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Consumer research puts wood as a firm favourite

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The latest wave of consumer tracking research shows an increase in the number of respondents who prefer wood – and also confirms the forest and wood products industry’s reliability as a source of environmental information. Source: Timberbiz

Analysis of the data has shown sharp drops in reliability for the concrete, brick and steel industries as a source of environmental information. The forest and wood products industry remains one of the most reliable sources of environmental information (63%), alongside environmental groups (66%). Results also showed significant increases in the intentions to use wood, people’s love of wood and positive attitudes towards wood. For example; love of wood has increased from 79% to 85% and the proportion of people who claim they would always/would be likely to choose wood over other materials has also increased from 57% to 62%.

If you would like to use some of these results in your company’s strategic development or promotions, contact Eileen Newbury at [email protected].