About Cox
Sustainability Efforts
Cox Industries' Residential and Industrial Products
Divisions are now certified through the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and
the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI). Our Carolina Pole facility in
Leland NC, can provide certified wood for the industrial users, including
post, poles and piling. Our Cox Wood Preserving plant in Orangeburg SC is
ready to support the certified wood needs of residential construction,
including decking, railing, fencing and a wide variety of other dimensional
lumber.
"As part of Cox's continued journey towards
sustainability, these certifications dove-tail with our company's concerns
for the environment, for society and for financial stability", said Michael
Johnson, CEO. Ensuring better practices in the forestry and wood products
industries protects not only the well being of our forests, but all of the
livings creatures that depend on it. However the certifying agencies don't
stop there, in fact the FSC looks at how workers are treated and how they
are paid. Even though certified wood is a little more expensive now, Cox
believes, it isn't nearly as expensive as it could be in the future without
the proper control systems in place.
Forest Stewardship Council
Certificate Code: SGS-COC-006036
Cox Industries Inc.
Contact: Billy Taylor
Phone: 803-534-7464
Status: Valid
Issue Date: 4/1/2009
Expiration Date: 3/31/2014
Standard: FSC-STD-40-004 V2-0 + FSC-STD-40-003 V1-0
| Product Class |
Product Type |
Trade Name |
Species |
Activities |
Material
Category |
| Boards and Panels |
Plywood consisting
solely of sheets of
wood |
Boards and Panels
(Plywood) |
Not Applicable |
Primary
and Secondary
Processor |
FSC-Mixed |
Wood in the rough,
treated with paint,
stains, creosote or
other preservatives;
railway or tramway
sleeper (cross-ties)
of wood,
impregnated |
Wood in the rough,
treated with paint,
stains, creosote or
other preservatives |
Wood in the rough,
treated with paint, stains, creosote or
other preservatives (e.g. telephone poles). Wood
in the rough, treated with paint, stains,
creosote or other
preservatives; railway or tramway
sleepers (cross-ties) of wood, impregnated |
Pseudotsuga
menziesii
(Mirb. Franco)
Pinus spp and
Pines Hard
(Sekton taeda) |
Primary
and Secondary
Processor |
FSC-Pure |
Wood, sawn or
chipped lengthwise,
sliced or peeled, of
a thickness exceeding 6mm;
railway or tramway
sleepers (cross-ties)
of wood, not
impregnated |
Wood, sawn or
chipped lengthwise,
sliced or peeled, of
a thickness exceeding 6mm;
railway or tramway
sleepers (cross-ties)
of wood, not
impregnated |
Wood, sawn or
chipped lengthwise,
sliced or peeled, of
a thickness exceeding 6mm;
railway or tramway
sleepers (cross-ties)
of wood, not
impregnated |
Pseudotsuga
menziesii
(Mirb. Franco)
Pinus spp and
Pines Hard
(Sekton taeda) |
Primary
and
Secondary
Processor |
FSC-Pure |
Life Cycle of Wood Building Products