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uk newsISSUE 16 JANUARY 2010www.pe c.co.uk

IPEX 2010

PEFC/16-1-1

Increasing availability ocertifed timber

The objectives o this DFID- unded

certifcation study, conducted in 2009,

were to:

quanti y certifed so twood round-

wood, sawn timber and panel

products available rom recognisedschemes within the major sectors o thetimber industry in the UK or 2008, andcompare these with the results rom theprevious study in 2005, and to indicatehow certi cation might develop into 2009.

estimate the quantity o certifed

timber available rom recognisedcerti cation schemes and provide a

comparison o how the leading certi cationschemes have developed between 2005and 2008.

The Report ound that the level o certi cation in the UK timber industryhas increased signi cantly between 2005and 2008. The certi ed proportion o the8.18m tonnes o so twood roundwoodharvested in the UK in 2008 increased to83.9% rom a level o 80.5% in 2005.

The Report also ound that the certi edproportion in the UK o the 14.40m m3 o timber and panel products produced andimported in 2008 grew to 83.6%, rom alevel o 66.7% in 2005.

Other key fndings o the Report were;

l Imported so twood lumber certi cationhas been the area which has seen the mostsigni cant growth, rom 58% o imports in2005 to over 90% in 2008

l The level o certi ed timber and panelproducts imports to the UK has risen rom55.8% in 2005 to 81.4% in 2008

l The Programme or the Endorsemento Forest Certi cation (PEFC) and ForestStewardship Council (FSC) dominatecerti cation in the UK, with each buildingupon their strengths in their specialistareas. The PEFC schemes share o UKimports was around 50%, with FSChaving a 30% share

In December, The Timber Trade Federation published areport detailing the development o timber certi cation inthe UK over past our years.

l The PEFC share o timber and panelproducts produced in the UK and importedrose to 32% in 2008, rom a level o 18% in 2005. The share o FSC productsincreased rom 48% in 2005 to 52%

l Around 1 in 3 customers now speci callyrequest certi ed products; an increase

rom around 10% o sales in 2005 to over30% in 2008

This year PEFC will be exhibiting at IPEX 2010 or the rsttime. This important trade show, billed as ‘the largest English-speaking global technology event or print, publishing and

media’ is organised by IRR exhibitions and will be held at theNEC Birmingham rom 18-25 May 2010.

The show’s organisers plan to o er approximately 30 small exhibition pods in the KnowledgeCentre area. Trevor Craw ord, Event Director or IPEX 2010 commented: “we’ve decided tolaunch the Knowledge Centre as it will o er huge bene ts to both exhibitors and visitors, duringthese di cult economic times.

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The full report can be downloaded from

http://www.ttf.co.uk/Article/Detail.aspx?ArticleUid=9B635ADE-FB7F-45CB-8C8A-EB186AE06010

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PAPERWORLD 2010

National Secretary This month PEFCUK is delighted to welcome our new NationalSecretary, Alun Watkins .

Alun has worked in the timber and urnitureindustries or the past 25 years, the last15 o which has seen him strengthen hisinvolvement with environmental issues.

Be ore joining PEFC UK, Alun worked orThe Furniture Industry Research Association(FIRA) as Health, Sa ety & EnvironmentalConsultant, where he provided servicesincluding o ering advice and guidanceto the urniture industry on all aspectso environmental compliance includingchain o custody, as well as managing theindustry speci c initiative - Club Green.He was instrumental in the development

and promotion o the Furniture IndustrySustainability Programme (FISP) andchaired the Furniture Industry EnvironmentCommittee.

Director In October last year, Julia Gri fn was appointed to the Board o PEFC UK.Julia is Social Responsibility Coordinatorand Advisor or Timber at B&Q. Juliaprovides expertise to the business and theSocial Responsibility team on timber policydevelopment and B&Q’s buying standardrequirements, timber sourcing and annualdata reporting. Her role also involves ensuringthat B&Q’s supply base understands theenvironmental and social impacts associatedwith their products and manu acturing,whilst en orcing B&Q’s Chain o CustodyCerti cation is monitored and maintained.

Later this month, PEFC UK will be sharinga stand with our counterparts romThe Netherlands and Germany at thePaperworld 2010 exhibition which willbe held in Frank urt rom 30 January-2February.The 2009 show attracted 44,000 visitors

rom 156 and 2,054 suppliers rom 60countries.For urther details visit: http://paperworld.messe rank urt.com/ rank urt/en/home.htmlI you are planning to visit this show,please stop by the PEFC Stand, Hall 4Stand Number C27.

NEW CERTIFICATION

BODYWe are pleased to announce that a new

certi cation body has recently beenaccredited by UKAS to conduct audits orPEFC chain o custody in the UK. The SoilAssociation: Woodmark became accreditedin October 2009.

The ull list o certi cationbodies which canundertake chain o custodycerti cations can be ound at

www.pe c.co.uk/article_31.shtml

Alun Watkins, and Julian Gri fn join PEFC UK William Street and Sheam Satkuru Granzella join PEFC international

“There is a wide range

o global not- or-pro tbodies serving theindustry, playing such an important part toprinters and the entire print production chainworldwide. We’re delighted to be able to o erthem a ree plat orm which will be easilyaccessible to visitors, providing an invaluablein ormation hub.”

Visitors to the show are drawn rom 159countries with 40% o visitors coming romoutside the UK. The top ten visitor countriesin 2006 when the show was last held came

rom Germany and The Netherlands.

For more in ormation about IPEX 2010 visitwww.ipex.org or to register or ree admissionvisit www.ipex.org/pe c

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appointmentspe c uk

pe c international

Chairman or PEFC Council A uniono cial has been elected as Chairman o aglobal orest certi cation organisation orthe rst time. William Street accepted theposition ollowing a vote at the PEFC GeneralAssembly in November.

William is Director o the WoodworkersDepartment or the International Associationo Machinists and Aerospace Workers, oneo the largest industrial unions in North

America. Now resident in Oregon, Williamwas born in Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USAand holds degrees in political science romMans eld State University and the Universityo Oregon.

Director (PEFC Council)

Sheam Satkuru-Granzella was elected tothe main Board o PEFC International at thegeneral Assembly in Paris held in November.Sheam, currently Director o the MalaysianTimber Council, is a specialist in internationaltrade with strong experience in legal andpolicy analysis relating to the timber and

orest industries, communications and publicrelations. She is an experienced international

trade negotiator, with responsibility or theco-ordination and implementation o theMalaysian Timber Council’s policy/PR/ Communications strategies and activitiesacross Europe.

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PEFC at MediaPro 09

Participating in this event marked the launcho an outreach programme which aims toengage with the creative sector and corporateprint buyers to promote certi ed paper or theirpublications in order to provide customers withassurances on responsible paper sourcing.

With most o the UK’s leading paper merchantsnow able to o er a range o PEFC-certi edpapers to their customers and more than

500 printers having achieved PEFC chain o custody certi cation, more and more publishersand brand owners are now choosing to usethe PEFC logo on their consumer- acingpublications to demonstrate responsible papersourcing. These companies include Argos,Boden, British Airways, First Choice, Matalan,

The East Anglia-based company, which wasestablished in August ‘09, provides a widerange o timber and joinery products includingbeams, posts, cladding and fooring as wellas sawn timber. The company’s passion orhardwood, quality and customer care has seenthe business go rom strength to strength in avery short time. It aims to provide a personaland knowledgeable solution to all its customer’stimber requirements, no matter how large orsmall.

National Westminster, John Lewis, Lands’ End,Debenhams, Nectar, Airmiles, Lakeland andmost recently The Economist and the JamieOliver magazine.

PEFC Director Ross Bradshaw presentedthe PEFC programme at a seminar sessionentitled Responsible paper Procurement; Good

or Business, Great or the Environment. Theseminar covered actors driving demand orresponsibly sourced paper, responsible paperchoices (recycled and certi ed virgin bre) andglobal sustainable orest management.

PEFC also co-hosted a champagne receptionwith chain o custody certi ed paper merchant– PaperCo which was very well attended. Thereception also doubled as an awards ceremony

or PaperCo’s Brie Encounters competition orsecond year graphic design students, workingclosely with UK universities and art colleges.

PEFC takes the high road

A new publication is now available‘Responsible Paper Procurement ina Nutshell’. To obtain a copy o this

ree booklet emailhilary.khawam@pe c.co.uk.

Commenting on the new livery Gail Marriottsaid, “AC Timber takes its commitment toresponsible timber sourcing very seriously andhas dual PEFC and Forest Stewardship Council(FSC) chain o custody certi cation to provideassurances to our customers. We are proud todemonstrate our support or responsible orestmanagement by including the PEFC logo on ourcorporate livery.”

Marriott said that the company’s accreditationto the PEFC chain o custody was valuableto both the business and its customers, anddemonstrates its commitment to sustainabletimber sourcing. “We currently hold stocks o PEFC beech but with our ast expansion ourstock o PEFC species will increase in the verynear uture,” she stated.

Welcoming AC Timber’s decision, PEFC UKChairman, Peter Latham said, “We are delightedthat AC Timber Solutions has chosen thishighly visible means o demonstrating theirparticipation in the PEFC programme. With over900 companies now having a licence to use thePEFC logo, it is beginning to appear on a widerange o timber products and more and moreconsumer- acing print publications. However,this is the rst time a company has incorporatedit on its vehicle livery. This presents an excellentopportunity to increase public awareness o thePEFC brand”.

Ely-based AC Timber Solutions has

become the rst UK Company to

demonstrate its commitment to

sustainable timber sourcing by

including the PEFC logo on thelivery o its delivery feet.

NEW PUBL ICATION

In November, a team rom PEFC

exhibited at a new trade show in London,

targeting those, involved in the creation,

production, procurement and distributiono media and marketing communications

- MediaPro 09.

An updated Directory o Certi edPrinters is also available.

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Royal Mail, ISBA (the trade association or

the advertising industry), Acxiom and the

Direct Marketing Association (DMA), worked

with the British Standards Institute (BSI) to

develop a new environmental standard or

direct marketing - PAS 2020 which was

launched in 2009. It establishes a set o

environmental objectives, per ormance

levels and indicators or environmental

impacts o a direct marketing campaign. TheSustainable Mail standard has been closely

aligned to PAS 2020.

Meeting the new standard will enable

companies using direct mail in their marketing

mix to demonstrate a commitment to

recycling, sustainability and waste reduction

as well as helping to improve their overall

corporate environmental per ormance.

Royal Mail recognition or PEFC

F O R T H C O M I N GE V E N T S

J A N U A R Y

Paper World, Frank urt

30 January - 2 February 2010PEFC stand: Hall 4, C27Further details: http://paperworld.messe rank urt.com/ rank urt/en/home.html

F E B R U A R Y

Publishing Expo24-25 February 2010Olympia, London. Further details:www.publishing-expo.co.uk

M A R C H

Ecobuild 2010

2-4 March 2010 Earls Court LondonEarls Court One, stand 1683Further details: www.ecobuild.co.uk

M A Y

In Touch with Timber

18 May 2010, Queen Elizabeth IICon erence Centre, London. PEFC standS15. Further details: www.trada.co.uk

IPEX 2010

18-23 May 2010NEC Birmingham,Further details: www.ipex.org

P E F C C O N T A C T S

PEFC-16-1-1

P E F C R E L O C AT I O N

Please note that the PEFC UK o fce will move rom Cheshire to She feld end January 2010.

PEFC UK Ltd, She eld Technology Parks, Cooper Buildings, Arundel Street, She eld S1 2NS

Tel 0114 3072334 Email in o@pe c.co.uk Web www.pe c.co.uk

For communications and marketing remains:

Hilary Khawam

Tel 01689 819902 Email hilary.khawam@pe c.co.uk

As a key part o its environmental policy, Royal Mail has developeda standard or responsible mailing. Sustainable Mail is one o arange o products designed to make direct mail more sustainable.

In order to meet the new standard, paper

products used in mailings should contain

recycled bre rom recovered waste paper

and/or chain o custody-certi ed virgin

bre con orming to a certi cation scheme

recognised by DEFRA’s Central Point o

Expertise on Timber (CPET) procurement

policy such as PEFC. For urther in ormation

on CPET visit www.pro orest.net/cpet.

Certi ed virgin bre is considered anenvironmentally- riendly option or direct mail

providing it originates rom a sustainably-

managed source, as it contributes to a

reduction in carbon in the atmosphere and is

readily renewable. Certi ed virgin bre rom

responsibly managed orests is critical to the

sustainable paper cycle since paper cannot

be recycled inde nitely

For urther in ormation on Royal Mail’s Sustainable Mail standard, see

http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/content1?catId=93800749&mediaId=89200749