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Improving green credentials Garden centre customers can rest assured knowing that LOFA members continue to improve the sustainability of their products
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ost consumers are now looking for green credentials when purchasing products. Where does it come from, how is it made and what is it made from? LOFA has always had a respect for the environment, in fact it’s included within our Code of Practice, so we asked our members to share what they are doing to make their working practices and their products a little greener.
Eco focus at Woodlodge
Woodlodge is on a mission to tackle energy efficiency and waste reduction. The energy powering its warehouse and offices comes from its own wind turbine which supplements that from a renewable energy supplier. Even in the office it reuses and recycles paper, ink cartridges, milk bottles and food packaging. In the warehouse, packaging is recycled and pallets are re used for distribution and storage.Key ranges are also made from recycled and sustainable materials. Cool Earth is a collection of contemporary planters made from bamboo fibres and Eco Pots is a new range of self-watering planters made from recycled plastic. The Feather range has been created using 100% recycled plastic and the Dorset furniture collection is FSC certified eucalyptus. Resistant to different weather conditions, this wooden garden furniture is highly popular due to its of traditional design and contemporary style. www.woodlodge.co.uk Phone: 01666 501000 Email: pots@woodlodge.co.uk
Innovators International brings long lasting wood effect furniture
Innovators International has produced a collection of zero maintenance wood effect furniture called Winawood. It has combined the recycled polymer with the latest manufacturing techniques, to achieve a unique and durable product. Winawood reduces the need to grow, harvest and extract new
raw materials from the earth and is fully recyclable, meaning materials can be reused and converted into future products. www.innovators-international.co.uk Phone: 020 8736 2700 Email: office@innovators-international.co.uk
LOFA partners with Planet Mark.
LOFA, made the decision in 2021 to support its membership on the journey to becoming more sustainable and help them reduce their carbon footprints bypartnering with Planet Mark. Its certification recognises continuous improvement, encourages action, and helps build an empowered community of like-minded individuals to make a whole world of difference. By measuring and reducing its carbon footprint with Planet Mark LOFA can directly and measurably contribute to up to 9 sustainable development goals (SDG) and address 25 SDG targets. ‘At the LOFA office, a Planet Mark audit showed LOFA had earned its stripes and saved an acre of rainforest with Cool Earth
Tree planting through SOLEX visting
This year LOFA is offsetting the carbon footprint of the exhibition to help the environment. The plan is to make the show a carbon neutral event, so with a little help from Planet Mark LOFA will be asking visitors and exhibitors how they travelled to and from the show. LOFA will also be partnering with the RSPB and for every visitor that attends SOLEX 22 (12-14 July), will donate £5. Each donation will plant a tree at RSPB Haweswater on the eastern edge of the Lake District National Park
12 GTN’s Sustainability Directory 2022
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