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BFM has conducted research and developed publications on a number of key environmental issues for the furniture industry such as solvent reduction, waste minimisation and sustainable development. This page provides a brief summary of the current and completed projects with links to more detailed information. |
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This Biffaward sponsored project is compiling a best practice guide to help companies evaluate the pay-back of boiler installations and optimise the performance of existing systems. Benchmarking information is being generated and the results will be fed into the review of the process guidance note. |
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A short research contract with the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to assess the extent of current activity and prevailing market conditions within the wood waste reclamation and reuse sector, with the aim of identifying options to grow the sector overall. Specific sectors are concentrated upon such as end-of-life (EOL) furniture. |
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Sponsored by WRAP - the Government's Waste and Resources Action Programme, this initiative has been evaluating the timber recycling options available to the furniture industry and documenting the variables which contribute to the viability of each. Information has been gathered from 72 furniture manufacturers and around 20 wood waste reprocessors. The final project report was published in November 2003 and can be obtained from WRAP. |
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This project sought to quantify the performance of wood coating operations with regard to issues such as solvent consumption, thinner use and coating wastage. Benchmarking data was generated for three sub-sectors: reproduction, solid timber users and board material users. A project summary can be viewed by clicking on the link and a free report is also available. Both provide benchmarking information as well as advice on best practice. The main project sponsor was Biffaward, with other contributors including Granyte Woodfinishes Ltd and Viatec. |
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This project considered the practical implications of sustainable development in relation to reproduction furniture manufacture. It identified priority issues which need to be addressed to enable the sub-sector to operate more sustainably. The project was sponsored by the Sustainable Technologies Initiative, a government funded programme designed to enable industry to develop and adopt new technologies which are more sustainable. |
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