Flexsteel Gets Environmental Award in Dublin, Ga.
November 20, 2009
The Flexsteel Inds. Dublin, Ga., facility was recognized this week for significantly reducing its impact on the environment.
The company was given the Environmental Stewardship Award from Orion Energy Systems for reducing electricity consumption, water consumption and waste. The award was given to Ron Klosterman, Flexsteel president and chief executive officer.
"By incorporating energy-efficient technology as part of a broad environmental initiative, Flexsteel's Dublin manufacturing center is significantly reducing the greenhouse gases that are believed to cause climate change," said Linda Diedrich, Orion's director of corporate communications. "By curbing these emissions, Flexsteel is playing an important role in improving our environment, and that's everybody's business."
Klosterman thanked the diligence of the facility's employees for helping improve the environment.
"You're very much leaders in our corporation," Klosterman said. "You're certainly leaders in the furniture industry and, after winning the Keep Georgia Beautiful award, there's no doubt you're leaders in the Dublin community. I'm very proud of all of you."
Earlier this month, Flexsteel's Dublin facility received the Keep Georgia Beautiful Award for its efforts in waste reduction and recycling.
By replacing its inefficient, high-intensity discharge lighting with Orion's technology, the Flexsteel facility is expected to reduce its light-related electricity consumption by 53 percent, from 1.9 million kilowatt-hours to 926,025 kwh annually. The reduced electricity is enough to power 100 homes a year and is expected to save the company about $88,000 annually in light-related energy costs.
As a result of its electricity reduction, Flexsteel will displace 682 tons of carbon dioxide annually, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The reduction of carbon dioxide emissions is the air-scrubbing equivalent of a 190-acre forest or like saving more than 85,500 gallons of gasoline a year, according to the EPA.
Flexsteel's Dublin facility has a number of environmentally friendly initiatives, according to John Chappell, human resources manager at the factory. Since 2008, Flexsteel's Dublin facility has reduced the amount of waste it sends to the local landfill by 64 percent, reduced its water consumption by 12 percent and reduced its overall electricity consumption 7 percent, according to Chappell.
As a result of its environmental initiatives, Flexsteel in September received its Enhancing Furniture Environmental Culture, EFEC, registration from the American Home Furniture Association. EFEC is a voluntary environmental management system, developed by the AHFA, to assist furniture companies' efforts to improve their environmental stewardship.
The company was given the Environmental Stewardship Award from Orion Energy Systems for reducing electricity consumption, water consumption and waste. The award was given to Ron Klosterman, Flexsteel president and chief executive officer.
"By incorporating energy-efficient technology as part of a broad environmental initiative, Flexsteel's Dublin manufacturing center is significantly reducing the greenhouse gases that are believed to cause climate change," said Linda Diedrich, Orion's director of corporate communications. "By curbing these emissions, Flexsteel is playing an important role in improving our environment, and that's everybody's business."
Klosterman thanked the diligence of the facility's employees for helping improve the environment.
"You're very much leaders in our corporation," Klosterman said. "You're certainly leaders in the furniture industry and, after winning the Keep Georgia Beautiful award, there's no doubt you're leaders in the Dublin community. I'm very proud of all of you."
Earlier this month, Flexsteel's Dublin facility received the Keep Georgia Beautiful Award for its efforts in waste reduction and recycling.
By replacing its inefficient, high-intensity discharge lighting with Orion's technology, the Flexsteel facility is expected to reduce its light-related electricity consumption by 53 percent, from 1.9 million kilowatt-hours to 926,025 kwh annually. The reduced electricity is enough to power 100 homes a year and is expected to save the company about $88,000 annually in light-related energy costs.
As a result of its electricity reduction, Flexsteel will displace 682 tons of carbon dioxide annually, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. The reduction of carbon dioxide emissions is the air-scrubbing equivalent of a 190-acre forest or like saving more than 85,500 gallons of gasoline a year, according to the EPA.
Flexsteel's Dublin facility has a number of environmentally friendly initiatives, according to John Chappell, human resources manager at the factory. Since 2008, Flexsteel's Dublin facility has reduced the amount of waste it sends to the local landfill by 64 percent, reduced its water consumption by 12 percent and reduced its overall electricity consumption 7 percent, according to Chappell.
As a result of its environmental initiatives, Flexsteel in September received its Enhancing Furniture Environmental Culture, EFEC, registration from the American Home Furniture Association. EFEC is a voluntary environmental management system, developed by the AHFA, to assist furniture companies' efforts to improve their environmental stewardship.
