Find out how timber acts as a natural carbon sink - storing the CO2 that’s taken from the air by the trees that are harvested and used to create timber.
How exactly are the most commonly used materials impacting our planet and what alternative materials should we be looking at for a greener future together?
We take a closer look at the use of Greenheart wood in the civil and marine industries, and uncover the benefits of choosing reclaimed over other timber types.
Is there such a thing as climate-proof forestry? In this blog post, we aim to answer this question and reveal what you can do to wage your own war against global warming and the devastating impact it is having worldwide.
FSC stands for the Forest Stewardship Council which is a non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting responsible forest management worldwide. Here we explain why you should choose FSC certified products and explain why our forests need sustainable management.
Although timber is a popular meterial in the UK for making canal fenders, lock gates and sea defences, we believe there is still plenty more room for timber to be used on waterways, helping to protect banks and the surrounding land from flooding in an environmentally friendly way. We outline how in this article.
People don’t have to stop buying tropical hardwoods, they just need to buy it from independently certified sustainable sources instead. By buying sustainable tropical hardwoods, people don’t just do less damage to the rainforest, they in fact help the rainforest. We explain why that is the case, and how to buy sustainable hardwoods in this article.