The oak we buy comes from suppliers both in the UK and France. In France, It comes from government managed forests. The French have been growing and farming Oak for generations. Some of it is PEFC certified, but it does depend whether the French agent has chain of custody. All our oak is through sawmills who procure in line with UK timber regulations(UKTR) and comes with the below statement.
| We hereby certify that the timber supplied above & |
| covered by this invoice is of legal origin as defined |
| by the European Union Timber Regulations and |
| documentary evidence is available on request |
An example of a recent statement from our supplier. “All the timber supplied to you is European Oak from France. All of it is traceable. The last two loads we have received have come from:
Lot 12A Creuse
Lot A9 St Andre
The square beams we buy come from either Normandy and the timber is all PEFC”
