Case stories
19 May 2017
William Perkin Church of England High School
Construction
Changing from a concrete frame to a PEFC-certified cross laminated timber (CLT) and glulam construction, William Perkin High School has reduced the embodied carbon of the superstructure by 1,500 tonnes of CO2.
19 May 2017
Ickburgh Special Educational Needs School
Construction
Ickburgh Special Educational Needs School for pupils with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) consists of a three-storey CLT superstructure made from PEFC-certified wood, that enabled the building time to be reduced by 20%.
4 August 2014
Simon: putting wood in the spotlight
Furniture & homeware
Simon is an industrial group made up of 25 companies throughout the world, and a specialist in products and services that enhance the customers’ comfort, safety and energy savings. The company now uses PEFC-certified beech as part of it Detail 82 range of bases for light switches.
22 August 2013
Center Parcs - PEFC at the heart of one of the UK’s most sustainable holiday destinations
Construction
Center Parcs, a large scale tourism destination in the UK, chose PEFC-certified, solid timber glulam beams for its new Subtropical Swimming Paradise.
30 January 2013
FINSA HOME: online store for PEFC-certified kitchens, laminate flooring
Furniture & homeware
With almost 90% of the wood-based products in its catalogue PEFC certified, FINSA HOME is one of the few DIY chains in Europe with PEFC chain of custody certification.