A FLOORING Company’s Environmental Policy Has Been Officially Recognised

Bonsai Wood Flooring has been given chain-of-custody certification by Independent Forestry for products it sources from woodlands with responsible policies.
A visit last year by the organisation’s inspector coincided with a move to new premises at South Side, St Sampson’s.
‘We think that in the future people will look at these issues,’ said director Mat Rolfe.
‘More and more customers are asking where the wood comes from and lots of us in the industry feel duty-bound to do something about it.’
To gain IF recognition Bonsai had to be recommended by a supplier which knew the company’s background and where it sourced wood.
Chain-of-custody members represent businesses from woodland owners and pulp mills to boatbuilders and firewood sellers.
Expansion into the new showroom has enabled Bonsai to display bigger samples so that customers can get a good idea of what a new floor would like and it will soon include a range of ready-to-hang wooden doors.
‘We have had a huge amount of feedback about the premises,’ said co-director Lee Stillwell.
‘It’s a better environment to bring clients into.’
Mr Rolfe joined the company last year as finance director. There are four other staff and more are needed.
He believes that people are increasingly seeing wooden floors as an investment because they do not need to be replaced as often as carpet and are seen as a selling point if a house is on the market.
‘Wooden floors, if fitted properly, can last a lifetime,’ said Mr Stillwell. ‘Laminate has its place in the market but we start where they finish.’
Bonsai also has a small showroom in Jersey, but until it can appoint a full-time member of staff they are reliant on contracting fitters to carry out the work. The company was set up more than three years ago from a home office in the Forest.