How much FSC or PEFC timber did we buy last year?
Pearstop answers it from the invoices and purchase data the company already has.
Sound familiar?
The tender
The supplier-level view
The estimate
Why it's hard today
The answer sits at invoice line level. A timber merchant also sells doors, bathrooms and fixings, so the supplier total says little about timber. Certification belongs to the product, and the product sits on the line.
What changes with Pearstop
- See timber at line level, separate from everything else the same supplier sells.
- See certified and uncertified timber split out, per supplier and per project.
- Explain the number when a client or auditor asks how it was reached.
What this looks like in client data
Many clients buy timber from a supplier that sells other categories too. At supplier level the timber, FSC and PEFC included, stays hidden. At line level it shows.
The same pattern appears with builders' merchants, joinery suppliers, fit-out suppliers and general wholesalers that sell sheet material next to tools and fixings.
Frequently asked questions
How do you calculate how much FSC timber a company bought?
Identify the timber on every invoice line, then check which lines carry FSC or PEFC certification. Pearstop does this at line level, so the total covers timber only, whatever else the supplier sells.
How do you report certified timber in a tender?
Give the certified share as a number, with the lines behind it. Pearstop delivers the share per supplier and per project, so the figure holds when the client asks how it was reached.
How do you separate timber spend from other spend at the same supplier?
Classify each invoice line by what was bought. Pearstop reads every line down to the individual item, so timber separates from doors, bathrooms and fixings at the same supplier.
Which suppliers need checking for FSC or PEFC timber?
Every supplier that sells timber, including merchants where timber is a small part of the invoice. Pearstop lists them all from the invoice lines, with the timber spend per supplier.
What data is needed to calculate the FSC share of timber purchases?
Invoice lines and purchase data are enough. Pearstop reads them, identifies the timber and returns the certified share per supplier and per project.
Send us a sample of your timber invoices
A sample is enough. We send back the timber at line level, with certified and uncertified split out.
