The New Zealand forest industry is based on renewable plantation forests. These are planted specifically to produce wood, thereby providing protection against commercial harvesting for our native forests. This gives us significant competitive advantage against forest owners in other countries who must balance complex issues around producing wood from indigenous ecosystems.

In late 1997 PF Olsen decided to establish separate business units based around specialist personnel currently in the company. Our ability to provide environmental services to both forest and non-forest industries was recognised as a key area of existing expertise.

As a result, PF Olsen Environmental Services was established. We believe that with our specialists in the environmental field, coupled with experience in the forest industry, we can provide a service of considerable value.

PF Olsen's ability to undertake environmental services from the fourteen strategically located branches throughout New Zealand is a major benefit to clients.

How PF Olsen can help you with environmental management

To help forest owners capitalise on this advantage, PF Olsen provides the following range of environmental services:

• Design of environmentally sound management and monitoring systems (Best Management Practices)
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) consulting services - expert advice, both technical and practical
• Assessments of environmental effects. (AEE or EIA Ecological Assessments)
• Submissions to Council plans
• Resource Management Consent applications
• Amenity planting and landscape design
• Geographic Information Services
• Systems and operations auditing
• Catchment management
• Preparation and provision of environmental workshops
• Preparation of documents, forms, sections for contractor agreements
• Archaeological site management

Forest Certification can play a critical role in securing lucrative market access for small forest owners!

We also offer a Group Forest Certification Scheme, which is open to all plantation growers.

This offers the opportunity for small and medium-sized forest owners to obtain the benefits of FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certification at a much lower cost than they could achieve by going it alone.

With an ever-expanding wood supply in New Zealand, FSC Certification is becoming more important in securing market access and maintaining or improving log prices.

Call us now to learn how PF Olsen can help you get the edge in the international forestry market! Call our Environmental Manager, Kit Richards.

Kit Richards  |  Environmental Manager PF Olsen Limited Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park  |  99 Sala St  |  Rotorua 3010 P: 64 7 921 7206  |  F: 64 7 921 1020  |  M: 64 21 355 631  |  E:  kit.richards@pfolsen.com