1. Meeting EU Market Requirements John May Director Latham Ltd

2. Hardwood £33m Wood based panels £89m Flooring £4m Softwood £4m Turnover £130 million

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5. Impetus for Sustainability NGOs

6. Home Office Site

7. Scottish Art Gallery - Glasgow

8. New Wembley

9. Impetus for Sustainability NGOs Government

10. UK Government Timber Procurement Policy Contract requirement – legally logged and traded and sustainably produced timber products or FLEGT licenced timber Legal – right to use forest, met national laws and paid tax Sustainable – forest management plan to ISO/IEC Guide 59 code of good practice Proof – 3 rd party certification and Chain of Custody

11. Central Point of Expertise in Timber (CPET) determines what meets the UK Government requirements Category A – FSC/PEFC Category B – Other acceptable evidence EU Timber Regulation – already covered by Rachel Butler

12. Impetus for Sustainability NGOs Government Major customers –Suppliers to concerned retailers –Merchants

13. Customers Joinery manufactures20% Timber/Builders merchants18% Other Importers7% Furniture manufacturers7% Shopfitters5% Laminators/fabricators3% Office furniture3% Builders and contractors3% Kitchen manufacturers3% Other31%

14. James Lathams response to environmental concerns FSC/PEFC material offered across product range Chain of custody for FSC and PEFC Target improved sales certified sustainable/legal material Sign up to TTF Responsible Purchasing Policy

15. Responsible Purchasing Policy Company commitments Communicated to staff and suppliers Survey suppliers Assess suppliers – high/medium/low Measure volume by category Target Lathams for improving supplier profile Seek improvements from suppliers Seek other suppliers Process subject to external audit

16. Where do we stand? cm3TimberPanels FSC/PEFC39%86% Verified legal 12%

17. Certification – adding value or cost? Clearly adds cost but premium available on tropical material Requirement to promote timber as the only sustainable building material Taking cheap illegal material out of supply chain increases price levels. Other species and value added products