Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Your Assurance of Responsible Sourcing
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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 1990’s 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 PEFC’s 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 we’d 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. PEFC’s 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 Packaging Report See PEFC UK’s half page advertisement in today’s Raconteur report – The Future of Packaging. This is one of 70 special interest business reports for The Times and Sunday Times newspapers. These reports are read by the UK’s largest and most senior business readership. Our participation therefore provides us with a wonderful opportunity to highlight the assurances of using the PEFC label on certified packaging provides.
Meet PEFC PEFC Stakeholder Dialogue Sustainable Landscapes for Sustainable Livelihoods 17th-18th November 2016 Bali, Indonesia Further details: pefc.org/pefc-week-2016/home PEFC UK Stakeholder Workshops
See the advert at: https://raconteur.uberflip.com /i/742785-future-of-packaging-specialreport-2016
Wednesday 11th January 2017 NCVO, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL Wednesday 18th January 2017 MacDonald Burlington Hotel, Burlington Arcade, 126 New Street, Birmingham B2 4JQ
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 world’s forests.
PEFC’s 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 world’s 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 world’s 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.
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Implementing PEFC Group Chain of Custody Certification
PEFC promotes Sustainable Forest Management and helps protect the world’s 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 world’s largest forest and wood product certification system. This is equivalent to two-thirds of the globe’s 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, PEFC’s 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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