Cook County Lumber Receives FSC Chain of Custody Certification.Cook County Lumber lumber, term for timber that has been cut into boards for use as a building material. The major steps in producing lumber involve logging (the felling and preparation of timber for shipment to sawmills), sawing the logs into boards, grading the boards according to , a privately held lumber distributor in the Midwest has received FSC FSC See: Foreign Sales Corporation Forest Stewardship Council The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a non-profit organization based in Bonn, Germany. The Council's stated mission is "to promote environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable management of the world's forests". (FSC) chain-of-custody certification to provide FSC lumber materials to Dealers for building construction which qualify for LEEDS accreditation. CHICAGO -- At Cook County Lumber, we believe in always giving customers what they expect, providing quality products and exceptional service. Cook County Lumber recognized the growing demand of FSC materials in the marketplace and a need to support our customers who have taken the necessary steps to obtain FSC certification as such, Cook County Lumber is proud to announce we have received a Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certificate (SCS-COC-001635) effective July 2, 2008 http://www.fsc-info.org. Cook County Lumber's FSC certification eliminates the need for our customers to go through secondary sources for FSC wood products. We have relationships with top mills for FSC lumber materials, thereby maintaining the integrity of the chain-of-custody from the manufacturer to the dealer. The Forest Stewardship Council is an independent, nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , which accredits bodies and promotes voluntary, third party certification. The FSC trademark is to guarantee to the consumer that the product comes from responsible sources - environmentally appropriate, socially beneficial and economically viable. To read more about FSC, visit their web site at http://www.fsc.org. About Cook County Lumber Cook County Lumber is a privately held distributor of FSC certified and non-certified lumber that offers a wide range of products and services including: FSC boards, FSC dimensional lumber (Carp.) lumber for building, etc., cut to the sizes usually in demand, or to special sizes as ordered. lumber, usually of pine, which is sold as beams or planks having a specified nominal cross-section, usually in inches, such a Fiber cement is a composite material made of sand, cement and cellulose fibers. In appearance, FCS most often consists of overlapping horizontal boards, imitating wooden clapboard; other , timbers, cedar, decking, engineered wood, take-offs, job-site delivery, and architectural consultation. To read more about Cook County Lumber, visit our web site at www.cookcountylumber.com. |
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