United KingdomThe demand for furniture manufactured from timber or wood-based products which have derived from well-managed sources is increasingly rapidly. In the recent past it has been predominantly the ‘office and contract’ sector along with those companies wishing to enhance their environmental reputations that have responded to this pressure positively.
Those supplying Government Departments, large corporate companies, universities etc have for some time been under pressure to ensure timber used in the manufacture of their products originates from sustainable sources and that these credentials can be passed on by the implementation of their own chain of custody systems.
An increasing number of tenders for furniture contracts now stipulate that the product must be certified by one of the major sustainable forest management certification schemes.
