FSC-accredited certification bodies

Certification bodies operating in the UK

Hainault forest (c) FSC UK / E. Parker

There are more than 40 FSC-accredited certification bodies, a full list can be found here. In the UK forest management certificates have been issued by Control Union Certifications, SGS and the Soil Association. Chain of custody certificates have been issued by:

Certification bodies - UK office details

UK contacts

Many FSC-accredited certification bodies offer certification to FSC standards worldwide. To your right (or below, if on a mobile) you can find a list of FSC-accredited certification bodies with UK offices, and their contact details. Check the ASI website for the latest information about on the accreditation scope and status of FSC accredited certification bodies.

NQA Certification Limited, trading as BM TRADA (TT)

Contact (UK): Clessio Gomes
Address: Chiltern House, Stocking Lane, Hughenden Valley, High Wycombe,
Bucks, HP14 4ND, United Kingdom
Tel: 07717596331
Office: 01494 569 750
Email: clessio.gomes@bmtrada.com
Website: www.bmtrada.com
Accredited since: 18 May 2000
Accreditation Number: ASI-ACC-006
FSC Trademark Licence Code: FSC®A000503
Scope: Worldwide (excluding China) for Chain of Custody (CoC) certification. Head office in the UK.
Bureau Veritas Certification (BV)

Contact (UK): Maribel Pena
Address: 5th Floor, 66 Prescot Street, London, E1 8HG
Tel: 0345 600 1828
Email: maribel.pena@bureauveritas.com
Website: www.bureauveritas.co.uk
Accredited since: 25 July 2005
FSC Trademark Licence Code: FSC®A000504
Scope: Worldwide for Forest Management (FM) and Chain of Custody certification (excluding Forest Management certification in Russia). Head office in France.
Control Union Certifications (CU)

Contact (UK): Ashlyn Priest & Lauren Miller
Address: Suite 2a, 7th Floor, City Reach, 5 Greenwich View Place, London, E14 9NN
Tel: 0207 488 2210
Email: CUUK@controlunion.com
Website: www.controlunion.com
Accredited since: 12 October 2005
Accreditation Number: ASI-ACC-017
FSC Trademark Licence Code: FSC®A000507
Scope: Worldwide Forest Management and Chain of Custody certification. Head office in The Netherlands
GCL International Ltd (GCL)

Contact (UK): Customer Relation

Address: Level 1, Devonshire House, One Mayfair Place, London, W1J 8AJ, United Kingdom

Office: +44 (0) 845 548 9001

Email: info@gcl-intl.com

Website: https://www.gcl-intl.com

Accredited since: 21 March 2023

Accreditation Number: ASI-ACC-103

FSC Trademark Licence Code: FSC®A000548

Scope: FSC COC (excluding FSC CW)
Interface NRM Limited (INT)

Contact (UK): Rob Kerr
Address: e-Innovation Centre, University of Wolverhampton, Telford Campus, Telford, TF2 9FT
Tel: 01952 288325
Email: info@interface-nrm.co.uk
Website: https://interface-nrm.co.uk/fsc/
Accredited since: 19 December 2016
Accreditation Number: ASI-ACC-078
FSC Trademark Licence Code: FSC®A000539
Scope: FSC Chain of Custody (excluding FSC Controlled Wood) in Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and Vatican City. Head office in the UK.
Preferred by Nature (NC) (PBN)

Contact (UK): Charles Townsend
Address: NEPCon UK ltd, c/o KBDR, The Old Tannery, Hensington Road, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1JL
Email: ctownsend@preferredbynature.org;
Phone: + 44 7361554583
Website: www.preferredbynature.org
Accredited since: 25 October 2014
Accreditation Number: ASI-ACC-066
FSC Trademark Licence Code: FSC® A000535
Scope: Worldwide for Chain of Custody and Forest Management certification. Head office in Estonia.
SGS (SGS or SGSCH)

Website: www.sgs.co.uk
Accredited since: 30 June 1995
Accreditation Number: ASI-ACC-003
FSC Trademark Licence Code: FSC® A000522
Scope: Worldwide Forest Management (excluding Brazil) and Chain of Custody certification. Head office in South Africa.

Chain of Custody

Contact: SGS Sales Support
Address: SGS House, 217-221 London Road, Camberley, United Kingdom, GU15 3EY
Tel: 0800 900 094
Email: sales-support@sgs.com

Forest Management

Contact (UK): Douglas Orr, SGS Programme Manager for Forest Management Certification in the UK & Ireland
Email: douglasorr@btinternet.com
Soil Association Certification Ltd (SA)

Contact (UK): Sam Shaw
Address: Spear House, 51 Victoria Street, Bristol, BS1 6AD
Tel: 01179142435
Website: www.soilassociation.org/forestry
Accredited since: 30 June 1995
FSC Trademark Licence Code: FSC® A000525
Scope: Worldwide Forest Management and Chain of Custody certification. Head office in the UK.

Chain of Custody

Email: forestry@soilassociation.org

Forest Management

Email: forestry@soilassociation.org
TUV SUD (TSUD)

Contact (UK): David Goodfellow
Address: Scottish Enterprise Technology Park, Napier Building, Glasgow G75 0QF
Tel: 07803 626 074
Website: www.tuvsud.com
Accredited since: 15 May 2011
Accreditation no: ASI-ACC-042
FSC Trademark Licence Code: FSC® A000530
Scope: FSC Chain of Custody - Worldwide (excluding Belarus)

Email: david.goodfellow@tuvsud.com