PGT-RECLAIMED BLOG
Welcome to the PGT-Reclaimed blog. This is a platform showcasing what’s happening behind the scenes at PGT-Reclaimed, while also sharing the latest news as delivered by the PGT-Reclaimed team or our guest bloggers.
OUR EARTH – OUR RESPONSIBILITY
Wednesday, 22 April 2020 marks the 50th Earth Day, a timely reminder that it is everyone’s responsibility to protect our earth, for future generations.
We’ve all witnessed the effects of climate change, from the extreme weather conditions, such as the high windspeeds in the Bahamas last year, to the severe bushfires in Australia. We are also constantly reminded how global warming is causing water levels to rise (it is estimated that ice sheets four times the size of France melted in three years!
Other pointers showing we must make change include the number of fish in the ocean that has halved since 1970 due to overfishing, climate change and pollution. It is also believed that 60% of animal life has been lost since the same year.
What these issues have in common is the cause. Humans. We believe, however, that if we caused it, we can fix it.
2020 MODERN, STYLISH & SUSTAINABLE
Why chop down trees to make furniture, when there’s plenty of perfectly good wood lying on the ground? It’s the question our founder asked 22 years ago.
Now that we begin a new year of a new decade, PGT-Reclaimed is introducing you to our new look!
Our 2020 collections are a huge change beyond our previous designs. They have different shapes, styles, looks and feel. More importantly they are all finished with non-toxic water-based finishing material.
PGT-Reclaimed received the Gold Award for Sustainability at the global Green World Awards 2019
Presented by the Green Organisation at Park Hyatt Saigon, Vietnam, PGT-Reclaimed, the original designer and manufacturer of 100 percent reclaimed wooden lifestyle furniture, was recognised for its environmental practice and innovation, which has had a measurable impact, of environmental, economic and social benefits.
Ian Burden, the founder of PGT-Reclaimed, has believed since day one that trees are much more beneficial to the world’s community when they are living, so we should not “cut them down when you can use what’s lying on the ground”.
Mr Burden dedicated four years from the company’s onset to innovating a wood-drying technique to be able to ship furniture to various climates, with all materials reclaimed and sourced from pallets, buildings, shipping containers, and even shipwrecks.
Immersed in PGT-Reclaimed Culture
A few solid days onsite with a client is a rare privilege to experience first-hand the inner-workings of the business to gain a strong understanding of what has driven its success. When I arrived at PGT-Reclaimed’s factory, around 45 minutes from the bustling city of Ho Chi Minh in South Vietnam, it quickly became apparent the factory has become the heart and soul of the company founded by Australian man, Ian Burden, almost 20-years ago.
