Environment
Chain of Custody
Where does it all start?
With the Forest
What is Chain of Custody (CoC)?
It is exactly what it sounds like, an unbroken and documented chain of ownership (custody) all the way from the forest, via the mill the importer and the supplier(s) to the end user.
What is the link between the Grafton brands and the Certified Forest Chain of Custody?
Timber Chain of Custody
The UK Government timber procurement policy
requires as a condition of contract that all virgin
timber or ‘non-recycled’ timber must come from
legal sources. It also provides the option of a
variant specification for sustainable timber, but
this is not obligatory. The government defines
sustainable timber as recycled wood and/or
virgin timber from a well-managed forest
source.
GMGB Limited supports both FSC or PEFC and recognises them as truly independent forest certification systems. You can be sure that when you buy timber or timber based products labelled with those all important letters (FSC or PEFC) you are saying:
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NO - to the destruction of the world's forests and saying
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YES - to responsibly and well managed forests AND woodlands
What are the benefits of the FSC or PEFC labels?
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They provide added value to your product, giving it a verifiable social and environmental quality.
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They demonstrate that you take the environmental concerns of your customers and staff seriously.
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And from a commercial point of view they assist with continued market access in an increasingly environmentally aware sector.
