We will always consider the commitment to sustainability of business partners and vendors prior to developing relationships with them. Read below to learn what our suppliers are doing to support our “green” initiatives.

• Spacesaver Corporation has always helped customers conserve space – one of this country’s most finite resources. Spacesaver is also commited to environmental sustainability, which is the impetus behind its “green” initiative to minimize the ecological impact of manufacturing processes.

  To protect the environment, Spacesaver has implemented dozens of “green” measures. Among them are:

  • Recycled Water – Spacesaver uses recycled water to thoroughly clean its products before painting. This solvent-free process, called aqueous degreasing, along with strict quality control, prevents greenhouse emissions and eliminates heavy metals from wastewater. The process is so effective that products need only be painted with a single coat to meet or exceed industry standards.

  • Powder-Coat Painting – A solvent free process, Spacesaver’s powder-coat painting process is also highly efficient. The powdered paint is confined and reclaimed to minimize waste. Ninety-seven percent of the paint ends up on a product. Powder-coat paint, which requires no primer, also smoothes metallic “burrs”, eliminating the need for grinding or filing.

  • Lean Manufacturing – Products are manufactured with minimal numbers of parts, making them easy to assemble and environmentally responsible. Spacesaver continually looks for ways to minimize wasted motion, time, energy and resources from every step in the manufacturing process. The company regularly updates our business and production processes, keeping in step with advances in technology and new developments in health and environmental standards.
    Recycling – In addition to recycling water whenever possible, Spacesaver recycles steel and aluminum. Steel and aluminum with recycled content is used whenever possible. In addition, we recently implemented a program to reduce the amount of corrugated cardboard used for packing and shipping purposes.

  • Brownout Participation – During heavy-use periods, Spacesaver participates in electrical “brownouts” to decrease the necessity for building new power plants.

  Spacesaver is dedicated to customer satisfaction, good corporate citizenship and a quality workplace. To achieve our mission, we must be environmentally responsible. We believe “green” business is good business.

  Read more at www.spacesaver.com

• Rousseau strives to meet the challenges of being an environmentally responsible organization.

  Read more at www.rousseaumetal.com

• Hamilton Sorter recognizes their responsibility to maintaining and improving our environment. Through the use of recycled products used to produce our products to their waste reduction programs, our company is continually improving their methods in the use and disposal of material. Hamilton Sorter encourages their employees, customers and suppliers to participate in this endeavor.

  Read more at www.modularcaseworks.com

• Calstone is a company that continues to demonstrate its “green” initiatives through its environmental management system and operational procedures. Their environmental policy applies to all employees and is intended to promote economically sensitive and socially appropriate products to their customers. As a company, Calstone has conducted extensive research surrounding the importance of environmentally sound policies that will become a standard within the industry in the very near future. Calstone is proud to announce to all customers that we have implemented a new Remanufacturing Program that will guarantee that Calstone manufactured products will never see a landfill site. They are running the program to recycle and reuse all Calstone products in order to help customers build credibility within their industry.

  Read more at www.calstoneinc.com

• Mayline is also committed to ensuring its sustainability and ensuring that it decreases its overall footprint on the environment. By implementing Sustainability Action Committee, Mayline is able to identify measurable strategies leading to waste prevention or reduction, increased recycling, reduced energy consumption and the establishment of environmentally sensitive design standards.

  Read more at www.mayline.com