DIY giants Wickes and B&Q 'selling wood felled illegally from Borneo rainforest'

DIY giants Wickes and B&Q boast of their environmental credentials and commitment to using products from ‘responsible sources’.

But both have been selling wood feared to have been illegally harvested from endangered rainforests harbouring the world’s dwindling orang-utan population, the Daily Mail can reveal.

Even though an official investigation found that a rogue firm had produced huge quantities of plywood in breach of rules – probably using trees from the  forests of Borneo – it has remained on sale in B&Q and Wickes stores across Britain.   Full Read