Poliform adopts a clean and minimalistic style, without non-essential details, to develop products that will last in time. The following tables show the procurement of raw materials, according to the different units of measure described.
The raw material most used by the company, the one which made it possible for Poliform to be a leading brand in the wood-furnishing sector. Wood is 100% natural, recyclable and the product used to make the majority of Poliform’s products. The FCS certification guarantees the origin from responsibly managed forests and the sustainability of the entire supply chain. Wood-based products are completely recyclable to recover material or energy.
Poliform uses plastic materials mainly for the covers of furnishing complements. ABS and polyethylene are predominantly used.
ABS is a very durable plastic that does not corrode easily. Given its properties, it can be heated repeatedly and is considered one of the most suitable plastic materials for recycling. It is also impact resistant and extremely durable. Polyethylene or polyzene is a thermoplastic resin with excellent insulating properties and chemical stability. It is a very versatile, inexpensive material.
Poliform’s handles, feet, bases and frames are made of steel and aluminum.
Steel is the most recycled material in the world, with a recycling rate of 70%, and in some applications even well over 90%. Lightweight aluminum is an extremely durable material and is 100% recyclable.
They are used in our upholstered furniture divisions. Poliform mainly uses fabrics made with natural fibers, such as cotton and linen, or artificial fibers, such as viscose. Natural fibers are considered, by their nature, to be sustainable, given their recyclability and the limited consumptions of auxiliary resources (such as chemicals or energy resources during the processing/production stage). Poliform works with a selected network of local suppliers, chosen for their reliability, traceability and transparency.
The fabrics are chosen based on their sustainability characteristics and the performance of the finished product.
Some processes, for example gluing and painting, require the use of auxiliary chemicals. However, our industrial processes are optimized to reduce the consumptions of chemicals according to the production unit, and consequently, reduce the risk connected to each auxiliary material. To this regard, the company is researching the best possible solutions available for painting processes, preferring water-based paints instead of the solvent-based ones. This solution, in addition to obvious advantages in terms of health and safety in the workplace, has resulted in a lower impact on the environment for what concerns the dangerousness of waste produced.
Since Poliform is a product design and development company, paper still plays a key role in our day-to-day work. However, the company is engaged in an awareness campaign to reduce printed documents in the office. In addition, paper is entirely procured from FSC sources. From 2019 to 2021 the consumption of paper decreased by 300 reams despite an increase in employees, thus preventing the production of 714 Kg. of paper.
The supply chain is a fundamental part of Poliform’s value, which is why the company has chosen to work with a network of mainly local suppliers (artisans and others), who offer a priceless combination of creativity and experience.
Thanks to its procurement policy and the compliance with official certification programs, Poliform guarantees that purchased materials meet the conditions that the company has committed to comply with, in terms of human rights and environmental standards. 97% of Poliform’s suppliers come from Italy and 88% of them from the region where the company’s facilities are located.
The FSC Custody Chain certification guarantees the traceability of materials ensuring they are sourced from FSC certified forests, and it is indispensable to affix FSC labels on the products. This certification, one of the better known and most recognized in the world, guarantees that the raw material used for the production of furnishing consists of material sourced from responsibly managed forests or from recycled material. The company has been complying with these requirements since 2013.
The TSCA Title VI certification aims at reducing and controlling formaldehyde emissions from wood-based materials used in the United States of America. The TSCA Title VI certification, a natural extension of the Californian CARB certification, was also taken as a reference standard by important multinational corporations in the wood-furnishing sector, thus influencing many European manufacturers of semi-finished or finished products.
Over the last few years, Poliform has been at the center of a major organizational change, aimed at achieving increased efficiency and sustainability at a logistics level. The company went from a “Make to Stock” to a “Make to Order” system, that is, a system in which products are made only when they have already been sold, thus avoiding waste due to over-production, and making warehouse management more efficient.
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