Chain of custody

If you purchase or sell wood or timber based items you will be increasingly aware of the growing demand for your product to be procured from a proven sustainable resource. Due to Government Procurement Policies, more and more public funded bodies, corporate companies and large retailers, including DIY outlets, are demanding wooden products from certified well-managed forests in their specifications.

Chain of Custody certification provides evidence that the certified product originates from certified, well managed forests, and verifies that these products are not mixed with products from uncertified forests at any point in the supply chain, except under strict controls when percentage (%) labelling is being used.

Furniture manufacturers and retailers, plus raw materials and component suppliers, are under increasing pressure to verify the sources of their timber and wood based products.

There are, in effect, two schemes in the UK (FSC and PEFC), and FIRA’s consultants will advise on the implementation of procedures that are necessary to gain certification to either, or both, of these.

Certification to both schemes is available through FIRA’s sister company BMTRADA Certification Ltd.

Contact: Alun Watkins
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