FSC certification and the small business

[wills-mill]

Any significant quantity of wood felled in Britain has to be under a felling license. These are there, in theory, to protect the Woodland resource.

Does the GiB standard have to be overly robust? I would argue that any timber felled in the UK under license should qualify for the GiB stamp.

 

I think that is GiB's argument, that the Felling Licence is more than adequate as documentation. Perhaps the FC should have been pushing a similar line 10 or 15 years ago?

 

The licensing costs are scaled with the turnover of the enterprise involved. It's a £100 licence fee for anyone with less than £1 million turnover, or £1 per hectare for a woodland owner.

 

I'm keen to apply, so I might do a thread on the process if anyone is interested.