Industry backs campaign
Industry is being fully supportive of the wood for gold campaign the link below lists many of those involved
Industry supporters
Steering Group meets with ODA
The Steering Group of the Wood for Gold Campaign met with leading figures involved in the construction of
the Olympic Park to discuss the use of wood in mid-November. The Steering Group is now drawing up a response to the issues
raised at the meeting to be submitted before the end of 06.
Lord Dick Newby champions Wood
In his response to the Queens Speech, Lord Newby, the Lib Dems Treasury Spokesperson in the Lords highlighted
the ability of the UK timber industry to help with the protection and development of forests in the developing world and suggested
that the Government should support this. This Parliamentary intervention was made following on from Lord Newby attendance
at the Wood for Gold launch
