Responsibility
As a leading timber merchants C & W Berry
can offer a huge range of timber and mouldings from
stock. Some of these are bought already cut to size
whilst some timber is machined down from larger
sections as required. In this way we are able to
respond quickly to changing demand.
All our softwood mouldings are produced on-site
in our sawmilling facility on Braconash Road.
Using modern moulding technology we are able to
machine both stock and bespoke profiles.
Legality
The company is committed to identify the source
of all wood used as an input to its 'volume credit
account' or in the manufacturer of its FSC/PEFC
labelled products and to taking all reasonable
measures to ensure that material as listed below
shall not be purchased by the company.
a) Timber that has been illegally harvested
(controversial sources).
b) Timber from genetically modified trees.
c) Timber from areas where traditional or civil
rights are violated.
d) Timber from uncertified high conservation value
forests or from endangered forests.
e) Timber from forests converted to plantations or
other uses.
To this end all suppliers of non-FSC/PEFC
certified timber will be required fill in a 'Timber
Source Questionnaire' to accurately identify the
forest of origin and using this information we will
make available to concerned parties a list of all
the countries from which we source our certified
wood.
Supplier Monitoring
The company will regularly obtain from
suppliers:
a) Information relating to their environmental
practices.
b) Clearest practible
The information received will form part of
purchasing decisions and will be made available on
request to interested parties.
Timber Certification
This company recognises that the independent
certification of forests and the process chain is
the most useful tool in providing assurances that
the timber comes from legal and well managed
forests. The company will only accept or use labels
or certificates which include environmental or
sustainability claims if these are supported by
publicly available standards drawn up in a fully
participatory transparent and objective manner and
backed by independent inspection.
Avoid Misleading Claims
The company will avoid misleading and
unsubstantiated environmental claims in relation to
wood product supplies.
Management Structure
The company has appointed a Director responsible
for the implementation of this policy and will
ensure that environmental issues relevant to the
policy are discussed regularly at the highest level
of management. The company will ensure that all
employees associated with timber purchasing are
encouraged to act in accordance with this policy
and are given appropriate education and training to
do so if required.
Continuous Improvement
The company will define its own performance in
accordance with this policy.