WE USE PURE MATERIALS TO DEVELOP COMPELLING AND SCULPTURAL FORMS WHICH WILL BRING ENJOYMENT FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. THE CHALLENGE TO DESIGNERS AND SPECIFIERS IS CLEAR: UNDERSTAND THE "CRADLE TO GRAVE" CHARACTERISTICS OF MATERIALS AND MAKE EVER MORE SATISFYING PRODUCTS FROM EVER MORE BENIGN MATERIALS.
WE WORK PRIMARILY IN TWO MATERIAL STREAMS: STAINLESS STEEL AND ROTOMOULDED POLYETHYLENE.
POLYETHYLENE
OUR RANGE OF COLOURFUL PLASTIC STOOLS HAS BEEN CERTIFIED BY GECA (GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL CHOICE AUSTRALIA). ONLY GECA CERTIFIED FURNITURE IS RECOGNISED AS ECOLOGICALLY INNOVATIVE BY THE GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA. GECA CERTIFIED FURNITURE ASSISTS THE GREEN STAR PROCESS BY SCORING 100% IN GBCA CALCULATORS.
WE HOPE THIS MAKES THE PROCESS A BIT EASIER FOR YOU AND DISPELS POPULAR MYTHS ABOUT PLASTIC. NOT ALL PLASTICS ARE EQUAL, POLYETHYLENE IS THE SIMPLEST POLYMER, PRODUCING LOW STRESS HIGH LONGEVITY PRODUCTS IN A LOCAL LOW ENERGY ENVIRONMENT. THIS HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY AND INDEPENDENTLY INVESTIGATED PRIOR TO CERTIFICATION. THE MATERIAL IS USED FOR SURF SKIS, CANOES AND OTHER WATER SPORTS PRODUCTS AND HAS APPROPRIATE U.V STABILISED PIGMENTS. ROTOMOULDED POLYETHYLENE IS AN APPROPRIATE CHOICE FOR COLOURFUL OCCASIONAL FURNITURE AND WITH OUR MAXIMUM VOLUME/MINIMUM MATERIAL DESIGN PRINCIPLE PRODUCES EFFICIENT LOW MAINTENANCE STOOLS WITH VERY LOW MATERIAL USAGE. AND THEY ARE 100% RECYCLED, LOCALLY.
PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP / RECYCLING / DISASSEMBLY
STAINLESS STEEL (FROM ASSDA WEBSITE)
'IN USE' STAINLESS STEEL IS DURABLE AND REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF MAINTENANCE, OUTLASTING MANY COMPETING PRODUCTS AND ELIMINATING REQUIREMENTS FOR ADDITIONAL POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SUCH AS PAINT, PROTECTIVE COATINGS, CLEANERS AND SOLVENTS.
STAINLESS STEEL IS A VALUABLE SCRAP MATERIAL. IT IS 100% RECYCLABLE AND A PREFERRED RAW MATERIAL INPUT BY STEEL MAKERS. STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTION INCORPORATES HIGH LEVELS OF SCRAP USE (AS HIGH AS 80% OF CHARGED MATERIALS WILL BE SCRAP STAINLESS STEEL). NEW STAINLESS STEEL COMPRISES AT LEAST 50% RECYCLED STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCT AND MORE THAN HALF THE STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCED TODAY HAS ALREADY BEEN ANOTHER USEFUL STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCT IN THE PAST. EVEN BEER KEGS WEAR OUT EVENTUALLY. POWER IS EXPENSIVE AND MODERN STAINLESS MILLS OPERATE CLOSE TO THE THEORETICAL MINIMUM.
OUR WORK USES STAINLESS STEEL IN AS PURE A FORM AS POSSIBLE. THE RECYCLING PROCESS REQUIRES MINIMAL DISASSEMBLY. HOWEVER OUR WORK IN STAINLESS STEEL IS DESIGNED TO BE ENJOYED FOR A VERY LONG TIME, EACH PIECE IS HANDCRAFTED AND WILL BE REUSED FOR A LIFETIME BEFORE RECYCLING BECOMES A REASONABLE OPTION.
MAINTENANCE / RECYCLING / STEWARDSHIP
Enviromental Choice Australia