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Building and timber supplier Jewson has announced it will only supply sustainable, certified timber and sheet materials -- but just in four of its stores, which are dotted around the site of the London 2012 Olympic Park.
Certified timber products are already available in 150 of Jewson's 500 UK branches, but this new move is a positive -- and a canny one -- especially with the current hype around the Olympics and the huge development drive going on in East London.
Jewson say "customers can...purchase timber products from the four branches in the knowledge that it has originated from sustainable sources, and that it is fully traceable from the forest to the point of use". They also note that "the four branches will support Government procurement policies by providing local authorities with ready access to certified timber products for their maintenance and refurbishment activity."
The branches in Leytonstone, Stratford and Barking, plus the Bow branch of Castle Timber (one of Jewson’s independent brands) will guarantee that all timber sold instore -- including softwood and sheet materials -- are certified by either The Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), BM Trada Forest or the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).
Steve Millward, Jewson’s Sustainability and Quality Director, said: "Responsible procurement is pivotal and at the very core of our business. Jewson’s decision to make four of its branches 100 per cent certified will support the environment and enable us to meet the Olympic Delivery Authority’s criterion, which stipulates the use of certified timber products across all construction projects."
You can find out more about Jewson's green goals on their new sustainability website.
29 November 2007 10:51am
What an odd headline when the first line of the story makes it clear that Jewson's are in fact stocking both PEFC and FSC certified timber.
30 November 2007 02:54pm
Hi Hilary, cheers for your post. We've updated the headline and copy, hopefully it's clearer now that the wood is approved by one of three different certification bodies, not by all of them.
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