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THIS years Annual Stakeholder Day will will be Dr Melvin Gumal of the Wildlife from the Saskatchewan Research Council
take place in London on Tuesday 4th July. Conservation Society, Malaysia. Dr Gumal will highlight the role Canadas forests play in
Its theme will be Why Forests Matter with will be sharing his experiences of the carbon sequestration.
speakers demonstrating the importance organisations programme in the Endau-
of forests for rural development, carbon Rompin landscape, including biological Finally, Confors Andrew Heald will be
sequestration and biodiversity. monitoring to protect iconic explaining how UK forest
species such as the Sumatran owners are now planting for
This event will enable those trading in tiger and other wildlife. increased biodiversity.
certified forests products including retailers,
To download PEFC Internationals
brand owners, contractors and certified Dr Ana Rengifo Abbad
an invitation to Chairman, Peter
companies - to learn more about the impacts will explain the this event visit Latham will chair the
certification is having on forests in North importance of forest http://bit.ly/2nBBpWO conference and bring
America, Europe and Asia. certification, in terms or e-mail the afternoon to a
of rural development, info@pefc.co.uk close with an interactive
This years event will feature expert speakers for the Iberian cork oak Q&A session with the
from around the world. The keynote speaker forests, while Dr Mark Johnston expert panel.
THE Surface Design Awards ceremony was held at the Business used in its construction was Glulam. The designer, Kris Lin of Kris
Design Centre in February. The lunchtime ceremony, held during the Lin International Design, employed a jointing technique known as
annual Surface Design Show, was hosted by Mick Jordan, Editor of joggling which is frequently used in traditional buildings in China.
Mix Interiors.
PEFC UK sponsored the award to raise awareness of the PEFC
The best Public Building Interior Award, sponsored by PEFC UK, went programme within the influential architecture and design communities.
to an exciting Shanghai project entitled Skynet. The core material The award was presented by PEFC UK Chairman, Ross Bradshaw.
Pepe is a British family company which Certified since 2005, Pepe Garden furniture
uses Scandinavian concepts to produce a was one of the first companies in the UK to
range of quality garden furniture that can obtain PEFC Chain of Custody certification.
SIMPLY Cups is the UKs only disposable cup be left outside all year round. The company The company uses its certification
recycling scheme. The scheme was launched uses Scandinavian Redwood (Pinus credentials to provide customers with
in 2014 with a view to addressing the issue Sylvestris), sourced from PEFC-certified assurances of responsible timber sourcing.
of how best to recycle the 3-5 billion paper forests in Finland, to manufacture its Its designs have also been accredited with
cups used in the UK each year. Simply Cups range of stylish outdoor furniture. Timber the Award for Ergonomics and Safety in
have partnered with the UKs leading PEFC- harvested in the cold, Finnish climate is Construction by the Furniture Industry
certified paper cup manufacturers to increase slower grown material than that produced Research Association (FIRA).
levels of recycling. Founding members of in the UK. This slow growth rate produces a
the scheme include Costa Coffee, Bunzl, dense, easily machined raw material which To find out more about Pepes fantastic
Huhtamaki and Benders Paper Cups. will last for up to 20 years in the UK, with range of PEFC-certified garden furniture
some basic maintenance. visit: www.pepegarden.co.uk
After collection, used cups are bulked and
baled for reprocessing. The bales of cups are
either sent to a dedicated carton recycling
facility, ACE UK, or made into a range of new
products. For more information, you can view
the Simply Cups video at:
http://bit.ly/2o3UQHx