throughout the supply chain. From its purpose-built national distribution centre holding 2,500 product lines, Timbmet offers a full range of FSC, PEFC and other chain of custody-certified products.


‘We are pleased to support Timber Expo and feel it is important to the future growth of the industry,’ said Wendy Trott, Managing Director of Timbmet Core Business. ‘It is important for us to continue to raise the profile of timber to a wider audience and Timber Expo will provide us with a forum to explore new business opportunities.’


Another Gold sponsor with a clear mandate to promote sustainability is the Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), a WWF initiative that aims to eliminate illegal logging and drive improvements in forest management. First established in 1991, GFTN is the world’s longest- running and largest forest and trade programme of its kind, providing assistance to hundreds of participants around the globe. By putting into practice what WWF has learned from more than 40 years of working in forest regions, GFTN enables businesses to better understand and evaluate the sources of the wood and wood products they buy.


And putting words into actions is equally important for Wood for Good, who in partnership with the Forestry Commission and the Scottish Forest and Timber Technologies Advisory Group, are quick to acknowledge that sustainability is not just a buzz word in construction. Chairman John Kissock said, ‘The sector is at the heart of the Government’s strategy to mitigate the effects of climate change. The immediate need is for sustainable


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materials that can make sustainable buildings, and this presents a real opportunity for the timber industry.’


And that’s why Wood for Good exists, he stressed. ‘In order to drive the use of timber in the UK, we need to create a regulatory environment that promotes the use of wood, and generates demand amongst audiences such as architects, contractors, engineers and builders merchants. Our presence at this year’s Timber Expo is to raise the profile of timber in Scotland, and all over the UK.’


Similarly Coillte, the Irish forest products company will be joined as Silver sponsors by a wider group of companies to collaborate in promoting Irish timber expertise across a range of disciplines. In co-operation with Enterprise Ireland, Coillte is joined by Murray Timber Group, one of the largest, most progressive and flexible sawmills in Ireland, state-of-the-art timber processing operation Glennon Brothers and Gold sponsor in its own right Grainger Sawmills, already mentioned above.


Coillte is a commercial company operating in forestry, land based businesses, renewable energy and panel products. It owns more than one million acres of land in Ireland, approximately 7% of the total land area of the country – and more than 80% of this is planted with forests. Coillte employs around 1,000 people across its three divisions: Coillte Forest, Coillte Panel Products and Coillte Enterprise.


Wales is represented through Bronze sponsor Coed Cymru, which over the past 25 years has brought about environmental, economic and social benefits through


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