UK's Hardwood Dimensions (Holdings) Ltd was fined £4,000 for breaching regulations prohibiting the importing and sale of illegally harvested timber. The British timber operator failed to check the legality of a batch of timber from Cameroon when placing it on the market. The fine marked the first enforcement action carried out by the Government’s new Office for Product Safety and Standards since its establishment earlier this year, TTJ Online reported. The company breached the regulations requiring businesses trading in timber and timber products ...
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