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Meeting EU Market Requirements

John May, Director of Latham Ltd, discusses their commitment to meeting EU market requirements with hardwood, wood-based panels, flooring, and softwood. Their £130 million turnover reflects a focus on sustainability, supported by NGOs and UK Government Timber Procurement Policy.

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Meeting EU Market Requirements

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  1. Meeting EU Market Requirements John May Director Latham Ltd

  2. Hardwood £33m Wood based panels £89m Flooring £4m Softwood £4m Turnover £130 million

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  4. Impetusfor Sustainability • NGOs

  5. Home Office Site

  6. Scottish Art Gallery - Glasgow

  7. New Wembley

  8. Impetusfor Sustainability • NGOs • Government

  9. UK Government Timber Procurement Policy • Contract requirement – legally logged and traded and sustainably produced timber products or • FLEGT licenced timber • Legal – right to use forest, met national laws and paid tax • Sustainable – forest management plan to ISO/IEC Guide 59 code of good practice • Proof – 3rd party certification and Chain of Custody

  10. Central Point of Expertise in Timber (CPET) determines what meets the UK Government requirements Category A – FSC/PEFC Category B – Other acceptable evidence EU Timber Regulation – already covered by Rachel Butler

  11. Impetusfor Sustainability • NGOs • Government • Major customers • Suppliers to concerned retailers • Merchants

  12. Customers

  13. James Latham’s response to environmental concerns • FSC/PEFC material offered across product range • Chain of custody for FSC and PEFC • Target improved sales certified sustainable/legal material • Sign up to TTF Responsible Purchasing Policy

  14. Responsible Purchasing Policy • Company commitments • Communicated to staff and suppliers • Survey suppliers • Assess suppliers – high/medium/low • Measure volume by category • Target Lathams for improving supplier profile • Seek improvements from suppliers • Seek other suppliers • Process subject to external audit

  15. Where do we stand?

  16. Certification – adding value or cost? • Clearly adds cost but premium available on tropical material • Requirement to promote timber as the only sustainable building material • Taking cheap illegal material out of supply chain increases price levels. • Other species and value added products

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