Sustainability,
Healthy Materials &
The Environment
It’s a primary concern of ours that we preserve and nurture the environment and our planet.
As a global company, our impact on the environment is significant. We seek to consistently
support and strengthen the global community, help create a unique, unforgettable workspace
experience and to inspire wellbeing. Like our supply chain partners, we take our
environmental responsibilities seriously; progressively studying and addressing factors such
as waste management, the provenance of our timber and reducing the overall carbon
footprint of our business. Minimising our environmental impact is a key consideration at
every step of the way.
Environmental Credentials
Our environmental policies are officially recognized by external industry regulating bodies,
and you can download the certificates below. We also strive to support our clients in
obtaining the best possible rating in other key assessments such as WELL, BREEAM, SKA
and LEED. Please get in touch if you have any particular requirements.
Environmental Impact
A huge percentage of our environmental impact is determined by the materials we use in our
products, our manufacturing process, and the way in which we deal with waste. With lean
management, we are constantly monitoring and assessing the following:
Resource efficiency - using significantly fewer virgin materials
Landfill - reducing our landfill waste by using waste to generate needed energy demands
on-site
Changing and improving our methods to end inefficient processes
Our overall environmental impact - constantly working to minimise impact
Environmental product summaries are available per product showing material content and
what % of this is recycled and recyclable.
Sustainable by Design
We pride ourselves on our innovative designs which are inherently space saving and
therefore efficient by nature. For example, the Railway Carriage which makes a dramatic
space saving when compared with the efficiency of meeting room space. Our Locker ranges
are totally relocatable, as well as efficient by providing minimal storage space for personal
belongings. Storagewall can simply be taken down and reconstructed at a new location,
avoiding cost and waste produced by discarding existing products to build new ones
elsewhere.
Spacestor products are at least 85% recyclable, so if there’s ever a need to discard our
furniture, impact on the environment is minimal.
Energy Use & Waste
We are continuously looking at ways in which we can reduce the amount of waste we create.
All inevitable wood waste - unusable offcuts and wood dust produced as a result of the
cutting, edging and drilling process - is chipped and fed into our 350kW biomass boilers.
Which, in turn, provides enough energy to heat our main manufacturing plant and provide
hot water for all on-site facilities, eliminating tonnes of CO2 emissions from fossil energy
sources, as compared to energy generation using natural gas. Since expanding the capacity
of our biomass power plant in 2016, we can proudly say we have not had to purchase gas
from the UK network, thus dramatically reducing CO2 emissions into the atmosphere
through the use of a carbon-neutral energy source, and conserving a finite, non-renewable
natural resource.
Primary Materials
MFC and Laminate Parts
The vast majority of our board is sourced from suppliers who are fully FSC® or PEFC
certified. Our suppliers only process wood from certified forests and with strict control
processes, all wood purchases are monitored within the scope of the European Timber
Regulation (EUTR) and other forest certification systems.
Formaldehyde and VOCs
The majority of our board components meet the emissions limit values of the European
formaldehyde class E1 under ECHA (European Chemicals Agency), which means board
materials contain a maximum of 0.007% formaldehyde. All products in the USA are
compliant with the requirements of TSCA Title VI (Toxic Substance Control Act).
Upholstery
The majority of upholstery fabrics are EU Ecolabel certified, which is a third party certified
Type I ISO 14024 certification, which identifies products with reduced environmental impact.
A large number of textiles can also contribute to LEED credits, having the GREENGUARD®
certification which follows the standard: California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Standard Method V1.2-2017, and is accepted by LEED and the majority of other green
building standards.
What we’re working on...
This year, we are working on publishing Declare Labels for four of our key products to
succinctly state ingredients, sourcing, and life cycle information.
Our long-term goal is for all of our products to be Red List Free. We are taking a number of
steps to eliminate the use of VOCs, harmful plastics and chemicals.
