Platinum toughs out environment certification to gain FSC

Print and direct mail company Platinum Print has become FSC-certified after it received an increased number of environmental requests from customers.

The 24-staffed, Harrogate-based company said it has found the process of becoming FSC accredited very stringent.

Andy Hudson, sales and marketing manager, said: "It has been quite easy to adapt to because we have already gone down the green route and also brought in a lean manufacturing base. FSC was the next step."

Platinum Print was required to implement an auditable trial from when the paper is on the premises.

It carried out a number of trials of the process before the assessment date to ensure the procedures were successful. A team then created the relevant procedures required to monitor and audit the paper trail on site.

Managing director David Wyvill said: "More and more of our customers are asking us how we can help them to be more environmentally friendly and this give us yet another way to help them."