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Environmental
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Timber and the Environment |
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The use of timber in construction has
important environmental advantages, especially when compared with
alternatives such as concrete, steel and plastics. Timber is natural, renewable, non-toxic, recyclable and
biodegradable. As a building material, it provides excellent levels
of natural thermal insulation. When sourced from independently-certified, well-managed forests,
timber is the only natural building material of choice.
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Environmental Policy -
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Timber
Sourcing |
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We take great care when choosing softwoods to ensure the
traceability and integrity of our products. All our timber is sourced from well-managed forests and supplied
predominantly from Nordic countries, governed by strict
environmental accreditation programmes.
MGM Timber have been
granted certification by BM TRADA, the leading multi-sector
certification body accredited by UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation
Service). This covers the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest
Certification (PEFC) Chain of Custody Scheme, and the Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) Chain of Custody Scheme.
To view the certificates, please click on a link below:
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MGM Group FSC Certificate -
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MGM Group PEFC Certificate -
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These accreditation awards confirm our commitment to sourcing
from suppliers who have themselves achieved PEFC certification for
their products.
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Copies of PEFC brochures are available here.
Further details of PEFC environmental certification are
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Timber:
A Renewable Resource |
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Sustainable forest management ensures that more trees are planted
than are taken. This constant renewal means that forests never
reduce in size. Careful measures are also taken to ensure that
timber cultivation doesn't affect the natural flora and fauna of the
forest environment.
MGM Timber Ltd is committed to promoting and
investing in timber as an environmentally-friendly alternative to
other materials such as plastic, steel and concrete. Timber is natural, renewable, non-toxic, recyclable and
biodegradable.
Timber waste is used in fuel for heating, animal bedding, and the
manufacture of composite boards, such as chipboard and MDF.
Compare
these credentials with the other products:
Metal manufacturing is energy intensive and adds to the levels of
greenhouse gases.
Concrete uses more resources than wood in its manufacture, has
limited recycling applications and is not biodegradable.
Plastics are a by-product of crude oil, a non-renewable resource,
and manufacturing is energy intensive and often polluting.
Please click on a link below for more information:
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Sustainable Forestry - 768kb |
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Promoting Sustainable Forest Management -
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Timber
Treatment |
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For many applications timber is treated in order to ward off
insect and fungal attack. Such treatment leads to the long life
cycle that has made timber one of the most reliable of construction
materials.
We use industry-leading, low-pressure impregnation treatment
techniques to protect our timber and ensure the highest levels of
consistency and dependability.
We take great care when working with our supplier, Osmose,
to ensure that treatments used comply with industry-leading
standards for safety and performance.
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http://www.protimsolignum.com/osmose/frames.htm |
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Sustainable Housing |
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MGM Timber scores highly for sustainability, a key
priority within the construction sector.
The Government is committed to building more houses but also to
reducing Co2 emissions. Sustainability in construction is therefore
a key area of Government focus.
The Sustainable Buildings Task Group, formed following the Better Buildings Summit, recommends a unified Code
of Sustainable Building (CSB) based on the Building Research
Establishment Environmental Assessment method (BREEAM), and its
EcoHomes Guide, combined with the Green House Guide.
Timber from our sites - roofing timbers, materials for internal
and external walls and floorings - all scores an A on the Green
House Guide. These equate to three EcoHomes points per item, which
can be used to demonstrate that new homes are environmentally
friendly.
Additional EcoHomes points are available by using timber
certified under the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest
Certification (PEFC) Chain of Custody Scheme, to which we are
committed. Where such timber is used in the basic building elements,
such as roof, joists and studs, a further six points can be
claimed.
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For further details, including design
details and prices, please contact your nearest
branch - Click here
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Part of the James Donaldson Group
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