Meeting the technicalities and the spirit of the environmental laws requires an awareness of management, staff and the work force. Fitzpatrick and Weller has spent millions of dollars in new equipment, maintenance and training to comply with environmental regulations. Fitzpatrick and Weller accepts the realities of environmental protection with a sense of responsibility of doing what is right to meet the challenges of improving the resources which are needed not just as products but to ascertain a healthy environment and a better life for all humanity. Environmental protection is a large cost of doing business, but it is also a necessary contribution to an improved world in which we all live. Products made of wood are superior to many other utilitarian goods made from metals or plastics.
Wood is renewable.
Wood products can be fashioned with much less energy than most other goods. Wood is biodegradable. Furniture made from wood is utilitarian, durable, aesthetically pleasing and provides inner satisfaction to owners and users. Hardwood lumber used in buildings as flooring, stairs, and trim is superior to other products. Forest Management - Since the mid 20th century, the volume and area of hardwood forests have been increasing in the northeastern United States.