FSC-Certified Recycled Teak And Rosewood

Dallas — East Teak Fine Hardwoods, Inc., an importer of high-grade teak and other fine hardwood species used as decking, flooring, walls, ceilings and cabinetry, has announced its certification as a supplier of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified, 100 percent post-consumer recycled teak and rosewood in North America. According to the company, all of East Teak’s reclaimed woods are recovered by hand from old structures and recycled for new use, and, in addition, the wood is individually hand graded. The FSC 100 percent-recycled label guarantees that all timber is harvested purely from post-consumer sources. www.eastteak.com.

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Formaldehyde-Free, FSC-Certified Hardwood Flooring

Danville, Va. — Columbia Commercial Flooring’s PureBond formaldehyde-free, FSC-certified engineered hardwood flooring in domestic species of oak, maple and pecan, in 3-inch and 5-inch widths, is available for the commercial segment, the company reports. Columbia Commercial, the commercial products division of Columbia Flooring—a manufacturer and marketer of hardwood and laminate flooring—sources veneers and core material from its parent company’s veneer and plywood mills, eight of which are FSC-certified, to make its environmentally certified engineered hardwood flooring. www.specifycolumbia.com.

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Search Engine Simplifies Search for Certified Wood Products

Vancouver — British Columbia, a supplier of wood building products, has introduced a search engine—available at bcforestinformation.com—that lets customers find certified products from any British Columbia supplier and identifies the company’s certified forests. According to the company, British Columbia has 42.6 million hectares certified to one of three globally recognized programs – the Canadian Standards Association’s Sustainable Forest Management Standard (CSA), the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). The search tool identifies suppliers who offer chain-of-custody certificates for CSA, FSC and SFI. www.bcforestinformation.com.

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FSC-Certified Wood Building Products

Alexandria, La. — Roy O. Martin, the brand name of Martin Companies, LLC, a Louisiana-based manufacturer of OSB, plywood, hardwood and softwood lumber and timbers, offers FSC-certified products in every size and grade, the company reports. According to the company, all of Roy O. Martin’s manufacturing operations in Lousiana have been certified as meeting the FSC’s “Chain-of-Custody” Standards. www.martco.com.

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EWP Plants Certified Through Sustainable Forestry Initiative

Nashville — With the third-party certification of five LP SolidStart Engineered Wood Products (EWP) plants to the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) standard, all LP SolidStart EWP products can now display the SFI Certified Sourcing label, the company reports. LP’s three primary EWP products are I-Joists, LVL Headers and Beams, and Rim Board. www.lpcorp.com.

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