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FURNITURE AND FITTINGS
GECA
28-2006 Standard (PDF) |
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Arteil
Established in 1977 Arteil has grown from a small family business into one of the leading suppliers of quality office and health care seating in Western Australia. |
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Product Marketing Name:
Arteil Pty Ltd Use and Application: Seating
Date of Certification: 17
July 2009
1.
Description of the
Technology.
Being a manufacturer with the experience of over 20 staff, Arteil has the flexibility to custom make orders to particular requirements.
2. The Products
Gryphon MK1 no arms: Mid size office chair with no arms.
Gryphon MK1 Adjustable arms: Mid size office chair with adjustable arms.
Gryphon MK3: Smaller office chair with no arms.
Gryphon MK3 Adjustable Arms: Smaller office chair with adjustable arms.
Gryphon Executive no arms: Larger office chair with no arms.
Gryphon Executive Adjustable arms: Larger office chair with adjustable arms.
Gryphon Maxi Adjustable arms: Office chair with adjustable arms and wide seat.
Core Environmental Criteria Tested:
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Environmental Requirements |
Core Environmental Performance Characteristics |
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Fitness for Purpose |
Arteil holds an ISO 9001:2000
certificate demonstrating evidence of their quality management
system. A five year warranty is offered for all of the nominated
products. |
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Wood and Natural Materials |
Arteil’s timber supplier has
provided a current AFS certificate, indicating that the wood
used is not from a controversial source. |
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Treatment |
Arteil’s timber supplier for the
nominated range of products sources their timber from Australia
and does not require treatment. |
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Glues in Plywood and Laminated
Wood |
The Arteil approved products use
plywood and have been checked to ensure they meet the
requirements of the low formaldehyde emissions for this
criterion. |
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Air Emissions |
The timber sourced for use in the
certified Arteil products emit less than the limit set for
formaldehyde emissions. |
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Resin Identification Codes |
Resin Identification codes are
stamped on plastic components over 100g. |
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Polyurethane Padding Requirements |
These nominated products use foams
that comply with the requirements of this criterion in the GECA
Furniture and Fittings Standard. |
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Fabrics |
The manufacturer has acknowledged
and the license conditions stipulate that only fabrics assessed
according to the relevant Environmental Choice Australia
Standard requirements can be used in certified furniture. This
includes textiles certified as compliant to the Environmental
Choice Australia Mark, Nordic Swan, EU Flower, or those that
have been assessed in the scope of this assessment and found to
be in conformance with the relevant criteria in the GECA
Furniture and Fittings Standard. |
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Adhesives |
The adhesives used in the
nominated products are low VOC and compliant with the
requirements of the Adhesives criterion in the GECA Furniture
and Fittings Standard. |
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Overall Loads |
A review of the production
ingredients used in the manufacture of the products under
assessment shows that none of the listed hazardous substances
are used. |
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Prohibited Substances |
None of the listed prohibited
substances are used in the manufacture of the certified
products. Optional chromium components are not certified. |
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Separability |
Arteil have demonstrated that
there is no barrier to separation into constituent materials for
recycling. |
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Product Custodianship |
Arteil has provided a product
custodianship policy. The policy states that all of the
nominated products will be reused or recycled according to the
suitability and condition of the chair. |
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Coatings and Treatments |
No treatment is applied to the
certified Arteil products that prevents post consumer recycling. |
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Replacement Parts |
The replacement parts policy has
stated the availability period of five years. |
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Packaging Requirements |
Arteil’s products are delivered
in polyethylene bags and cardboard boxes. It has been
established that no halogenated plastics are used and that all
packaging materials are recyclable. |
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Product Information |
The product labels and information
available on the website confirm that the product information
available for the nominated products satisfy this criterion. |
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Arteil EPD
3. Environmental and Social Regulatory Obligations:
GECA also found the Arteil range to
be fully compliant with their obligations under Labour,
Anti-Discrimination, and Safety Regulations. The company
has not been the subject of prosecution in relation to
compliance with labour, anti- discrimination, safety
regulations and environmental regulations in the past 24
months.
Additional Information
Good Environmental Choice Australia
recommends these products to green purchasing officers,
specifiers, and every day Australians seeking to
purchase products and services on the basis of
functional and overall environmental and human health
performance.
For more information contact Arteil
directly:
Arteil Pty Ltd
Address: 2-5 95 Garling Street, O’ Connor Perth 6163
Ph: +61 (08) 9337 8399
Fax: +61 (08) 9314 1553
Web: www.arteil.com.au
E-mail: steve@arteil.com.au
You can go to the company's web site here:
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Gryphon Maxi
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Gryphon MK1
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Gryphon MK3
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