Upofloor - Green Policy
The core value of Upofloor’s environmental philosophy is that we are ethically and ecologically responsible for our products at every stage of their life cycle. We focus on making our products and production methods as environmentally sound as possible.
We participate in several recycling projects and strive to ensure an environmentally safe future. Conservation of the enviroment is naturally of great importance to Upofloor. We make sure that all the wood used in our floors comes from carefully managed sustainable forest programmes, both in Finland, where 42% of the total land is forest, and the other countries where our wood species are sourced. The production of Real Wood Parquet actually consumes little energy, and the precision cuttings method used saves raw material. All waste wood and sawdust is used to heat the factory and only necessary packaging is used.
The durability of the surface is achieved by using environmentally
friendly materials and methods: - the parquet is given 6 coats of
varnish, then UV-cured. Materials contain no substances that will
evaporate and all products are safe.
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We
have implemented an ISO 14001 –based environmental standard
as a part of our overall system of operations. The environmental
part of this system affecting all company operations is certified
in 2002.