalent to two-thirds of the globes certified forest area.
The PEFC label provides assurances that the products on which it appears come from
responsibly-managed forests. With more than 18,000 companies involved in PEFC Chain of
Custody certification, PEFCs distinctive two trees label now appears on thousands of PEFCcertified products around the world.

Copies of both brochures are

available free of charge. They
can either be downloaded
from the PEFC website or
printed copies can be obtained by e-mailing:
hilary.khawam@pefc.co.uk

There are several existing Group Certification Schemes in the UK that you may
be able to join:
LIGNA,
British Woodworking Federation
Oxford Timber Audits

PEFC GROUP
CERTIFICATION

More information about Chain of Custody can be found on the PEFC UK website
at http://bit.ly/2bYfc0I
We also invite you to contact the PEFC UK team for further advice. You can
reach us at info@pefc.co.uk or telephone 0114 307 2334.

PEFC UK Limited

Sheffield Technology Parks, Cooper Buildings,

Arundel Street, Sheffield S1 2NS
t
+44 (0)114 307 2334
e info@pefc.co.uk
w www.pefc.co.uk

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