Kimball Hospitality FSC-Certified

April 27, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Green on April 28, 2010

Kimball Hospitality, a furniture unit of Kimball International Inc. (KBAL), Jasper, Ind., has been recertified to the requirements of chain-of-custody by the independent Forest Stewardship Council (FSC).

The COC certification provides a guarantee about the acquisition and use of raw wood materials in the production of FSC-certified products. Kimball Hospitality is a global contract manufacturer that specializes in proprietary and custom designed furnishings for the hotel, casino, and resort industries.

FSC Chain-of-Custody certification is an assurance that wood-based materials used in Kimball Hospitality products come from forests that meet stringent environmental, social and economic standards. It is the path taken by raw materials from the forest to the consumer, including all successive stages of processing, transformation, manufacturing and distribution.

Kimball Hospitality first achieved FSC Chain-of-Custody certification in 2007, allowing the Company to sell furniture made to FSC-compliant standards by its registered subcontractors. The new and updated scope of Kimball's FSC certification further enables the Company to purchase and store FSC materials, such as lumber, veneer, and panels, and to manufacture and store FSC furniture at the Kimball Hospitality production facility in the United States. By this recertification, Kimball Hospitality has achieved FSC's COC certification for its Jasper, Ind., operation, and has also achieved certification for off-shore factory and logistics partners, providing a guarantee to global customers who prefer FSC-certified products.