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Stay Green At Your Business Tips For Buying Used Office Furniture
As a companies owner and or manager the main goal when buying office furniture is to spend less money. Creating a nice office space for your workers and customers is key. You are going to have a lot of choices and getting caught up in the never ending options of new office furniture can be crazy. Dozens of colors and finishes at what can be outrageous prices. If I gave you the option of buying office furniture at a fraction of the cost of new while saving the environment and jobs in the US wouldn't that sound great? The goal of this article is to help you do just that for our country, your business and the environment.
In the past 15-20 years the office furniture industry has changed from a mostly US based manufacturing industry to an overseas import business from the likes of China, Mexico and Korea. Some of the largest American office furniture manufacturers have even changed to importing rather than in house manufacturing yet they still call them American made products. To be truthful there are very few US companies that still make 100% US made product. Even if they are assembled in the US the parts are mostly brought in from over seas.
Therefore it is fair to say that the cubicle you or your employees are sitting in may have been assembled in the United States but, have been assembled with parts from all over the world. This poses two major problems. The first being the fact that foreign companies do not use recycled material on a regular bases. Typically a Chinese made product will be made mostly or completely of new materials which in turn helps to deplete the worlds natural resources on a great scale. The second problem is the fact that jobs that would normally be going to American workers are now going to overseas workers instead. We can help change this one office at a time.
When purchasing furniture for your new office think about this. If you are to purchase refurbished office furniture rather than new you would not only be helping the environment but, the American workforce today. Refurbished office furniture as an alternative to new provides you with the same choices of new but, with the option to not only reuse existing furniture but, to use recycles materials during the re-manufacturing process as well.
When selecting an office furniture dealer there are a couple of key questions you may want to ask. Will you be using recycled materials such as fabric, wood and steel to re-manufacture my office furniture? Although you will be reusing the core parts of used office furniture for re-manufacturing the use of recycled materials is just as important. The next questions is what is your method of painting? Simple spray booths allow a large majority of the harmful chemicals to be released into the air. A company that uses electrostatic paint or powder coating would be preferable as they are less harmful methods of painting. Finally is all of their materials and labor provided by American companies? Keep it in the family so to speak.
By following these simple steps your are not only going to be able to save your company up to 80% off of new but, you will be helping your country and the earth. Another great alternative to new would be as is used office furniture. Unfortunately or fortunately depending how you look at it, with today's economy there are amazing deals to be had on used office furniture and used cubicles. With companies going out of business or downsizing you can find used office furniture in mint condition for a small fraction of what its original owner paid for it. We can all make a difference in the world today. Do your part by buying recycled or used items whenever possible. Your children will thank you for it.
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