Responsible Sourcing

Danzer UK is committed to implementing and maintaining chain of custody requirements in accordance with all applicable verification and certification standards in use by the company.

HOW DOES DANZER ENSURE UKTR COMPLIANCE?

At Danzer UK we undertake a robust due diligence system on all timber products we purchase. Any wood product that Danzer imports into the UK is subject to the Danzer Due Diligence Process to assure legality based on all information available.

Danzer UK are signatories of Timber Development UK (TDUK) Responsible Purchasing Policy (RPP) since its inception with the Timber Trade Fedration (TTF). The RPP is an acknowledged due diligence tool within which we can identify and eliminate the risk of illegal timber entering our supplier chain. Further information can be found at the TDUK website here.

Ending of Preferred by Nature LegalSource scheme

Before the scheme was closed by Preferred by Nature in 2025, Danzer UK had achieved LegalSource certification and had held this since 2014. Danzer UK still conforms to the requirements of the standard, however, as the scheme no longer exists, we will no longer by audited and can therefore no longer pass on any claims for the scheme. This is effective from the date of expiry of our certificate on 22nd March 2025. For reference purposes only, a copy of our expired certificate is included on this page to cover goods delivered with a claim up until 22nd March 2025.

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Following the UK Timber Regulation, we obtain and evaluate:

all necessary information concerning the wood and wood products, such as country of harvest, species, quantity, details of the supplier and documentation or other information indicating compliance with the national legislation;
systematic assessment of the risk of illegal timber in the supply chain based on information identified above and taking into account all relevant criteria set out in the regulation;
implementation of risk mitigation measures and procedures if risk is identified, including requiring additional information or documents and/or requiring 3rd party verification. This specifically includes measures to exclude with a high probability the risks of falsified documents and certificates.

Ahead of any procurement commitment, a risk assessment establishes the level of potential legality risks that may arise from the respectiv wood species, country of origin, forest of origin, or supplier.

In case of potential risks, Danzer gives preference to procure goods supplied with an internationally acknowledged certificate confirming legality as a minimum requirement or preferably a confirmation of both legality and responsible forest management. Danzer verifies the correctness of all certificates.

If such certificates cannot be obtained, Danzer will either initiate its own audit procedures to verify legality or forego the proposed procurement.

The above provides the assurance you need that any timber product supplied by Danzer has been legally sourced.