On 24th January 1994, the Government of Sarawak appointed Harwood as the sole authorized agency for the purpose of purchasing, collection, sale and transmission of timber to local licensed sawmills in the state as per prescribed under Section 67A (5) of the Forest Ordinance of Sarawak.In August 1995, Harwoods role was administratively reviewed to "Log Endorsement" which involves inspecting and endorsing the distribution, movement and transportation of all logs under the Reservation Quota.

    On 28th January 2002, Harwood Timber Sdn Bhd once again appointed as the authorised agency to issue export clearance certificate for all export logs.On 10th June 2009, Harwood was authorised to inspect all land vehicles carrying logs from the base camp to the local licensed mills.Harwood achieved ISO 9001 : 2000 Certification on the 5th November 2004. In 2010, the certification was renewed to ISO 9001 : 2008, which covers the following activities: 1. Log Endorsement

     2. Shipping and Transportation Administration

     3. Inspection of Export Logs

     CERTIFIED WORK PROCESS

    Organization

    Certified

    Scope

    Certified by

    Harwood Timber Sdn Bhd

    ISO 9001:2008

    Log Endorsement

    Shipping and Transportation Administration

    Inspection of Export Logs

    Standards & Industrial Research Institute Malaysia (SIRIM)