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Identifying and educating procurers in the benefits of reused office furniture is challenging, but could possibly lead to a significant increase in the level of reuse. Central government procures approximately 20% of the UK’s office furniture. Clearly this is a big target, and government has pledged to lead the way on sustainable procurement. Fortunately, Defra have recently updated the sustainable procurement specifications for office furniture. We have worked closely with Defra during this process and managed to secure a specification that requires all central government to procure 5% reused office furniture from April 2011.
Part of the work was to provide evidence based that supported the uptake of remanufactured and reused office furniture for central government. Through engagement with industry, we determined that the government accounts for approximately 10% of the marketplace or £65 million in sales. A small survey was undertaken to canvas opinion of manufacturers and remanufacturers on the size of increased demand the market could absorb if government specified reused furniture. Based on this work, we have been able to insert a specification that 5% of all office furniture purchased by government must be reused. This report is available through the link on the left.
The full specification is currently open for public comment when the full specification is published we will link through from this website.