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News Release from: BM TRADA Certification | Subject: Sheet materials
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 May 2006
MLM shares expertise with Eden Project
MLM Distribution has been invited to share its certification expertise with the Eden Project in St Austell, Cornwall.
MLM Distribution - better known as sheet materials specialists Montague L.Meyer and Wm T Eden - has been invited to share its certification expertise with the Eden Project in St Austell, Cornwall Sustainable Construction Manager for the Eden Project, Caron Thompson, invited MLM Marketing Executive, Stephen Cope, to give a presentation to staff in procurement for the Project's development and maintenance programme
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 23 Jun 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Mr Cope said, 'This means that we are the only sheet materials distributor to hold truly nationwide certification under all of the CPET Group 1 certification requirements'.
Staff at the Eden Project wanted to understand exactly what chain of custody represented and at what point the chain was broken.
'Although the Eden Project does not itself hold chain of custody certification, it wants to ensure that any sheet materials purchased are certified, so therefore prefers to buy from certified suppliers,' he added.
MLM Distribution stocks a comprehensive range of plywood, chipboard and MDF and can say that over 40% of all the products it sells are now covered by FSC or PEFC certification, an unusually high percentage.
It delivers from stock, ex quay or directly from the manufacturer to a diverse customer base, including local and national merchants, housebuilders, joinery manufactures, shopfitters and other specialist end users.
Richard Lazenby, Purchasing Director, said 'More and more specifiers, are asking for certified products to meet their own clients' demands, especially for government, local authority and social housing projects.
Considerations such the BREEAM rating are a high priority and certified products contribute towards these targets.
Our decision to pursue certification enables us to meet their requirements, backed by an efficient national distribution operation.' For further information about:.
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