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There were several reasons CLT was specified was looking for and the material’s high-quality Mason will be on the main stage with Micah
including the material’s excellent thermal and finish which was important because internally Jones at the 2018 Surface Design Show on
airtightness performance – a major benefit the CLT has been left exposed throughout. Wednesday 7 February. You can register for the
as all the insulation on the house is external. show at: https://sds18-visitor.reg.buzz
Other key considerations were CLT’s structural The certified CLT used for the project was For more information on the Surface Design
ability to achieve the clean, long spans Micah supplied by Stora Enso UK. Stora’s Gareth Show visit: http://bit.ly/1vZDpAb
New Videos
Photo courtesy of Manufacturing by Design
from PEFC
BERKHAMSTED based manufacturers found in a wide range of environments IN a bid to highlight the importance of the
of specialist joinery, Manufacturing By where form and function are important world’s forests and the crucial role forest
Design, have recently obtained PEFC chain including reception areas, executive certification plays in their conservation, PEFC
of custody certification. Certification to a board rooms, restaurants and high-end International launched three new videos
programme such as PEFC’s enables them to residences. Their dedicated team work during PEFC Week in Helsinki.
provide their customers with assurances of closely with architects, designers and
responsible sourcing. contractors to deliver quality and innovative These short videos entitled Using wood is
projects throughout the UK and around the good but let’s make it certified, How can we
Established in 1992, Manufacturing By world. best protect our forests? PEFC certification
Design is a leader in individually designed, and Forests are under threat: use them or
hand-crafted, bespoke furniture and For further information visit. lose them can be found on the PEFC UK
architectural joinery. Their work can be http://www.mbdltd.com website: http://bit.ly/2Engr1P
London-based Forester
Joins PEFC Board
IN November, PEFC held its 22nd General Gerald is Managing Director at
Assembly in Helsinki, Finland. At the Umweltdachverband, an umbrella
culmination of the event, representatives from organisation of 35 Austrian environmental
nature conservation, tropical forestry and the organisations. He was previously Managing
forest industry were elected on to the Board of Director of Birdlife Austria and has also He currently
PEFC International. Alongside two returning worked for WWF Austria, serving as a WWF heads up the Ghana Forestry Commission’s
Board members, Riikka Joukio (representing representative on several advisory boards and London Office. He is involved in articulating
the forest industry and processing sector) business partnerships. Ghana’s policies on issues such as timber trade,
and Hervé Le Bouler (representing the forest sustainability, timber legality (especially
conservation sector), two new board members Nurudeen is a professional forester, forest FLEGT licensing). He was Chairperson for the
were appointed. Gerald Pfiffinger and Mohd geneticist and forest resource analyst with ITTO Committee on Reforestation and Forest
Nurudeen Iddrisu. over twenty years’ experience in the field. Management from 2015-2016.
Notification Fees
PEFC Logo on Greggs Held for Third Year
Christmas Cups AT its final meeting in 2017, the PEFC UK Board recognised that for
many certified companies, trading conditions remain challenging. It
IN December, Christmas-themed coffee cups carrying the PEFC label was therefore unanimously agreed that the annual notification fees
began to appear in Greggs’ 1,800 high street outlets. levied by PEFC UK, would remain at their current rates for the third
year in succession.
Greggs sells more than 1 million cups of Fairtrade coffee a week so
this should help grow awareness of the PEFC’s distinctive “Two Trees” There will therefore be no increase in notification fees for either UK
label. The PEFC logo appears on thousands of wood-based products Chain of Custody or Forest Management certificate holders in 2018.
around the world, providing consumers with assurances of responsible
wood products sourcing. We wish all our members a happy and prosperous New Year.
Meet PEFC UK
PEFC UK Stakeholder Seminar
6th February 2018
NCVO, London
http://bit.ly/2qEWWQm