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NC-2009 MRc7:Certified Wood

FSC Certifier

This may be nit-picking and I don't see any place for this information in the submittals, but the manual states that the COC certification must be provided by an FSC-accredited certifier. I've received some documentation and it gives the FSC number for the order and the COC numbers for the suppliers but there is no indication of who the certifier is or any validation of their legitimacy. Should I be concerned? Thanks! Melissa

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William Weaver
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Tue, 09/04/2012 - 04:05

The certifier is generally designated as part of the COC number. For example, I have an invoice here for Collins Pine particleboard. The COC number is SCS-COC-000085. In this example, "SCS" identifies the certification body - Scientific Certification Systems.

Tue, 09/04/2012 - 04:35

Beautiful, thanks William--the document in question identifies it as SGS; I've just made a web-search and it seems they're the biggest certifier in Asia.

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