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UK Timber Leader Set to Head PEFC International Board

21 December 201621 December 2016

Chairman of James Latham Plc, Peter Latham, was elected as Chairman of the PEFC International Board, at the PEFC General Assembly which was held recently in Bali, Indonesia. As wel...



PEFC Tree lights up Trafalgar Square

10 December 201610 December 2016

The traditional annual gift from Norway to the people of London was lit on 1 December, the 22 metre tree glistens with 770 energy-efficient tree lights. This annual gift is the 70t...



Excellence in Forestry Awards 2017

24 November 201624 November 2016

Entries are now invited for the RFS Excellence in Forestry Education and Learning Awards 2017, sponsored by PEFC.This Award is to encourage and reward schools, colleges, universitie...



PEFC celebrates impressive increases in certified hectares

18 November 201618 November 2016

This year saw our members smash through past records for new PEFC-certified hectares! In Australia alone, more than 16 million hectares of forest became PEFC-certified – an achieve...



Just Published: PEFC UK Newsletter (October 2016)

31 October 201631 October 2016

Highlighting 2 new dates for the stakeholder meetings to be held in January, register your place as the spaces are limited. PEFC October Newsletter pdf



Mellor Primary School Wins PEFC UK-sponsored Award

25 October 201625 October 2016

The Winners and Highly Commended entries of the Structural Timber Awards 2016 were revealed on Wednesday19 October at a gala dinner held at the Birmingham National Conference Centre...



PEFC short-listed for TTJ Environmental Achievement Award

19 September 201619 September 2016

"We are proud that our commitment to advancing sustainable forest management, specifically the progress we have been making in Asia, is being recognized by the prestigious TTJ Awar...



PEFC IN A NUTSHELL

16 August 201616 August 2016

This new publication gives a clear and concise insight into who we are and why you should choose PEFC PEFC IN A NUTSHELL pdf



Just Published: PEFC UK Newsletter (July 2016)

19 July 201619 July 2016

This issue highlights this years Annual Stakeholder day focussing on Market Drivers for Certified Products.  Also, see our events coming up, we have two stakeholder days in London a...



UK Forest Certification System opens for public consultation

15 June 201615 June 2016

The global public consultations for the Hungarian, Italian and UK national forest certification systems are now open, following their submission to PEFC for endorsement. Stakeholder...



Help us to Improve Our Chain of Custody Standard!

9 June 2016 9 June 2016

Ensuring our standards are the best they can be is always a priority for PEFC. As our Standards Revision process gets underway, we are calling on all stakeholders to submit their in...



2016 Structural Timber Awards

20 May 201620 May 2016

The 2016 Structural Timber Awards are set to be bigger than ever and the 30 June deadline is looming. With two new additional award categories and a judging panel made up of renowne...



PEFC UK 2016 Annual Report

19 May 201619 May 2016

PEFC UK is pleased to announce the publication of their 2016 Annual Report



Green Building’s LEED Credit Promotes Sustainable Forestry

12 April 201612 April 2016

The UK green building movement – from architects and builders to specifiers and planners – can now benefit from an expanded range of responsibly-sourced timber and forest products e...



Just Published: PEFC UK Newsletter (April 2016)

7 April 2016 7 April 2016

Highlighting the PEFC promotional video to promote the value and benefits of responsibly-sourced forest products, A new director Anders Olsson, joined the PEFC UK team in January an...



PEFC Strengthens Board with Packaging Sector Appointment

10 March 201610 March 2016

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), has announced the appointment of a new industry specialist representative to its UK board. Anders Olsson has nearly...



UKWAS Final Consultation

23 February 201623 February 2016

The final consultation on the UK Woodland Assurance Standard is now underway. This is the standard that PEFC UK will need to re-endorse for sustainable forest management in the UK. ...



Greening Gardens: New PEFC Brochure

11 February 201611 February 2016

With Spring on the horizon, many of us are looking forward to getting back out in our gardens. Most of our gardens will feature a number of timber products from fences, planters, g...



PEFC releases new ‘Forests Matter’ outreach video

28 January 201628 January 2016

The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) has released a new outreach video, ‘Forests Matter’, to promote the values and benefits of responsibly-sourced fores...



New PEFC Video

27 January 201627 January 2016

Have you got two minutes to spare? If the answer is yes then why not take a quick look at our brand new PEFC video. This explains why sustainable forest management matters, what it...