SAM Supports the Stop Burning Our Trees Campaign
SAM Mouldings, the UK’s leading manufacturer of MDF architectural mouldings, are helping to raise awareness of the ‘Stop burning our trees’ campaign by planting a ‘Woody’ tree sapling in the grounds of their factory in Antrim. The campaign has been developed in an effort to stop the Government subsidising the burning of British trees for fuel.
Richard Holmes, Managing Director at SAM Mouldings, is a firm believer in the campaign, “As a local company employing 80 people and exporting over 90% of our turnover we know only too well the pressures on this industry. This campaign highlights that a number of factors need to be dealt with. Burning trees makes electricity more expensive, an area that all of us don’t want to be paying more for in the current climate. The effect that this continuous process has on our planet is also a very worrying aspect that needs to be addressed. Although common sense says that burning wood is green, the carbon problem is now. The campaign also raises questions regarding wood products becoming more expensive and jobs being lost to overseas markets.”
By showing support for the campaign it is hoped a petition available on www.stopburningourtrees.org will gain the 100,000 signatures needed for a House of Commons debate. Richard concluded by stating that “SAM is greatly concerned about the future of domestic wood product manufacturing, which is a key supply sector for a range of industries.”
Pictured below from left to right are Richard Holmes, Managing Director, and Gerard Wilson, Sales Director, from SAM Mouldings planting ‘Woody’ in support of the ‘Stop burning our trees campaign.’
Publication Date – 11th January 2012 |
