About Us

With over two decades of experience within the certification industry, Greg is a qualified FSC/ PEFC lead auditor working with numerous certification bodies and as a consultant. Greg studied Production Engineering at Nottingham Trent University and then his Masters in Business Administration with the Open University.

“We like to take a simple pragmatic approach and help you take the right decisions during the certification process, helping demonstrate commitment to responsibly sourced forest products”

Greg’s career is equally focused on working with small independent companies and large well-known multi-site, multinational business within the UK and around the world. This experience provides a greater understanding on different businesses and “How To” successfully achieve FSC / PEFC certifications.

Adam provides expertise to FSC & PEFC Chain of Custody (CoC) clients across the UK and conducts audits and assessments required for them to receive FSC & PEFC certification. Adam is a graduate of the University of Lincoln with a Degree in Business and Management. After earning his degree, he went on to become an ISO 9001 Lead Auditor for a certification body in the south west of England. This became the base from which he has provided consultation for, and/or audited, more than 300 clients, including providing the written documentation required by FSC & PEFC to maintain the highest internationally recognized standard of forest products certification. Adam can answer any questions you have relating to annual reviews or trademarks.

Richard has a long and illustrious career in supply chain assessments, environmental compliance auditing and sustainability consultancy.

With more than 20 years’ experience with multinational companies within the retail, timber, pulp and paper industry, Richard contributes a wealth of experience. Richard leads and manages SA 8000, EU Timber Regulation compliance, ethical standards and consultancy.

Additionally, Richard provides environmental compliance support to non-UK biomass RHI and RO accredited installations.

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My foray into the timber trade was in 1984 when my father ‘encouraged me’ to go work at a sawmill in Sweden. ‘Get a feel for the industry and see what you think’ were the immortal words! Well; loading railway waggons with timber destined for the UK in March in the Arctic circle; where temperatures and daylight were both in short supply was certainly a shock to the system. Using my phrase book with the proprietor who ran the only hotel in town to make myself understood, certainly accelerated my Swedish vocabulary. By July the temperatures were close to 30C; I was boating on lakes at 11pm with daylight in abundance; had learnt to tentatively ski; met some fabulous friends and could cobble a few sentences together in Swedish……..the timber trade sounded just fine to me!

On my return I was given a £500 uplift on my previous job salary (substantial uplift for a young 18-year-old in 1984!!); told to go buy a suit and report at the office Monday morning!

The next 24 years seemed to zip by. A two-year stint at Howarth Timber and the obligatory Institute of Wood Science college course followed. Eventually I was thrown out on to the road and told to “simply sell son”. In a nutshell; that’s what I did for 24 years in the business. We developed new markets such as the Baltic States and as a family business became the largest nett exporter from the Baltic states during the early 1990s with our JV company. 147,000 m3 in the peak year. That’s a great number of ships and a logistical nightmare. Russia opened up from the depths of state controlled Exportles. Endless trips sourcing for timber throughout Karelia and Archangel followed although Scandinavian sales still ran alongside in the traditional ‘Del Credere’ agency business.

During the second half of the 1990’s as a business, we also embraced the requirements of FSC and PEFC Certification. My remit was to implement a new software programme and successfully implement Chain of Custody within the business in conjunction with that. Just prior to 2008 the business was beginning to tread another path and I decided (together with a long-term colleague and friend) to set up Park Row Partners Ltd.

I approached BM TRADA Certification and offered my services as a contracted auditor for Chain of Custody. More latterly, this is now a process I continue with Interface NRM and Fenconsult. I continue to apply my wealth of timber knowledge and practical skills to help companies implement Chain of Custody. ISO 9001 and 14001 are also areas I work in from time to time. Although timber sales are never far away! They often say ‘sawdust in the veins’ and some of my connections stretch back over 30 years. I am a member of the Institute of Materials Minerals & Mining (AIMMM) and a Practitioner of the Chartered Quality Institute (PCQI).

Perhaps the biggest single achievement in recent years, was learning to fly and gaining my PPL License at the age of 52 years. Believe me; it is so much easier to do all the exams and retain the knowledge as a teenager than at 50 years +. Yet, it proves you can achieve anything with some determination if you have a passion. So, if I am not sitting in front of a client on a sunny day you’ll know where to find me! Either that or out riding the bike.