Gascogne Wood Products: a commited environmental policy

On forestry

As well as being a historical figurehead in the development of the wood sector in France's Aquitaine region, Gascogne Wood Products has also been a forerunner in forestry certification and traceability of forestry products.

With its traditional attachment and firm commitment to sound, responsible forest management, Gascogne Wood Products naturally subscribes to the PEFC sustainable forest management policy. Gascogne Wood Products and its subsidiary Forestière de Gascogne encourage forest owners to share this commitment, by having all their forestry operators adopt a code of good practices, and by implementing a meticulous wood supply management system.

All raw materials mobilization and transformation operations at all of the company's seven industrial sites are covered by a PEFC control chain, which makes Gascogne Wood Products a major promoter of certified products.

PEFC: Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification schemes

 PEFC, the world's main forest certification system, promotes sustainable forest management practices compatible with the protection of natural resources and with the economic and social welfare of all communities concerned.Certification covers the whole process, from forest to the wood product, assuring customers that PEFC-certified goods contribute to the prosperity of well-managed forests and to endeavours against climate change.

 For more information: www.pefc.org 

Industry

Environmental responsibility also extends to the utilization of by-products from sawing and planing operations, which are sold to paper or chipboard industries or burned on-site as a green energy source.

In addition, Gascogne Wood Products uses finishing products with VOC (volatile organic compounds) emissions, so its products already comply with forthcoming standards on air quality. 

Gascogne Wood Products :
Involved in protecting and enhancing the value of the Landes forest

Supporter of the policy of high-quality PEFC forest sustainable management 

Promoting PEFC certified products:

All its mobilisation and wood conversion activities are handled by a multi-site PEFC control chain 100% of finished products in maritime pine (and fur) produced by Gascogne Wood Products are PEFC certified semi-finished products for furniture and packaging industrial manufacturers are guaranteed "made of 85% certified raw material"

 Environmental responsibility: 

Reduction of the global energetic consumption and main use of biomass (replacing fossil energy by biomass) effect on greenhouse gas emissions and other emissions due to combustionValue of sawing and planing wastes: sales to the paper and pannel manufacturers, or auto-consumption in Gascogne boilers as green energy Anticipating on forthcoming standards on air quality regarding VOC emissions (volatile organic compounds)  use of solvent-free products at the aqueous stage at Castets site. 

Design of eco-friendly products"Gascogne's timber frame wall":

The first industrial offer with timber frame walls made from maritime pineresponds to new codes for eco-friendly construction (reduced environmental impact, landscape integration, and the use of healthy materials offers the possibility of building a positive-energy construction or home, which produces more energy than it consumes, contributes to sustainable forest management (PEFC certification), corresponds to future regulatory requirements such as the BBC EFFINERGIE label (Low Energy Use Building), for energy consumption of less than 50 kWh/m2.year