Morgan Lovell’s Podcast Looks At ‘Green’ Office Furniture At Orangebox

Sept. 22, 2010 - PRLog -- Bright ideas from contemporary workplace seating manufacturer Orangebox on protecting the planet – and ways to avoid furniture being discarded to landfill – are featured in the latest episode of the Green Office podcast, from office design experts Morgan Lovell.

The episode centres on a tour of Orangebox’s Mid Glamorgan manufacturing centre based in Wales, and reports on how the company has a holistic approach to sustainability.

In the report, Ewan Tozer, the company’s commercial director, explains how the Welsh company has a common sense and cost-effective approach to sustainability.

Initiatives include fitting their chairs with replaceable covers – which are the thing most likely to wear out quickly - therefore extending the life of the seating.

Material offcuts are sent to the Midlands to make emergency blankets and all glues are solvent-free and water-based.

Orangebox – which has secured a wealth of ‘green’ accolades including the Wales Environment Award and the Green Dragon Environmental Standard – also takes back its old chairs from companies when they order new replacements – and has a carefully managed transport policy to maximise environmental efficiencies.

Ewan said: “Most environmental initiatives make good business sense as they reduce waste and can save money.”

The podcast is the fourth in the Green Office series, being produced bi-monthly by office fit out specialists Morgan Lovell.

Listeners can hear about the latest trends, technology and people in the world of green office design.

A podcast is a pre-recorded ‘radio show’ that is posted for download on the internet, typically on iTunes. Users subscribe to a podcast and download individual ‘episodes’ to their iPods or MP3 players to listen while commuting, exercising or at home.

To download the latest episode, log on to http://www.morganlovell.com/podcasts or subscribe via iTunes.

For a direct link to Morgan Lovell’s green office podcast at iTunes log on to http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-green-office/id360...

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Photo:  The ARA chair, manufactured by Orangebox.

Editor’s notes: Located in London, Birmingham and the Thames Valley, Morgan Lovell is the UK’s leading office interior design, fit out and refurbishment specialist. With its own teams of designers, surveyors and project managers, the company can design, manage and deliver entire projects, with the benefit of just one point of contact. It is part of Morgan Sindall Group plc, a leading UK construction and regeneration group operating through four divisions of fit out, construction and infrastructure, affordable housing and urban regeneration, and an investment unit.

Morgan Lovell is a licensed BREEAM Offices Assessment Organisation. This means it is now licensed to measure the sustainability score of an office in order to identify ways companies can reduce high energy usage and waste, whilst increasing comfort and satisfaction for users of the building.

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