Corporate - Industry Support
Confor
The voice of the forestry sector: Confor is a membership organisation that promotes sustainable forestry and wood-using businesses.
Our aim is to support sustainable forestry and wood-using businesses through political engagement, market promotion and supporting our members' competitiveness.
FSC Forest Stewardship Council ®
A.W. Jenkinson is FSC certified for ‘Chain of Custody’.
All relevant Jenkinson products carry the coveted FSC approval logo. This internationally recognised standard acknowledges that a product has met the most stringent criteria for sustainability.
The Forest Industry Safety Accord
FISA has been established to promote best practice safety standards within the forestry and related industries. Despite good practice by leading names in the industry, the sector remains one of the most dangerous to work in and the FISA accord is playing a major step in improving safety.
A.W. Jenkinson signed the accord at its launch at the APF 2012 exhibition, committing the company to the promotion of benchmark safe working standards for its employees, customers and suppliers.
Grown in Britain
Grown in Britain is a movement that aims to:
- Create a new and stronger market ‘pull’ for the array of products derived from our forests and woodlands.
- Develop private sector funding that supports the planting and management of forests and woodlands through funding from corporates as part of their corporate social responsibility.
- Connect together and harness the positive energy and feelings towards our forests and woodlands that many in our society share to create a strong ‘wood culture’. A wood culture that captures personal health and fitness, well-being, community and encourages use of more wood and forest products.
Grown in Britain has cross Government support and the potential to make a lasting difference to the forests and woodlands of Britain.
Wood Recyclers' Association
A.W. Jenkinson is a member of the Wood Recyclers Association.
Established in 2001, the Wood Recyclers Association aims to represent the wood recycling industry and its interests to Government and other regulatory bodies. Members include wood re-processors, panel board mills, renewable energy suppliers, technology manufacturers, consultancies and specialist insurance and health & safety companies. WRA work includes the Wood Packaging Protocol, which enables the calculation of the amount of packaging being processed in the UK, and a wood packaging recognition training package to be delivered within the workplace.
The Wood Recyclers’ Code of Practice, was designed to raise operational, quality, environmental and health & safety standards within the sector.
British Standards Institution PAS 100
REAL Compost Certification Scheme aligned to PAS 100 and the Compost Quality Protocol.
A.W. Jenkinson’s composting process at Hespin Wood site (Todhills, Cumbria) is certified to produce a 0–10mm and a 10–40mm compost grades to PAS 100 and the Compost Quality Protocol under REAL Compost Certification Scheme.
