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Conran for M&S Priestly sofa
We’re very proud of the ethical credentials of the Conran for M&S range. We are committed to Plan A – the M&S promise to minimise the environmental impact of all of its products and stores.
The upholstery for our furniture is made in the Westbridge factory in North Wales, one of M&S’s model green factories. It’s an old building, but you wouldn’t know it from the energy-saving technology throughout. Everything from the light switches to the roof have been carefully designed to minimise the factory’s environmental impact.
Sun tubes – which funnel light down onto the factory floor, minimising the need for artificial lighting even on a gloomy day – keep consumption low. Motion-activated lights ensure that power is not wasted overnight, and solar panels are used to heat the factory’s water.
Moreover, 92% of all waste from the factory is recycled, and only 5% goes to landfill – a number Westbridge is steadily reducing. Even the employees at Westbridge are green: many now cycle to work with the help of a 50% bike subsidy offered by the factory.
Anthony Pydiah, Senior Quality Manager at Westbridge, is proud of the factory’s green credentials.
“We’re all absolutely delighted with the advances we’ve made in energy efficiency and recycling. It couldn’t have been done without the support of the whole workforce. Even so, there’s lots still to do, and we’re always looking at new ways to improve.”
Bainbridge Chair
Thanks to Plan A, buying our M&S furniture is an ethical as well as an aesthetic decision. This is true right down to when your sofa is delivered: the M&S team will take away your old one – and every scrap of packaging – for recycling.
Our spring range includes several new and updated pieces of furniture, including the elegant Priestley sofa and compact Bainbridge chair, all of which are upholstered to order in a fabric of your choice. Whichever you choose, you can be safe in the knowledge that you are doing a little bit of good for our planet.
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