| SmartWood
Rediscovered Certification & NDS |
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| Only sculptures
collected by NDS bear our unique metal tag. |
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NDS
were awarded SmartWood Rediscovered Certification in January 2004. |
| 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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Since we ceased collecting sculptures for the retail market in mid-2008,
we have decided not to renew our certificate. However we continue
to support this valuable initiative, further information on which
is available on the Rainforest
Alliance website. |
| Our
certification meant that we were officially recognised as conducting
business practices in compliance with SmartWood's standards for ecological
preservation in the areas we collected 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 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. |
