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Newsletter October 2018 • Issue 50

Head Above Water


AS PART of last month’s London Design Festival, leading furniture To realise the structure, he worked with structural engineering
designer Steuart Padwick made a dramatic change to the London skyline experts, Ramboll. More than 20 companies worked on the project
in support of mental health. His 9-metre-high thought- which PEFC UK was proud to sponsor. The structure weighed 10
provoking installation, Head Above Water towered tonnes, used 3000 screws, 48 metres of LEDs and took 15 weeks
over the River Thames on London’s South Bank. from conception to completion.

Steuart first sculpted a head in clay and We were delighted to support such an imaginative
then developed the concept using precision project. Head Above Water highlighted the
engineered, PEFC-certified CLT panels, importance of recognising mental health issues while
supplied by Store Enso. demonstrating the versatility of CLT as a sustainable
construction material.

Timber Technology Focus for Stakeholder Day PEFC UK ANNUAL


STAKEHOLDER MEE
TI
INNOVATION AND TEC
NG
THERE is still time to register for our annual Stakeholder Meeting wood products manufacturers. Participants THE FOREST PRODUC HNOLOGY IN
TS SECTOR

which will be held on 16th October in London. The theme of this year’s are invited to join us for a networking and DATE:
TUESDAY 16TH
OCTOBER 2018

event is innovation and technology in the forest products sector. drinks reception at the close of the event. TIME:
2.00pm – 6.OOpm
VENUE:
NATIONAL COUNCIL
FOR VOLUNTARY
ORGANISATIONS (NVCO
)
Companies in the global ADDRESS:

Sponsored by James Latham, SGS and AB Packaging, this event will be For more information visit: technology to further forest industry regularly invest in SOCIETY BUILDING,
new
products that are bothimprove their operations and to provide 8 ALL SAINTS STREE
high-quality and sustain
ably sourced. LONDON N1 9RL T
A growing recognition
reduce, reuse and recycleof the circular econom
, has seen companiesy and its drive to

of interest to sustainability and procurement professionals trading in www.pefc.co.uk/events/pefc-


innovative solutions
to transform old waste begin to develop
into new products.

Grateful thanks
to the followin
for their genero g companies

wood-based products including retailers, brand owners, contractors and annual-stakeholder-meeting-2018


us sponsorship
of this event:

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Sustainable Construction – the Macallan Distillery
BUILT on the Easter Elchies estate in
Speyside, the new Macallan distillery
launched earlier this year. The first whisky
ran through the stills in December 2017
while its visitor experience opened in the
summer. Premium drinks company Edrington
wanted a new centre that could reveal the
production processes and welcome visitors,
while remaining sensitive to the beautiful
surrounding countryside. The resulting
building certainly met all these criteria and is
in the running for a host of awards.

Undoubtedly, the most striking aspect of the


new building is its undulating timber roof which support a natural meadow green engineering company Wiehag, using high-
structure. It is one of the most complicated roof. It took almost 12 months of work, precision, computer-controlled technology
timber roof structures in the world, using collaborative design and bespoke, and installed by leading timber construction
comprising 380,000 separate components. parametric modelling software, to define the company, Robertson.
The roof is made from 1,750 PEFC-certified complex geometry, and realise the fluidity
glulam timber beams, making up a 3x3 of the structure. The timber elements were For more information visit:
meter grid that carries 2,500 cassettes manufactured by PEFC certified timber https://bit.ly/2zCsuJe

Royal Forestry Society 2018 Awards


recognise schools, colleges and universities who increase awareness,
understanding and skills related to the environmental, social and
economic potential of trees, woodlands and forests, and demonstrate
the link between trees and wood products.

Judges described Hooke Park as being “one of a kind” and praised the
Design + Make programme for encouraging creativity and innovation.
The 130-hectare Hooke Park site is a mixed woodland site owned
by the Architectural Association’s School of Architecture. It is run as
an educational charity which aims to encourage experimentation
while educating young people in the use of timber in architectural
applications. The connection to the forest is central to teaching
at Hooke Park. Students are encouraged to use variable quality
Jez Ralph, centre, receives the award with, from left, RFS President Andrew Woods and materials - wood sourced from the forest - rather than conventional
Alun Watkins from PEFC with architect/presenter Piers Taylor right
quality or regularised timber for construction.

THE WINNER of this year’s RFS Excellence in Forestry Education and PEFC UK was proud to sponsor this award for the eighth consecutive
Learning Award was the Architectural Association’s Design + Make year. The Royal Forestry Society is the UK’s largest forestry education
Masters programme at Hooke Park, Dorset. The award seeks to charity. It was founded in 1882 and now has almost 4,000 members.

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PEFC UK COMPANY SPOTLIGHT
Smartroof PEFC Sponsors
World Architecture
Festival Award

ACROSS the world, the architecture


community is embracing solid and
engineered wood to deliver high profile,
award winning projects and everyday
designs - from houses, schools and hotels
to restaurants, theatres, supermarkets and
OUR featured company this month is a swimming pools.
manufacturer of pre-insulated roof panel
systems, Smartroof. This innovative Under the theme, PEFC members are
roof system is manufactured offsite in collaborating to promote the use of wood in
Derbyshire and can be installed in less than construction in general and certified wood in
a day. The product offers major benefits particular.
to contractors in terms of enhanced site
safety, thermal performance, quality certified timber so they can be confident As part of this project, PEFC will be
assurance and speed of construction. that their materials are sourced from sponsoring a new prize for the Best Use
sustainably-managed forests. For more of Certified Timber at the WAF Awards.
As a company, Smartroof are committed information about the Smartroof range, The prize aims to recognise architects and
to responsible sourcing. They specify PEFC visit www.smartroof.co.uk project teams using certified timber as the
main construction material for buildings
outstanding in sustainability, innovation,
quality and aesthetics. The winner will be

New Addition to
drawn from seven projects which have been
shortlisted for this award at a gala dinner in

the PEFC UK Team Amsterdam on 30th November.

WE ARE delighted to welcome Sarah PEFC will be exhibiting at the World


Gascoigne to PEFC UK’s Sheffield team architecture Festival which will be held at
in September. Prior to taking up her Amsterdam’s RAI Center from 28th – 30th
administrative role at PEFC, Sarah worked in November. If you are planning to visit the
the student accommodation sector as a sales show, please drop by our stand – number C95
and service advisor. Earlier in her career, and say hello.
Sarah spent ten years with BSM Driving
School as a Business Manager. For more details and to see the shortlisted
projects visit: https://bit.ly/2N6Rb3X

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London Stakeholder Workshop Meet PEFC UK
WE STILL have a few places remaining for the final workshop of Structural Timber Awards Dinner
the year which will be held in London on Tuesday 6th November. PEFC STAKEHOLDER 10th October 2018
CONNECTING CERTIFIED SEMINARS:
FORESTS TO THE MARK
ETPLACE
National Conference Centre, Birmingham
LONDON: TUESDAY 6TH
NOVEMBER 2018
These popular half day seminars cover a range of topics https://bit.ly/2DYfuwn
including Sustainable Forest Management, Chain of Custody
certification, the use of the PEFC label and the market drivers Do you really
Annual Stakeholder Meeting
know where
and packaging your timber,
paper
for certified forest products. They are free to attend and places 16th October 2018
products com
Join PEFC in Novembe
e from?
r at a workshop
of what lies behind to gain a clear
the PEFC label understanding
Custody is so and why certificati • The market drivers
important. This on and Chain for certified forest
are strictly limited workshop is of public sector products (legislatio
free to attend and corporate
and will be allocated but places procurement policies n,
so early registratio on a first come, expectations).

are limited and allocated on a first come, first served basis. Past NCVO, London
n is recommended. first served basis and consumer

PEFC is widely
recognised as
management a leading advocate To enable us
and its distinctive of sustainable to
‘two trees’ logo forest
products around appears on forest better understand
the world – a
assurance of legal symbol of responsib our stakeholders’
and sustainab le business and
label really mean le sourcing. But
and what does what does the needs, we also

https://bit.ly/2N7Egjy
PEFC invite

participants have included Chain of Custody administrators,


explain the rigorous it guarantee?
certification procedur
The workshop
will delegates to
and better equip es behind PEFC
participate
you to promote certification in discussing
your customer your organisat
ion’s certified
the
s. status to challenges, be
nefits and
business opportu
Key personnel nities that
from certified companie PEFC Chain of
marketing and s (Chain of Custody Custody certifi
sales) are invited
to take part in
administrators, cation presents.
number of key discussions surroundi

marketing and sales people from certified companies as well as


topics. The half ng a
day seminar will
cover:
• Sustainable London: Tuesday 6th
Forest Managem November 2018
• Chain of Custody ent – what it involves
certification and why it matters NCVO, Society
– your chance Building, 8 All
questions answered to have your London, N1 9RL Saints Street,
about the process
the forest to the which tracks a
end user product from
• How to use
the PEFC label

end users such as retailers, contractors and brand owners. Regional Stakeholder Seminar
in certification to promote your
to your customer company’s investmen
s t

See over for


provisional agenda

6th November 2018


Further details can be found on our website at : https://bit.ly/2qEWWQm NCVO, London
https://bit.ly/2qEWWQm

World Architecture Festival

New Publications from PEFC 28th-30th November 2018


RIAS Centre, Amsterdam
https://bit.ly/1cSPL8o

Surface Design Show 2019


6th February 2019
Business Design Centre, London
https://bit.ly/2xRqrzV

Annual Contractor Field Trip


12th June 2019
Windsor Estate
info@pefc.co.uk

WE have recently revised and updated our brochure for architects – Architects, Building
Design & PEFC Certified Timber. A PDF version can be downloaded from our website at
https://bit.ly/2mSplAf

Hard copies can be obtained free of charge by e-mailing info@pefc.co.uk

ALUN WATKINS HILARY KHAWAM


PEFC UK Executive Director PEFC UK Communications & Marketing Director
 awatkins@pefc.co.uk /  0114 307 2334  hilary.khawam@pefc.co.uk /  01689 819902
Please call Alun for all general enquiries and queries about Chain of Custody and use of the PEFC logo.

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