Closed loophole may raise confidence in timber windows and doors

23/06/2010 11:46:01

 

Windows and doors made of wood could receive a further boost in terms of consumer confidence with EU-wide work to prevent illegally logged timber from being imported for use in products.

The work is not limited to wood-framed windows and doors, but extends to all products for the home, fuels derived from timber, construction materials and paper.

According to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, 72 per cent of the timber used in the UK is imported.

Until now, there has been no law stating that the importer must check the origin of the wood - meaning it may be legally imported, even if it was illegally felled.

However, the loophole is due to be closed across the EU, placing due diligence requirements on importers to verify the origins of the timber they buy from abroad.

The move adds a further boost to the timber industry's own consumer confidence campaign, wood is good, which aims to raise awareness of the benefits the material has to offer.

Posted by Ashley Brunskill

 

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