Innovative reduction of environmental impact in the furniture manufacturing supply chain

Dissemination event

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09.30 – 10.00  Coffee and registration

10.00 – 10.10  Introduction  

10.10 – 10.30  Alistair Bromhead, BFM EHS Consultant,  Setting the scene for the project

10.30 – 10.50  Paul Micklethwaite, Senior Researcher, Kingston University, Product Service Systems

10.50 – 11.10  Jeff Readman, Senior Researcher, Brighton University, Cleaner design

11.10 – 11.30  Coffee

11.30 – 11.50  David Bloomfield, Sales & Marketing Director, Green Works, Remanufacturing

11.50 – 12.30  Workshops – first round

§         Workshop 1: Product Service Systems   

§         Workshop 2: Greener design  

§         Workshop 3: Remanufacturing  

12.30 – 12.45  Feedback, Q&A and conclusion of morning session

12.45 – 13.30 Lunch

13.30 – 13.50  Paul Jones, Production Manager, Morgan Contract Furniture,  The manufacturer’s perspective

13.50 – 14.10  Alistair Bromhead - BFM EHS Consultant, The buyer’s perspective  

14.10 – 14.30  Tim Swaddle, Sales Manager, Cort furniture rental, An alternative business model

14.30 - 14.50   Pavlos Kimtsaris, UEA, The European Design and Innovation perspective

14.50 – 15.10  Coffee

15.10 - 15.50   Workshops – second round

§         Workshop 1: Product Service Systems   

§         Workshop 2: Greener design 

§         Workshop 3: Remanufacturing 

15.50 – 16.15  Feedback, Q&A

16.15               Conclusion and close