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Leading pallets and packaging supplier, The Scott Group, has received multi-site FSC certification for its pallets and packaging cases which are produced and distributed across the UK.
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Leading pallets and packaging supplier, The Scott Group, has received multi-site FSC certification for its pallets and packaging cases which are produced and distributed across the UK.
The FSC certification ensures that all materials used by the Group are from well managed, legal resources; ensuring that every stage of the supply chain to the end customer actually receives certified timber. In line with the FSC's requirements, The Scott Group will be audited on an annual basis by independent experts and certified to prove on-going compliance.
Alan Gibson, managing director of the packaging and pallet divisions at The Scott Group, said: "We are one of very few pallet producers in the UK which has attained FSC certification. As market leaders we believe that this is vitally important to our business moving forward to ensure we are environmentally astute by meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
Alan Penn, procurement manager, Saint-Gobain, added: "Saint-Gobain is a world leader in the design, production and distribution of construction materials and we are focussed on developing innovative and sustainable solutions that address the global challenges of our time. It is vital that all organisations in our supply chain conform to this sustainable ethos and the FSC certification of the Scott Group and other Saint-Gobain key suppliers demonstrates commitment to our future."
The following sites are included in the certification:
Scott Group Ltd, Dunfermline, Fife (head office)
Scott Timber Limited, Rosyth, Fife
Marlaw Pallets Ltd, Glenrothes, Fife
Scott Timber Ltd, Swadlincote, Derbyshire
Marlaw Pallet Services Ltd, York
Scott Timber Ltd, Branston, Burton upon Trent
Crofton Pallets Ltd, Huntingdon
Scott Timber Ltd, Queensborough, Kent
Scott Timber Ltd, Barry, South Glamorgan
Scott Timber Ltd, Avonmouth, Bristol
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is an internationally recognised standard which ensures that all timber from certified suppliers conforms to its regulation to guarantee that timber is correctly harvested and replenished.
The Scott Group is the UK's fastest growing packaging solutions provider, currently employing over 1000 staff across the UK with a turnover of around £117 million. With sites across the country, Scott Group Ltd provides customers with cost effective solutions for the safe transportation of goods and the cost effective delivery of related services. Divisions of The Scott Group include packaging, pallets, Fasco and ELM.
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Scotia House
Castle Business Park
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