Timber has the potential to regenerate and provide an infinite supply for future generations. It is our aim to adopt and administer Government and Timber Federation  requirements.

  Wood is recyclable, waste efficient, biodegradable and non-toxic. The timber industry has a significant role to play in continuing to harvest and replant forests ensuring they are valued and not lost to agricultural or industrial use, consequently as an industry we are planting more trees than ever before. Worldwide increasing recognition of local forestry good practice is being endorsed by National Forest Policy.

Instances of well-managed sustainable timber production are widespread; however the limitations of existing certification schemes make it almost impossible to specify only certified timber. Certification may well be the key to future Environmental Policy specification; with this in mind we have contacted our suppliers to seek clarification of the measures they are taking to promote sustainable productions. In most instances clear assurances have been forthcoming. This is in line with the government commissioned public procurement strategy, aimed at progressive improvement to establish that timber is derived from legal sources and is harvested in a sustainable way under an inclusive approach recognising a range of certification schemes. These include the Pan European Forest Certification Scheme, Forest Stewardship Council and Sustainable Forestry Initiatives.

Simeon Bateman holds large stocks of timber and sheet material and selects carefully to customers' specifications to keep wastage/overage of timber as low as is possible. We avoid the use of non-recyclable packaging material unless absolutely essential. We run our own range of delivery vehicles ensuring our transport fleet is run in an economic and environmentally sensitive manner.

FSC Registration Certification (click to view/download)

FSC Registration Schedule (click to view/download)