The FSC Trademark therefore enables you to choose timber for your construction project with the confidence that you are not contributing to the destruction of the world's forests. By buying from certified sources you are providing an incentive through market forces for good forestry practice.

For several years the government has been developing a system to try to ensure that timber supplied to its main purchasing departments has been legally logged and is from sustainable sources. This has resulted in the establishment of a Central Point of Excellence for Timber (CPET), which is intended to provide advice to government buying departments and is likely to also influence many local authority buyers. CPET regards FSC material as legal and sustainable.

If you supply government departments, local authorities, or builders who work for them, you are likely to be effected by these developments. Hoppings are in a position to supply certificated timber now and can help you set up a system.