Wherever possible we source our wood through the sustainably managed forests and approved FSC suppliers. It’s renewable because the forest stewards manage the landscape to prevent damage to eco-systems, watersheds, wildlife and the trees themselves, taking a long term rather than short term view of the resource.
Sustainability in this context means the forest should still be there for your grandchildren and great grand-kids, able to soak up carbon emissions and keep our air clean for generations to come as well as a haven for wildlife.
Wood from unsustainable sources, on the other hand, is chopped down leaving bare areas that, unless they’re carefully treated, never really recover to their former glory. The effects are clear – illegal logging leads to wholesale destruction.
Why bother buying sustainable wood?
Brazilian Amazon deforestation might not seem very relevant. It happens thousands of miles from home, exotic and remote. You might not realise the harm that buying new mahogany flooring or teak garden furniture does. But buying unsustainable wood has a profound effect on the areas where it’s harvested, including human rights abuses, hunting of endangered species, threatening the lifestyles and even the lives of indigenous tribespeople as well as making countless rare and threatened creatures homeless.
Utille
Our Utile timber is sourced from Africa. The West African Utile timber is a 'sister' species to Sapele but usually has a more interesting grain and gives a better 'finish', albeit. Utile is a high class red hardwood, better than Sapele in terms of stability and appearance at little. Well-defined sapwood is a paler yellow. Widths and lengths may be a little smaller than Sapele.
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European Oak
Our European Oak timber is sourced from various regions of Europe, mainly France & Italy. The heartwood varies from light tan to biscuit or deep brown, with distinct bands of earlywood and latewood. The grain is usually straight, but irregular or cross grain can occur. Rays and growth rings show an attractive figuring (“silver grain”) when quarter sawn.
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American White Oak
Our American White Oak is sourced from the Appalachian Mountains in North America and machined to specification at our factory. The heartwood can vary in colour from light tan or pale yellow-brown to dark or pale brown and can sometimes have a very slight pinkish tint. The wood usually has a straight, open grain and is medium to coarse in texture.
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Iroko
Our Iroko is sourced from tropical Africa and machined to specification at our factory.
The heartwood is a distinct yellow colour, but on exposure to light it quickly becomes golden-brown. The grain is usually interlocked and the texture is rather coarse but even, large, hard deposits of calcium carbonate called ‘stone’ deposits, are sometimes present in cavities, probably as a result of injury to the tree. They are often enclosed by the wood around them and not visible until the time of sawing, though the wood around them may be darker in colour, thus giving an indication of their presence.
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Ash
Our Ash is sourced from various European countries. White Ash is the most popular species used commercially.
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Scandinavian Pine
Our Scandinavian Redwood/Pine (also referred to as ‘redwood’ to differentiate it from ‘whitewood’ such as Spruce) is imported from Sweden, Finland and Russia and machined to size in our Factory. Its colour is a typical yellowy/brown appearance. The grades vary for different uses, ‘Vths’ grade generally being the base grade for windows and door frames etc., ‘Unsorted’ being a superior grade. Knots are common but their size and quality vary according to the part of the tree from which boards are converted.
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