Environment

Handcrafting in hardwood

All our high quality furniture is a friend for life, made from richly grained Sheesham, Acacia, Mango and Monkey Pod wood. These fast growing hardwoods are sourced for us from government managed, sustainable plantations in India and Thailand. The beautiful wood is kiln dried to stabilise its properties before being waxed by hand to protect and deepen the lustre of the grain. If you'd like a wood sample of Sheesham, Acacia or Mango, just give us a call on 0845 460 3122 (local rate call).

We're closely involved in the design of every piece, taking our ideas and your requests to India to discuss them with our furniture makers. Every design is then individually handmade, making every single item entirely unique in grain, colour and original, artistic detail.

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Fair trade and our forests

Sourcing sustainable timberAt Myakka the golden thread of fair trade reaches a lot further than you may think. We try to take responsibility for every aspect of our work, including all the environmental implications. We are working on independent endorsement and to date, our main Indian suppliers have earned FSC™ Chain of Custody accreditation (certificate code SCS-COC-002856). The FSC™ was set up in response to global concerns about deforestation. It helps improve the management of the world's precious forests. Now we just need the final verification for which there's a raft more paperwork awaiting input from the Indian government (a lesson in serene patience for us). More news as we have it...

Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN)In a nutshell, the GFTN is all about the ethical sourcing of timber. The network is the WWF's initiative to save the world's forests. Our main Indian suppliers are members of GFTN-India showing they commit to using only legal and responsible sources of wood and comply with the code of practice. GFTN-India is part of the global alliance, promoting the same rigorous standards of forest conservation and management in India.

A passion for our planet

We're passionate about carbon emissions, packaging and waste recycling. So every year we make headway to reduce our environmental impact even further. We support our community resource centre to keep it local. We import by sea not by air. We package safely but mindfully. We recycle wherever possible. We stay aware that waste is the outdated way.