The company said the certification was also an essential part of its business model.

According to sales and marketing director Bradley Jones, MCR is "fast becoming the South Coast's premier eco-friendly print company".

"As our business grows, so to do the expectations of our customers," he said. "We like to exceed our customers' expectations and, while none of them requested we become FSC certified, we became accredited with our customers in mind."

Jones said that MCR had always supplied sustainably sourced products and eco-friendly stock, therefore becoming FSC accredited was a natural progression for the business.

"The start of 2010 has been a busy period with three new account wins. Two of these accounts are from companies with the environment at the heart of what they do; the reason they joined us, in part, is due to the FSC certificate," he added.

The company has six staff and its markets include retail, publishing, advertising, design and financial markets.