Davies Office, based in Albany, NY, earns another level Sustainability Certification from the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA), for their remanufactured Steelcase Answer Panels Systems line. This is Davies Office ninth BIFMA level certification.

According to BIFMA, the level conformance mark ensures a comprehensive, independent and impartial assessment of the environmental and social impacts of a product’s manufacture. Level makes it easy to identify products that have been evaluated against a consensus-based, multi-attribute sustainability standard.

“Davies Office has been and will always be about sustainability. The Steelcase Answer Panel System offers a structurally sound and high-performing product. What we have done at Davies is extend the life of the panel by remanufacturing and repurposing the core product with aesthetically pleasing, cost effective solutions that work to optimize office space and support collaboration all while making a positive impact on the environment,” commented Bill Davies, president of Davies Office.

“Davies Office is now offering clients several green choices in office panel systems that are level certified. This is all part of the continued commitment Davies Office has for environmental- responsibility. We want companies to recognize that you do not need to buy new office workstations to get a modern solution – remanufactured product is not only of the same (if not better quality) but by repurposing product you are helping to sustain people, profits and the planet.”

We’re booth 8-4015   check out our 50 shades of green display  ;D

Anne Vazquez, Editor in Chief of TFM, said, “These annual awards provide a view into what products and services facility managers have found beneficial to their work in the preceding year. Considering the number of options available in the facilities marketplace, being voted as a Readers’ Choice Winner is a testament to what this year’s winning companies have to offer.” To evaluate preferred suppliers, Today’s Facility Manager distributed links to an online survey to more than 19,000 of its subscribers via opt-in e-mail.

“Davies Office has been the leader in remanufacturing and sustainable office furniture solutions. We have worked hard to earn the respect of facility managers and it is very rewarding to be recognized by the facility management community.  It is our goal and commitment to continue to provide companies with high-performance workspace solutions with significant environmental and economic benefit,” said Bill Davies, President of Davies Office.

Competing companies were rated in seven categories and recognized at four different levels – platinum being the highest honor. With several hundred exhibitors only the top ten were awarded for their accomplishments.  The Sustainability Scorecard was administered by Leonardo Academy, an independent auditor of sustainability practices.

“Leonardo Academy congratulates Davies Office for their commitment to green exhibiting practices and achieving a Platinum score on our Cleaner and Greener® Exhibitor Sustainability Scorecard at IFMA World Workplace 2012. Exhibiting can make a large contribution to the environmental impact of an event and should be addressed in efforts to increase sustainability. The Exhibitor Sustainability Scorecard is designed to increase awareness of exhibit sustainability and engage exhibitors in greening their practices.” Michael Arny, President Leonardo Academy.

Davies Receives Top 10 Sustainability Exhibitor Award Pictured: IFMA Representative, Doug Pilgrim, Bill Davies

“We are always pleased to be recognized for our sustainability practices. Davies Office has been at the forefront of the sustainability movement for nearly 60 years. Everything we do – from the products we remanufacture to the services we offer and yes, even the tradeshow exhibits we create – is intended to make the most of existing resources while doing the least harm to the environment,” commented Bill Davies, President of Davies Office.

Competing companies were rated in five categories and recognized at three different levels. Of the nearly 1000 exhibitors only Davies Office, Sylvania and Kohler received the highest distinction, the Leadership level, for going above and beyond the Greenbuild Mandatory Exhibition Green Guidelines at the event.  “The Green Exhibitor Award gives us an opportunity to recognize those exhibitors who have demonstrated a tremendous commitment to sustainable trade show practices,” said Kimberly Lewis, Senior Vice President, Community Advancement and Greenbuild, USGBC.

“We are thrilled to be honored by the USGBC an organization with a legacy of environmental stewardship. Davies Office has been at the forefront of sustainability for 60 years and we are committed to environmentally-responsible practices and not just our remanufacturing processes but across all the areas of how we do business,” commented Bill Davies, President of Davies Office.