EMERYVILLE, CA – Green Man Forest Products of New South Wales, Australia, has been certified by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) to Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) standards for responsible forest management. The certified area covers 1200 hectares of native forest.

Green Man Forest Products produces green sawn timber utilizing a specialized Finnish sawmill. The company sells the following species to the wholesale timber market:spotted gum, Sydney blue gum, forest red gum, white mahogany, grey gum, New England blackbutt, red bloodwood, red mahogany and a limited supply of tallowwood. 

“FSC certification will enable Green Man Forest Products to assure its customers that its products are responsibly grown and harvested,” said Dr. Robert J. Hrubes, senior vice president of SCS. “This is especially important in the Australian market, which increasingly focuses on tree farming for wood production.”