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Sustainable product design
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At Dams we design and make intelligent products that are
manufactured to meet real needs of the office furniture industry,
and whose life span is appropriate to their use. We are committed
to bringing our clients unique product offerings that are sought
after for their compelling design, superior quality, and exceptional
value. Our key industry knowledge and experience drives the
highest levels of product quality, using the latest technology and
high-grade sustainable materials.
We work in collaboration with our customers to design new
products, manufacturing prototypes, evaluating and assessing
before testing in-house. We ensure all products are fit for purpose,
contain materials that minimise any environmental impact and
comply with UK and European Quality Furniture Standards.
Our R&D Product Designers maintain current knowledge of
the latest sustainable initiatives by accessing resources such
as: Mix Interiors; roundtable articles and trends (collaboration,
sustainability, flexibility, smart tech and wellbeing), research
portals, white papers, attending and exhibiting at office furniture
exhibitions (Workspace and Clerkenwell Design Week).
From a product perspective, we have developed and launched
a new range of chairs. The environmentally-friendly Everly which
is the first product under our new Social Spaces Green Label
brand, is made from certified regenerated plastic (bottles or food
packaging) and is also 100% recyclable at the end of its life.
We also worked in conjunction with our acoustic hub
supplier Silen for a new acoustic hub suitable for people with
disabilities, with added innovative functionality, including a
wider door that opens and closes automatically, a very low
threshold for easy wheelchair entry, and a foldable table and
seats with more space to move around.
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MFC timber up to 30% from recycled material.
Last year our MFC supplier Kronospan used 30
million tonnes of recycled wood, which saved
the equivalent of 6 million trees
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