Forestry & Wood Products · Brochure
Plywood, Veneer and Panel Manufacturers
Run chain of custody and supplier due diligence as one system, so the same findings stop coming back.
Who This Is For
- Plywood and veneer mills
- MDF and particle board plants
- Block board and door manufacturers
- Multisite panel groups
Where You Sit in the Supply Chain
- Producer
- Aggregator
- ProcessorYou
- ManufacturerYou
- Exporter
- Buyer
You turn many small inputs into branded products. Your supplier base is where much of the risk sits.
What We Often Hear
- Many small suppliers, each with uneven documents and changing sources.
- Controlled Wood risk assessments and stakeholder consultations recur on tight timelines.
- Material accounting across mixed inputs is often done by hand and checked late.
- Corrective actions close on paper but can reappear at the next audit.
What S360 Does
The same integrated capability, scoped around what your customers, markets and requirements ask of you.
AdvisoryUnderstand
- Supplier risk assessment by region and supply route
- Scope decisions ahead of audits and re-evaluations
- Sourcing strategy that protects your existing scope
ImplementationPut it in place
- Chain of custody and multisite procedures
- Supplier onboarding assessments with clear conditions
- Internal audits, management reviews and corrective action closure
DigitalKeep it running
- Supplier records, risk and approval status
- Certificate status for every supplier
- Batch material balance and corrective action tracking
What Changes When the Record Is Digital
- Supplier & Vendor ManagementRegistration, KYC, documentation, qualification and approval — the journey from supplier to registered vendor.
- Certificate & Standards ManagementTrack third-party certificates, standards, scopes, validity, expiry, suppliers, sites and products.
- WorkflowConfigurable approval processes and corrective action to verified closure.
Services are scoped around the organisation's requirements. Digital modules may be offered independently, as part of implementation engagements, or as integrated solutions, depending on client requirements.
How We Work With You
- 01
Scope
Understand your supply base, customers and the requirements you face.
- 02
Assess
Review current practice, records and risk against those requirements.
- 03
Design
Agree one way of working: procedures, records and responsibilities.
- 04
Implement
Put it in place with your teams and suppliers, with training on site.
- 05
Digitise
Move records, evidence and workflows into the platform where it helps.
- 06
Monitor
Keep status current, close actions and prepare for each review.
Requirements This Covers
- FSC chain of custody
- FSC Controlled Wood and due diligence system
- PEFC chain of custody
- EUDR due diligence
- Buyer and brand programmes
S360 is the system, not the requirement. Standards, regulations and buyer requirements are inputs; we build one way of working that answers them together.
Where standards or certification are relevant, these systems can also support certification readiness and independent assessment. Contributes to SDG 15, Life on Land.
Questions We Are Asked
Does S360 certify my organisation?
No. S360 is not a certification body. We help you prepare; certification decisions rest with independent certification bodies.
Can we use the digital platform on its own?
Yes. Modules may be used independently, inside an implementation engagement, or connected to the systems you already run.
Do you work with what we already have?
Yes. We start from your current procedures, records and systems, and keep what already works.
Fewer surprises at audit, and a supplier base you can expand with confidence.
Tell us about your supply base and the requirements you are facing. We will scope the work around them.
From source to market, we build supply chains you can trust.