Sustainable Furniture From The Green Factory

Frontliners Of Sustainable Furniture

The Green Factory is an advocate in the fight to make the world a greener, better place through creative and eco-friendly wood furniture.

Almost a decade ago, Harith Ridzuan was confronted by wastage in the timber industry. His family business, One Tech, had been producing quality furniture, but Ridzuan wanted to address and combat the increasingly important need for environmental friendliness. Thus, The Green Factory was founded.

To Ridzuan, it’s vital that The Green Factory grows to become a Malaysian homegrown brand that adopts international standards and calibres. Today, the company is exporting their products to over 20 countries. The green holistic approach that the company uses is clearly appreciated and, in fact, necessary. From ethical sourcing, green design, non toxic coatings, waste management, green building elements, eco-friendly inhouse cultures, and outreach initiatives, The Green Factory stays true to its name instead of just using the name of sustainability to get brownie points.

Anyone can genuinely experience the heartfelt dedication to be sustainable when setting foot into The Green Factory’s workspace or even just learning about their culture. For instance, in the company’s effort to become a zero-waste wood manufacturer, they have taken great strides in their waste management. Since 2017, The Green Factory has reduced their factory-generated wood waste from 30% to 5%. They were able to achieve this by intelligently creating value from collected offcuts. This also means that there’s a lot of special, one-of-a-kind items and nonconforming items being produced.

The Green Factory can even bring freshness and innovativeness into something as embedded in our society and life as furniture. The Green Factory adds a breath of fresh air onto the years of expertise in furniture making from the parent company, One Tech, to create gorgeous wooden furniture pieces that do not compromise the quality whatsoever.

The synergetic combination of design and sustainability has made The Green Factory and all the brands housed under it immensely sought-after even for people who aren’t as environmentally conscious. This is as there is an emphasis placed on research and design at this company, because Ridzuan believes that the R&D in the wood and furniture industry in Malaysia needs to be enhanced. That’s why each of the brands under The Green Factory, including Dapo, HGC, Nokta and Oran & Bula, which sells homewares and gifts, furniture, designer furniture and fashion accessories respectively, all offer unique and beautifully designed products.

Timber in and of itself is a sustainable material, but The Green Factory goes further to make sure the wood is sourced ethically and sustainably by using reclaimed wood, plantation wood or certified sustainable wood. The eco-friendly wood is then expertly used by the company to make wooden furniture that look and feel brand new. The Malaysian Timber Industry Board supports the green initiatives of this company through exhibitions to help bring awareness as well as support with machineries. With that support, The Green Factory will be able to make greater advancements in the sustainability movement, one piece of furniture at a time.