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ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY POLICY

1. Manufacturing Processes —  The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs  make sure every process, whether it’s constructing a chair or marketing their products, reduces or eliminates the impact on the environment.
3. Material Selection — The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs incorporate renewable and recyclable materials, such as bio-based foam or recycled aluminum framework, in all of their products as much as they can.
5. Product Design — The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs design all of their products for longevity by using recyclable components that are easy to disassemble and repair and recycle at the end of the life cycle.
7. By integrating sustainable efforts into their corporate culture, the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs:

• limit their impact on the environment
• Reduce environmental risks to their employees and the communities where they operate
• Continually assess their environmental programs and performance for new opportunities
• Comply with environmental guidelines, ordinances and laws
• Their corporate successes have ignited their employees as social responsibility is at the forefront of all their actions.
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  Social Responsibility
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  The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs expect their employees to perform their duties in an environmentally responsible manner, but they’ve gone above and beyond with their efforts. Their employees are always on the lookout for ways to be good environmental stewards – from using less paper via encouraging electronic communications to turning off conveyor belts and lights when they leave for the day. In fact, the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs Conserves Campaign asks employees to commit to being a sustainable citizen both at work and at home.
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  As a company, the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs also extended their environmental stewardship beyond their four walls. Following are ways they’ve funded, initiated or participated in similar conservation efforts in their lives and communities:

Adopt-A-Highway — The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs employees clean a stretch of local highway three times annually.

Car Pooling — Many employees participate in this program to reduce local fuel consumption – and get a preferred parking spot!

Landfill Reduction — To reduce toxic waste in landfills, the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs offers on-site recycling centers for items such as batteries, cell phones, computer equipment, lamps/bulbs and plastic bags. The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs continually look for ways to further reduce landfill waste with alternative recycling streams in both their corporate business practices and their manufacturing.

Bay Beach Wildlife Sanctuary — The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs funded the Resch Conservation Wing and Resch Falls at this local wildlife sanctuary.

Invasive Species — The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs works with local agencies on eradication of invasive wetland plant species (purple loosestrife) found in wetlands around the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs location in the Green Bay, Wisconsin facility.

Resch Family East River Trail — With the generous financial support of the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs’ president and CEO Dick Resch, this nature and fitness trail borders the East River in Allouez, Wis., just behind their corporate headquarters. You can often find employees walking, running or biking the 6.28-mile trail during the lunch hour.

Sustainable Design

An important part of responsible product design lies in material selection. Choosing the right raw materials – rapidly renewable materials, that is — positively impacts the environment. Whenever possible, the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs use materials made with a high percentage of recycled content, as well as such renewable materials as wheat board, soy board, sunflower board, linoleum, cork, rubberwood, soy-blend foams and more.

A Design for the Environment (DFE) analysis is considered for all new KI product development projects. Through this DFE program, KI continually reinforces its commitment to sustainable design by evaluating and improving on the following elements: recyclability and biodegradability; minimizing energy and water use; and reducing the environmental impact at the end of product life. Learn more in their corporate sustainability policy.

In addition, by introducing more materials into recycling programs, the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs has effectively reduced its waste stream. By focusing on emerging sustainable processes, they’ve been able to include foam, plastic purgings and fabrics in recycling programs. Following a ‘reduce, reuse and recycle’ design philosophy helps them lessen the impact on other natural resources as well – less water is used, there are fewer wastewater discharges, air emissions are controlled, and solid/hazardous waste is reduced.

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Whenever possible, the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs manufacture their products using rapidly renewable materials, recyclable materials and materials with a high percentage of pre- and post-consumer recycled content

Sustainable Practices
The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs has made a comprehensive effort to incorporate sustainable practices and policies into their manufacturing responsibilities. They practice the following goals:

• Eliminate solvent-based materials, replacing them with water-based or powder substitutes in all manufacturing facilities. This practice also reduces the need to use solvent-based cleaning materials.
• Incorporate the largest percentage of recycled content into their products so that they can easily be recycled, disassembled and field repaired. The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs search for vendors and alternative materials that offer the largest recycled post-consumer and post-industrial content.
• Reduce the use of packaging materials and find alternative methods to safely ship and receive products to and from suppliers, end users and other manufacturing locations. Using reusable plastic totes, shrink-wrapping, blanket wrapping, and racking products has helped alleviate the amount of “box” materials used in the shipping process.
• Conserve fuel and energy. The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs select new processes and equipment based on a detailed analysis of environmental considerations, capital and operating costs. Energy and fuel conservation is an integral part of this process.
• Many of their facilities participate in a Wisconsin state program called Focus on Energy, which formalizes energy conservation goals, measurements and approaches. As part of this program, the facilities use energy-efficient lighting systems for offices and manufacturing areas. Automatic shut-off systems further conserve energy. Fuel conservation is addressed in the transportation of both raw materials and finished products as well as facility operations.
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  REGULATORY COMPLIANCE
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  Part of being a good environmental steward is complying with environmental guidelines, ordinances and laws.

• ISO 9001:2008 — The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs implemented a Quality Management System for all its manufacturing plants and related corporate functions. These systems were audited and certified by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs is among an elite group of United States manufacturers who have acquired ISO 9001:2008 certification. From an environmental standpoint, this certification:

Ensures products are designed and produced with environmental considerations

Involves all team members in continuous improvement processes, which leads to resource conservation, waste reduction and efficiency

Encourages continuous environmental improvement

Supports relationships with suppliers who are also environmental stewards

• CPSIA Compliance — The Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), signed into law on August 14, 2008, provides regulations for the testing and certification of certain products. Among items regulated by Section 102 of the Act are school furniture with paint finish. All applicable products are tested by a third-party laboratory and certified to comply.
• Ontario Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 — The Toxics Reduction Act, 2009 and Ontario Regulation 455/09 came into force on January 1, 2010. The purpose of this Act is to prevent pollution and protect human health and the environment by reducing the use and creation of toxic substances and to inform Ontarians about toxic substances. There is a report which is made available to the Public annually.
• Air Emissions
• Improving air quality is very important to this manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs. Their products are designed to reduce off-gassing, protecting the users of their products. From an internal standpoint, they’ve made considerable progress in reducing the amount and toxicity of air emissions in each of their manufacturing facilities. The positive results include the following:

• Improved work environments
• Improved regional air quality in the areas where furniture is manufactured
• Reduced potential for off-gassing and indoor air quality issues associated with the use of the final product lines
• Reduced hazardous and toxic wastes generated at the manufacturing facilities, since solvent-based (i.e. volatile) materials commonly produce hazardous waste
• Reduced manpower required to track air emissions permitting, record keeping and monitoring facilities
• Packaging
  Their goal is to achieve 100 percent recycled packaging (recyclable at the job or installation site) to eliminate tons of unnecessary materials making way to their landfills.
  The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs are committed to reducing the use of packaging materials by finding alternative methods to safely ship and receive products to and
  from suppliers, end-users and other manufacturing locations. To reduce landfill waste, they’re reusing materials such as wood pallets wherever possible. They have also incorporated the use of plastic totes, shrink-wrapping, blanket wrapping and racking of products to alleviate the amount of “box” materials used in the shipping process.
  Plus, all of the packages that leave them are marked with the universal sign for recycling, encouraging recipients to also be environmentally responsible.
  In essence, their sustainable approach to packaging is summarized by the following initiatives:

1. Reduce packaging materials.
2. Increase recycled content in packaging materials and reduce the use of virgin materials.
3. Ensure that all materials can be easily recycled post shipment.
5. Transportation
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   The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs uses materials with a high percentage of recycled content, including particle board, in its furnituremanufacturing.
   The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs have their own private trucking fleet consisting of fuel-efficient vehicles and the smallest diesel engines available. In fact, they recently acquired a new fleet of SmartWay Certified trucks. The fleet averages 8 miles per gallon, resulting in less fuel usage, decreased exhaust output, and economic savings. Other transportation-related initiatives include the following:

• Fuel Bonus —  drivers receive a fuel bonus for driving the vehicle in a manner that conserves fuel by increasing mileage and maximizing resources and minimizing waste and pollution.
• Scheduling — By consolidating destinations for the fleet, dispatchers use the maximum amount of truck space available, reducing the number of trucks on the road. The manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs saves on fuel usage as well as equipment wear and tear.
• Packaging — Various methods are used to increase space capacity, including palletizing, shrink wrapping and blanket wrapping products, eliminating space-consuming packaging.
• Ship Direct — Because their main method of shipping is direct to the customer, the manufacturer of these stacking and/or linking chairs eliminate multiple stops and go directly to the final destination, reducing the number of trucks on the road, fuel usage, and equipment wear and tear.

Chart Area Seating - specialists in lecture theatre seating, high-density seating for conference, seminar and lecture facilities, function rooms and banqueting

At Chart Area Seating we specialise in the specification, supply and delivery of system seating solutions including high-density stacking chairs, tip-up and fixed seating for auditoria and lecture theatres, beam and pedestal mounted seating, home cinema seating, courtroom seating, airport, concourse and waiting area seating.

These seating products are used in seminar and conference facilities, in waiting areas and on concourses, in auditoria, theatres and training rooms. Working with some of the best-established and innovative manufacturers we listen to our clients, understand their requirements and propose the right solutions tailor-made to suit their needs.

We provide technical support and product guidance on this specialised product sector to architects and designers, end-users and specifiers.

Lecture Theatre Seating

Lecture Theatre and Auditorium Seating is one of the key areas for Chart Area Seating and we are proud to have installed tip-up and fixed seating in some of the UK's most prestigious academic and corporate institutions working with our clients at every stage of the design, specification and installation process to create superb lecture theatre facilities.

Our portfolio incorporates an extensive range of beam, pedestal and floor mounted seating products which ensures we can propose the best lecture theatre seating solution to match your specific and unique requirements. View our range of lecture theatre seating here and view our gallery of lecture theatre seating products.

We have prepared a guide to planning an effective lecture theatre which is available to read here.

We have also compiled a list of some of the most important elements of an effective lecture theatre seating environment as nominated by those who use them most; students, and this is available to read here.

Visit our references page to view the list of clients we have worked with to create effective lecture theatres.

Court Room Seating Furniture

We are proud to have installed Court Room Seating to over 100 court houses and complexes throughout the UK. Our references page lists some of the courtrooms using seating provided by Chart Area Seating, alternatively please contact us and we will be delighted to send you the full reference list and presentation.