Posts Tagged: Sustainability
Sustainability Q&A with Larson-Juhl
Larson-Juhl UK has spent over 40 years continually innovating and developing a stunning range of crafted frames and mouldings and is now setting the standard with the biggest range of FSC and PEFC products on the market. We sat down with Matt George, Larson-Juhl Sales & Marketing Director to find out more about the companies… Read More >
What Does it Take to be a Sustainable Furniture Manufacturer?
Design Insider visited the Senator Group’s Head Office in Accrington, Lancashire to see why Senator is so highly regarded for its approach to sustainability. Senator is the largest workplace manufacturer in the UK and has ambitious objectives to be the most sustainable and environmentally friendly office furniture manufacturing operation in the world and achieve ‘net… Read More >
Sustainable Solutions with Taylor’s Classics
Ahead of our Sustainable Materials campaign which begins on the 1st October we took the opportunity to speak with Martin Taylor, Managing Director of Taylor’s Classics to learn more about how they are addressing the problem created by the large quantities of timber dining chairs which are deemed redundant long before the end of their… Read More >
South Ken Green Trail
London has received some rather unwanted press over the summer for one of the largest and most expensive ‘green’ interventions it’s ever produced. The Marble Arch Mound promised much in terms of luscious greenery, established plants and stunning views of the city but has rather sadly ended up looking like a peculiarly angular piece of… Read More >
Women in Office Design – Joanna Knight
This month’s Women in Office Design column features Joanna Knight, Partner at The Knight Partnership and Sustainability and Circular Economy Manager at Women in Office Design (WOD). She will be hosting the Sustainability seminar for the forthcoming BCFA/WOD ‘Clerkenwell Open’ event. The Journey in the Workplace Sector Joanna started her career in the workplace and… Read More >
Milliken’s Northward Bound Carpet Tiles: Luxury Dematerialised
Impacting the design world but not the world around us. Northward Bound is Milliken’s latest carbon neutral carpet tile collection and the first European collection in its D/LUX series. The D/LUX series is so named because it’s all about creating a high performance luxurious carpet that uses less raw materials (thus reducing embodied carbon) with… Read More >
Q&A with Sustainability Consultant Mark Allison
Mark Allison Consulting was founded in 2021 and although they are new, they have worked with a broad range of companies including some of the UK’s largest brands over the last 30 years. Mark Allison believes the normal rules of business do not stop when it comes to sustainability, pragmatic solutions still matter. That is… Read More >
Call for Wood Segregation at Point of Production
Mark Hayton, Director of EGGER Timberpak Ltd, shares his views on the waste wood hierarchy and the importance of segregation. [Find EGGER on the BCFA Product Finder] “We all know that the largest off taker of recycled wood these days is the biomass industry, and that their specification allows for the inclusion of Medium Density… Read More >
Milliken & Company Publishes Third Annual Corporate Sustainability Report
Global manufacturer Milliken & Company has released its third annual corporate sustainability report, entitled Together for Tomorrow. This report, which analyses Milliken’s performance through the lens of its holistic sustainability efforts, highlights its progress towards the 2025 sustainability goals the company set in 2018. Covering people, product and planet, this report creates increased accountability while… Read More >
BCFA Sustainability Forum 2021
The BCFA supports and encourages its members to follow a code of sustainable best practice. The BCFA itself is a member of FISP the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme which promotes best practise to drive social, economic and environmental change, via continual improvement of member’s business operations. To support this BCFA members have a sustainability network… Read More >
Q&A Sustainability Leaders – Roman
Roman has been designing and manufacturing showering solutions for over 36 years, and is the UK’s largest shower manufacturer with a strong presence in over 60 International markets. All Roman products are proudly designed and made in Britain, offering the ultimate in quality, precision and craftsmanship. Roman’s diverse and versatile collection of products encompasses something… Read More >
Linwood Introduce Eco-friendly Collection
Design Insider is thrilled to announce to our readers that Linwood have just launched a new, eco-friendly and plain cotton collection; Verde. [Find Linwood on BCFA Product Finder] Using offcuts from the fashion industry – Verde is woven with 80 per cent recycled cotton – and is an exciting addition to our growing sustainable fabric offering, saving water and… Read More >
Herman Miller Introduces Their Most Sustainable Textile Collection Yet
Global design manufacturer Herman Miller, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLHR) announced the introduction of a new sustainable textile collection including fabric made from all recycled and ocean-bound plastic materials and an industry-leading 100% post-consumer biodegradable polyester*. [Find Herman Miller on the BCFA Product Finder] The collection, known as Revenio, focuses on using the latest sustainable textile innovations to… Read More >