OUR ENVIRONMENTAL / GREEN POLICY

We are committed to becoming a role model for best practice in environmental performance. We are committed to sustainable development, to reduce the impact of the environment from our operations and to maximize environmental improvement. We will develop a strategy and program in relation to our corporate social responsibility and environmental agenda to deliver this.

We will:

• Minimize waste by indentifying ways to reduce, re-use and recycle. We re-use all wood waste cut-offs from the manufacture of wooden furniture. This material is ground by machine and then formed into wood logs in a compression ram. These wood logs are then fed into our boiler system and burned to create the heat needed to create the steam to heat our plant. The use of this system has reduced our dependence on natural gas by 70%. We minimize pollution from greenhouse emissions from our energy use.

• 99% of all shipments leaving our plant are shipped by blanket wrapped carrier meaning that we do not use cartons and packaging materials which are often discarded at the destination. Instead we use reusable shipping pads and blankets which do not add to the waste factor.

• All electricity used in our operation is hydro-electricity which comes from hydro developments which is a renewable resource.

• We have an in-house recycling program for all products including paper, metal cans, plastics, etc. We encourage all employees to reduce environmental impacts associated with their work and encourage them to develop new ideas.

• We use old clothing which is torn into usable strips for staining and finishing purposes as well as cleaning products upon completion.

• We use recycled paper company wide where available for use in the office and the washrooms.

• We will swap all incandescent bulbs to CF bulbs where possible and recycle all CF bulbs.

• We turn off lights, switch off computers, printers, and copiers and lower heat settings to conserve energy when heading home for the evenings or weekends.

• We continue to design and manufacture superior furniture products, products that will last for extended trouble free periods, in some cases for more than thirty years, products which will not end up in a landfill within a year.

• We will continue to use locally grown hardwoods, hardwoods such as poplar which are quick growth trees and not import hardwoods from off shore with their large carbon footprint due to transportation.

• Set and monitor environmental objectives and continually assess and improve the effectiveness of our environmental management system. Make this policy available to all interested parties and review it on an annual basis.