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Charpente Houot - Certified Since 2009
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…
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Finnforest Provides PEFC Certified Plywood for the Transport Sector
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.…
Weyerhaeuser Sawmills Offer PEFC Certified Plantation-Grown Wood
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…
Danish Furniture Manufacturer Tvilum Promotes PEFC Certification
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,…
UPM: Linking the Bio and Forestry Industries through Sustainability
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…
PEFC and the Monkeys!
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…
The Sweet Taste of Italian Beer
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,…
Selling Certified Italian Products Promotes Social Inclusion
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…
PEFC and Scottish Woodlands Score UK First
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…
Woodlink UK Offers PEFC Certified Alternative to Tropical Hardwoods
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…
Finnish Furniture Group Isku Promotes Sustainable Forestry
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,…
Spanish Construction Company, ARTEAGA, Promotes Benefits of Certification
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…
Finnish Forest Owner Promotes Benefits of Certification
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…
Leading German Furniture Manufacturer Decker Promotes Benefits of PEFC Certification
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…
nobilia: Building PEFC-Certified Kitchens in Germany
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…
Clear Sound & Vision Promotes Certification and Certified Products
UK-based project management company Clear Sound & Vision Ltd has been successfully encouraging its customers and suppliers to seek out and source certified products. Founded in 1997, Clear Sound &…
AbitibiBowater Making a Difference on the Ground through Stakeholder Engagement
Based in Montreal, Quebec, AbitibiBowater Inc. is the third largest pulp and paper company in Canada and the eighth largest publicly traded pulp and paper manufacturer in the world. It…
Argos – Responsible Paper Procurement
Part of the Home Retail Group, the Argos stores and their catalogue are arguably among the most recognisable brands in the UK retail sector. Argos numbers some 750 stores across…
Public Timber Procurement in the United Kingdom
There is some indication that procurement policies lead to increased demand and awareness of certified products, as the case of the UK public timber procurement policy shows. SituationThe United Kingdom…
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