Environmental Policy

Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certification

Eaton Timber Products is in the process of achieving Chain of Custody certification from the Forest Stewardship Council.

We have always placed the greatest importance on sourcing our timber from sustainable sources. Chain of Custody certification will confirm this and give our customers the reassurance they need.

The Forest Stewardship Council explains Chain of Custody as follows:

“Chain of Custody (CoC) is the path taken by raw materials, processed materials and products, from the forest to the consumer, including all successive stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing and distribution.

“The main objective of FSC CoC certification is to ensure that FSC certified material is tracked through the supply chain between operations and production processes within operations. Only FSC CoC certified operations are allowed to label products with the FSC trademarks.

“A certified Chain of Custody up to the final point of sale enables end customers to identify and choose FSC certified products knowing there is a system in place to verify the sources of the wood used to manufacture the products. The FSC label thus provides the link between responsible production and consumption.”

Responsible environmental practices

At Eaton Timber Products we recognise that environmental responsibility and cost-effectiveness go hand-in-hand.

For example, through intelligent stock management and resourceful ordering, we can minimise timber waste. Where there is waste, we recycle as much as we can. For example, we supply several local households with timber offcuts for their biomass boilers.

When preparing our products for transit we use as little packaging as possible without risking damage.

This prudent approach means we can pass on cost-savings to our customers.