| SmartWood
Rediscovered Certification for NDS |
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| NDS
were awarded SmartWood Rediscovered Certification in January 2004. |
| Only
sculptures collected by NDS bear our unique metal tag. |
| SmartWood
Rediscovered is a Chain-of-custody certification awarded by SmartWood,
who are part of the Rainforest Alliance. The programme was developed
to certify reused, reclaimed, recycled and salvaged wood products.
NDS' beautiful driftwood sculptures can be categorised as all of
the above, having been formed naturally on the lakes of Western
Canada. |
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Further information on the SmartWood Rediscovered initiative is available
on the Rainforest
Alliance website. |
| Our
certification means that we have been officially recognised as conducting
business practices in compliance with SmartWood's standards for ecological
preservation in the area we collect our sculptures from. |
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| NDS
first applied for SmartWood Rediscovered status in July 2003 with
the final certification being awarded 6 months later. The rigorous
process included an on-site audit at the collection source in British
Columbia, Canada, where NDS' collection operation was found to be
in full compliance with requirements for eco-system preservation. |
| Conditions
of the certification are strict and encompass all stages of the NDS
process, from collection to transporting to selling. NDS were however
more than willing to take on these conditions, with their Canadian
operation already being very involved in conservation measures within
the British Columbia area and adhering to strict exporting guidelines. |
