Our
decking,
cutting boards,
wooden tiles and
countertops we import from various countries in Asia and Latin America. We make sure that every piece of wood can be traced back to its origin and that high social and ecological standards are observed. From now on we give our customers a look behind the scenes. In our section
Origin the forests and plantations of the six countries from which we import our wood can be visited.
TRANSPARENT, FAIR AND SUSTAINABLE
We show from which forest the Cumaru decking boards in Peru come and how the people in Colombia who make our teak decking boards live. We also explain the meaning and operation of the different certificates for each origin. The path of the wood can be traced on a map: from the forest, via the sawmill to the export port, across the ocean and the Rhine shipping to our warehouse. We calculate the CO2 emissions of the transport and offset this with a
Reforestation project in Bolivia.
WOOD FROM BRAZIL
Our certified woods from Brazil are processed on the Rio Para. However, the massive illegal excavation in the region requires particularly strict controls here.
| Location: Belem |
| Certificates: FSC 100%, GFTN, Rainforest Alliance, STTC |
| Types of wood: teak, cumaru, mandioqueira |
| Products: worktops, substructure, decking |
| Distance: 8.700 kilometers |
VISIT BRAZIL
WOOD FROM INDIA
The teak from India has a special meaning in its home country: A burial in the precious wood favors the way to Nirvana.
| Location: Khopoli |
| Certificates: FSC 100%, GFTN, Rainforest Alliance, STTC |
| Type of wood: teak |
| Products: decking boards |
| Distance: 11.900 kilometers |
VISIT INDIA
WOOD FROM INDONESIA
The teak from Indonesia has the longest journey behind it: the wood covers 17.500 kilometers on its journey, across the Indian Ocean and through the Suez Canal.
| Location: Jombang |
| Certificates: GFTN, Rainforest Alliance, STTC |
| Type of wood: teak |
| Products: parquet, decking |
| Distance: 17.500 kilometers |
VISIT INDONESIA
WOOD FROM COLOMBIA
The workers on the Colombian plantation live in the village of Aracataca, where the Nobel Prize winner for literature Gabriel Garcia Marquez comes from and was the model for his novel “One Hundred Years of Solitude”.
| Location: Aracataca |
| Certificates: FSC-100%, GFTN, Rainforest Alliance, STTC |
| Type of wood: teak |
| Products: decking boards |
| Distance: 8.800 kilometers |
VISIT COLOMBIA
WOOD FROM MEXICO
The cutting boards from Mexico are made from teak, which is obtained during the production of teak decking.
| Location: Villahermosa |
| Certificates: FSC-100%, GFTN, Rainforest Alliance, STTC |
| Type of wood: teak |
| Products: chopping boards, chopping blocks |
| Distance: 10.000 kilometers |
VISIT MEXICO
WOOD FROM PERU
The Cumaru decking boards from Peru have to cross the Andes and through the Panama Canal. The El Nino weather phenomenon makes transport particularly complicated every autumn and winter.
| Location: Madre Dios |
| Certificates: FSC-100%, GFTN, Rainforest Alliance, STTC |
| Types of wood: Cumaru, Garapa, Massaranduba |
| Products: wooden tiles, decking, substructure |
| Distance: 13.300 kilometers |
VISIT PERU
If you want to know more about our projects and the concept of Betterwood If you want to find out more, visit our section
Environment – or simply ask us. We would be happy to tell you what sets us apart from other wood traders.
