Case Stories

FINSA HOME, one of the UK’s premier distributors of DIY kitchens and laminate floorings, recently launched the first online store dedicated to supplying only PEFC-certified products.  With almost 90% of the wood-based products in its catalogue PEFC-certified, FINSA HOME is one of the few...

There is an old riddle that says “When is a door not a door?” and the answer is “When it’s ajar [a jar]!” Now, a new twist on this would be to say “When it’s a JELD-WEN door!” Founded in the USA in 1960, JELD-WEN, Inc. is the world’s foremost manufacturer of wooden doors, window frames and...

A distinguishing feature of Spain is its Mediterranean climate: very hot, dry summers and mild winters accompanied by erratic rainfall. Mediterranean forests along with the diversity and spatial distribution of their flora and fauna have been defined by this unique climate, and are home to the...

Just when it looked like the market for accessories for a certain well-known brand of electronic consumer goods may be saturated, Finnish cabinetmaker Petri Koivusipilä has come up with a new and innovative item to debunk the idea. Proving that the apple never falls far from the tree, he has...

London-based Bridport House is a ground-breaking multi-storey residential complex built from cross-laminated timber (CLT) sourced from PEFC-certified spruce forests of Central Europe. Designed by Karakusevic Carson Architects and overseen by building contractors Willmott Dixon, Bridport...

Proud house owners Nick and Veronika Garwolinski chose the Facit Homes system to create a home with PEFC certified timber at its very heart. In 2007, Nick and Veronika Garwolinski purchased a plot of land at auction. Keen to build the house of their dreams and one with solid environmental...

Architects and contractors working on the extension of the Wiltshire-based Wellington Academy sought the services of building specialists B&K Structures and their PEFC certified timber to create a sustainable, environmentally friendly structure. The Wellington Academy is an institution for...

PEFC certified materials are being increasingly used throughout Europe for large-scale construction projects. A recent example is the use of PEFC certified wood for the roof of the new Tesco Express store in Dunfermline, Scotland. In a departure from normal practice, the new Tesco Express...

Founded in 2008, British company "UK Oak Doors" specialises in the design and manufacture of solid oak doors for internal and external use. The company also provides skirting boards, door frames and architraves to match the doors. UK Oak Doors' products are handmade under direct supervision...

Charpente Houot is a French company specialized in the conception, construction and implementation of wooden frames and structures.The company CEO, Philippe ROUX, describes their experience with PEFC certification and its benefits. Why did you choose to get PEFC certified?Charpente Houot...

Based in Finland, Finnish forestry company Finnforest is part of the Metsäliitto Group. Founded in 1934, Metsäliitto is a cooperative owned by no less than 130,000 private Finnish forest owners. With sales in the region of Euros 5 billion per year, a staff of about 14,000 and production units and...

Popular for their beauty and resilience, tropical hardwoods are in high demand. Yet their use raises very real issues about sustainability, not least because of the length of time the trees take to mature, concerns about unsustainable practices and illegal logging. Now, international forestry...

Danish furniture maker, Tvilum, is one of the world's foremost producers of do-it-yourself assembly, flat-pack furniture. Based in Faarvang, the company specializes in the production of 'storage-type' furniture – shelving, cupboards, and kitchen cabinets, among others. The furniture is made...

Finnish company UPM is a European leader in fibre and biomass-based industries with businesses in the areas of Energy and Pulp, Paper, and Engineered Materials. The company is fully committed to environmental sustainability: in addition to ensuring that its products are made from renewable raw...

What could possibly link PEFC to monkeys? Well, for a start, both are partial to forests. But now, Netherlands company PressArt has engineered a new link: monkey-resistant, PEFC-certified signage. We caught up with PressArt's Peter-Pim Stolker to find out what more about this monkey business.

Although better known for its wines, Italy is also home to many small artisanal breweries producing high quality beers. One of these, the Foglie d'Erba brewery in Forni, Friuli Dolomites, has chosen to use only PEFC-certified raw materials and fair trade spices in its beers as part of efforts to...

Created in 1985, Bologna-based Altercoop is a cooperative that employs former convicts and young people with mental health or social exclusion problems. Thanks to PEFC-certified products, sales in 2010 grew by 17% despite the financial downturn. Today it employs 127 people (77 employees...

For the first time in the UK, PEFC certified chipwood from a privately-owned Group scheme from Scottish Woodlands will be delivered to a leading manufacturer of timber products. In keeping with its ambitious sustainable procurement policies and quest for certified raw material, chipwood will be...

Beautiful and resilient, hardwoods are highly coveted for home furnishings, furniture and construction. However, they are also frequently associated with unsustainable forestry practices and deforestation. Now, a British-based company, Woodlink UK, offers a raft of sustainably sourced and...

Isku is an international, family-owned furniture manufacturer. Founded in 1928, its head office and production facilities are in Lahti, Finland. The group has about 40 stores and outlets in Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Russia. It has a staff of some 1,000 people of which 500 are ...

Isku is an international, family-owned furniture manufacturer. Founded in 1928, its head office and production facilities are in Lahti, Finland. The group has about 40 stores and outlets in Scandinavia, the Baltic States and Russia. It has a staff of some 1,000 people of which 500 are employed in...

Founded in 2005, ARTEAGA is a small construction company specializing in the production and manufacture of timber structures for housing and other construction projects. Originally located in Barakaldo, an industrial town near Bilbao, the company is today headquartered in Amurrio, some 40km...

Finnish forest owner, Katri Simila, is from Toijala, a small town of 12,000 inhabitants located about 150 kilometres north of Helsinki. Since 1995, Katri and her sister have owned forest holdings of some 100 hectares distributed over about 10 forest areas in the south of Finland. These forests...

Since 1915, creativity, quality and craftsmanship have been the cornerstones of success for the wooden furniture manufacturer A. Decker GmbH, a firm advocate of the benefits of PEFC certification. The German Borgentreich-Borgholz-based company specializes in the production of solid wood...

nobilia is Europe's second largest built-in kitchen manufacturer and was the first - and for a long time only - PEFC-certified company of its kind. This commitment to responsible sourcing has assisted nobilia in maintaining and further expanding its leading role in...