Timber is one of the world's only truly renewable natural resources. Thanks to the international Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and the Regional Forest Agreements (RFA) in Australia, there are many different species to choose from that are environmentally friendly when picking the wood floor for your home.

Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified Wood

The FSC is a non-profit international network to promote responsible management of the world's forests.

FSC brings people together to find solutions to the problems created by bad forestry practices and to reward good forest management.

FSC is a stakeholder owned system for promoting responsible management of the world's forests. Through consultative processes, it sets international standards for responsible forest management. It also accredits independent third party organizations who can certify forest managers and forest product producers to FSC standards. Landowners and companies that sell timber or forest products seek certification as a way to verify to consumers that they have practiced forestry consistent with FSC standards. Independent, certification organizations are accredited by FSC to carry out assessments of forest management to determine if standards have been met. These certifiers also verify that companies claiming to sell FSC certified products have tracked their supply back to FSC certified sources. This chain of custody certification assures that consumers can trust the FSC label.

Trusted environmental organizations including Greenpeace, National Wildlife Federation, The Nature Conservancy, Sierra Club, and World Wildlife Fund all support and encourage FSC certification. Consumers wishing to support healthy forests and communities should look and ask for the FSC label when purchasing wood or paper products.

Salvaged and Reclaimed lumber

Wood taken from old buildings and from rivers can be used in flooring. The character of the wood makes it unique and beautiful. Old tobacco barns, factories and buildings that are being torn down are often recycled for floors. Reused flooring makes a unique decorating statement.

Australian Boral Timber

In 1992 the National Forest Policy Statement established a process for sustainable forest management in Australia. Today all timber harvesting is controlled under the Regional Forest Agreements (RFA) born out of the National Forest Policy Statement and created through the accord of the government, forestry industry and the environmental movement. Boral Timber is part of this program and has many beautiful woods to choose from, including Sydney Blue, Australian Beech, Spotted Gum, Tasmanian Oak, Red mahogany and many other species.