Steelcase announces third year with Greenworks 

Feb 2010 

Steelcase, the global leader in the office furniture industry and the not-for-profit social enterprise Green-Works, which provides redundant office furniture for re-use by schools, charities and community organisations are celebrating their third year working in partnership.

Steelcase was the first furniture manufacture to become members and during the three years Steelcase has diverted 29.6 tonnes of furniture through Green-Works, 18.8 tonnes of that has been recycled and 10.8 tonnes has been reused, helping a variety of charities, small businesses, social enterprises and members of the public.

Mark Spragg, Managing Director of Steelcase UK, said:”We are proud to be longstanding partners with Green-Works. Our partnership with Green-Works compliments our dedication to sustainability and environmental commitment.  Green-Works provide a fantastic service which allows organisations to deal with their old furniture in a socially and environmentally responsible way.   It is remarkable what we have achieved together in last three years in terms of recycling and reusing old office furniture and we hope to continue into the future to be just as successful.

 “We will continue to promote this service to customers all across the UK through our network of dealers, our sales staff and the rest of the Steelcase team.”

Steelcase is proud to maintain its support of Green-Works’ policy of zero landfill throughout the UK and continues to wholly endorses the charity’s take-back initiatives which sees old furniture removed from offices and re-distributed.

Colin Crooks, Chief Executive, Green-Works said: “Green-Works not only aims to change the way that society thinks about waste, it also aims to help the community.  We have enjoyed working woth Steelcase over the pat three years who share our passion to protect the environment by re-using redundant furniture, and help the community.   I am sure that our partnership will become stronger and stronger.”

For more information please contact Lucy Sparkes at Media House 0207 710 0022/ 07985 264588.