East Teak Fine Hardwoods, Inc. Selects Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. for FSC Certification Audits

DALLAS — August 20, 2009 — East Teak Fine Hardwoods, Inc., a leading importer and distributor of the highest quality hardwoods, announces that it has recently selected Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. (SCS) as its new accredited Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification auditor.

“In choosing a new auditor, it was important to us that we choose a company that would be attentive to our needs, and SCS was the best fit for East Teak,” says Matt Mladenka, Marketing and Sales Director. “After reviewing several accredited auditing companies, we felt that they could best help us get to where we wanted to be with our FSC-certified wood program.”

East Teak, who has held its FSC certification since 2006, will now have new chain-of-custody number SCS-COC-002289. 

The company, with the help of SCS, has expanded the stock FSC species it carries from two to six since the beginning of 2009 and sees more growth as more species become readily available within their niche.

“East Teak has been adding to its stock of various FSC woods as industry demand grows,” explains Matt Mladenka, Marketing and Sales Director. “SCS has held our hand through the process and has put is in a scalable position that we were not in before. With 15% of our inquiries being green building now, we are in position to meet both current and future demand.”

For more information about East Teak’s FSC certification or its FSC certified woods, visit www.CertifiedHardwoods.com.

About East Teak Fine Hardwoods, Inc.

Founded in 1972, East Teak Fine Hardwoods, Inc. is the leading importer of high grade teak and other fine hardwood species used as decking, flooring, siding, mouldings and custom millwork in the construction of hotels, resorts, office buildings, luxury homes and yachts. From its facilities in South Carolina and Washington, East Teak serves the architectural, up-scale residential, commercial construction, hospitality and boating industries throughout mainland North America, the Caribbean and Hawaii. More information can be found at www.EastTeak.com, www.CertifiedHardwoods.com or http://blog.eastteak.com.