Assurance of sustainablity
To
ensure that the production of our furniture has minimum impact on the
environment we follow our own strict guidelines at all stages of manufacture
- from living tree to finished bed.
In our Eco Ash range of beds the head and footboards
are made from English ash and the side rails and slats are made from
FSC certified pine. The ash is grown in managed woodlands within a 20-mile
radius of our workshops.
The ash is a combination of coppiced timber or harvested
thinnings. Coppiced timber is produced by cutting the tree but leaving
the remaining stump to produce new stems and hence more timber in the
future. Thinnings are produced when it is necessary to create more space
in a forest for the remaining trees to grow in height and girth.
In our sustainable pine range of furniture the timber
used is Quebec yellow pine, famed for its light weight and stability.
Our suppliers for this have their own very strict timber management
policy which can be seen at www.falcontimber.com
Any other wood used in our range is FSC certified.
All the English ash that we use to make our beds is grown within a 20-mile radius of our workshops in managed woodlands.
All other timber is from sustainable sources.
