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Arco launches circular hi-vis range with recycling start-up

Arco launches circular hi-vis range with recycling start-up

BDC News Team October 11, 2023

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has launched a new responsible hi-visibility clothing range designed in collaboration with Stuff4Life, a polyester recycling start-up that features garments designed for circularity. The eight initial launch items include short-sleeve t-shirts, short sleeve and long sleeve polo shirts, waistcoats, sweatshirts, fleeces, softshells and overcoats.

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Tech Firms Demand Domestic-Style Furniture

Cristina Diaconu May 26, 2016

Commercial organisations are increasingly demanding domestic-style furniture in the workplace, according to speeches given at Clerkenwell Design Week. Dutch furniture manufacturer Arco’s Creative Director, Jorre Van Ast, spoke at length on the subject of workplace domestication as part of a design week panel. Van Ast said that due to a

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Arco

Arco launches circular hi-vis range with recycling start-up

Arco launches circular hi-vis range with recycling start-up

BDC News Team October 11, 2023

Arco, the UK’s leading safety company, has launched a new responsible hi-visibility clothing range designed in collaboration with Stuff4Life, a polyester recycling start-up that features garments designed for circularity. The eight initial launch items include short-sleeve t-shirts, short sleeve and long sleeve polo shirts, waistcoats, sweatshirts, fleeces, softshells and overcoats. As a key supplier of hi-visibility clothing, Arco is committed to addressing the problem of what to do with garments that have reached the end of their useful life. As a result, the garments in the responsible hi-vis range have been designed to last longer, are made from certified recycled and responsibly sourced materials and developed with end of life in mind, focussing on the recyclability of materials. Designed with life-extending features, the responsible hi-vis range has been developed to increase the longevity of the clothing. Garments are tested to retain integrity, dimensional stability, UV protection and colourfastness to above the average number of washes – knitwear and trousers are certified for up to 50 washes – twice the typical use cycle – which reduces the need for replacement and reduces carbon emissions. All garments are made using 100% Global Recycled Standard (GRS) certified recycled polyester and have been sourced and produced ethically by GRS-certified manufacturers*. To improve efficiency and reduce additional component usage, labelling has been printed directly onto the garment. All additional components, including poppers, toggles, zips, ribs, cuffs, neckbands and collars, are made from recycled polyester so do not need to be removed before entering the recycling process.The hi-vis range has been developed in conjunction with Stuff4Life and can be recycled using their patent-pending chemical recycling solution that’s currently being scaled-up. Once a garment comes to the end of its life, the recovered materials from the recycling process become valuable raw materials that can be transformed back into new polyester yarn for garment production over and over again. This more sustainable approach to re-creating raw materials helps to significantly decrease the environmental footprint of manufacturing, playing a pivotal role in the shift towards a circular economy.Dalvir Sarkaria, Product and Procurement Manager at Arco said: “Customers are placing growing significance on making responsible product choices. As a result, we recognised a clear requirement to develop and introduce a new range of products with the aim of supporting customers to achieve their sustainability objectives.“The launch of our Arco Responsible hi-vis range is an exciting moment for us and demonstrates our continued commitment to delivering on our strategic plan for sustainability – A Safe Tomorrow – and by supporting our customers’ desires to make responsible choices for their business. Using a complete circular approach, the range can offer assurance to customers with proven sustainable credentials whilst remaining excellent quality and competitively priced.” John Twitchen, Founder of Stuff4Life, commented: “We’ve worked closely with Arco’s product development team on the new range. Our input has helped to reduce the impact of garments in design, in use and at end of life. In tandem, we have developed our polyester depolymerisation process to ensure the maximum recovery of polyester-rich garments and enable the supply of as-good-as-new products back into the supply chain, driven by the ambition of delivering a truly circular process.” The Arco Responsible hi-vis clothing line includes garments that have been designed for all weathers and temperatures and conform to the relevant hi-vis safety standards. The range includes interactive outdoor clothing and garments with UV protection, wicking properties and other practical features. Arco Responsible hi-vis clothing is available to purchase online here https://www.arco.co.uk/Web-Taxonomy/Personal-Protective-Equipment/Protective-clothing/c/WEB_329287?q=%3Arelevance%3Aresponsible_choice%3AGlobal+Recycled+Standard+%28GRS%29&facetRange=&show=Page&userSelectedPageSize=36 Building, Design & Construction Magazine | The Choice of Industry Professionals 

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UK SAFETY EXPERT ARCO SHARES GUIDANCE ON FLOOD RECOVERY AFTER RECENT STORMS

Kenneth Booth February 10, 2021

With heavy rainfall still predicted and water levels high following recent storms in many parts of the UK, safety expert Arco is sharing expert guidance on cleaning and sanitising after a flood. Recovery can be a lengthy and distressing experience for individuals and communities and Arco is supporting flood victims and those involved in the clear up operation, through a comprehensive flooding resource, which advises on how to clean up effectively and safely. The impact of flooding can be devastating, not just because those affected experience the trauma of the event, but also the damage to the property, its contents and the effect on safety and hygiene standards. Flooding may also put employees at risk and stop work in its tracks, affecting productivity and livelihoods, so the clear up operation is critical. When it is safe to return to the premises, the first action should be to assess all potential hazards. Hygiene should be prioritised as many health risks can arise, for example when waste water and flood water mix. For those working on the clear up, personal protection is crucial, not only to prevent infection from contaminated flood water but to help prevent other accidents such as slips and trips, ensuring the work is completely quickly and safely. As a core funder to the National Emergencies Trust, Arco is proud to help the NET which is supporting the local flood response teams in addition to its flooding support resource. The aftermath of a flood can be overwhelming, so Arco has written a downloadable Expert Guide which advises on the best course of action. To download the guide, and view Arco’s product recommendations for flood prevention and clean-up, visit: https://www.arco.co.uk/expert_advice_flood_planning

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Arco Very Pleased to Declare a New Contractual Partnership With Wates Group

Cristina Diaconu February 17, 2017

Arco, a company which specializes in the procurement of health and safety services to different companies all around the United Kingdom, is very pleased to declare that it has secured itself a vital new contractual partnership with one of the leading giants in property building and construction: the Wates Group. Currently one of the greatest UK-based family-run enterprises operating within the building and construction industry of property development, it is hoped that this three year contractual agreement will be mutually beneficial to both leading enterprises. Essentially, what the health and safety company Arco will provide to the Wates Group is PPE over the course of the next three years. With more than 4,000 employees at the ready, the owners of the Wates Group are extremely concerned with the safety of their workers on whatever sites that they are working on in the country and it is hoped that Arco are the perfect match in terms of being able to supply their workforce with the appropriate and necessary protective equipment that the workforce will need in order to carry out the various tasks that it will need to carry out for its 10,000-plus base of investors and partners. With this contractual agreement valued at no less than £2 million a year, it is widely hoped that the partnership will be a success and will ensure the future safeguard and wellbeing of every Wates Group employee. As John Dunne of Wates Group explains, the company’s commitment towards achieving a “Zero Harm” accreditation by the end of the next three years through the combined services and health safety supplies of Arco means that they have high hopes that the company and its workers will be able to blossom and work safely with the implementation of PPE supplied by the ever-reliable Arco services. Placing great emphasis on the safety and wellbeing of their workforce, it is hoped that the contract will ensure that they are safer and happier than ever before working for the Wates Group.

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Tech Firms Demand Domestic-Style Furniture

Cristina Diaconu May 26, 2016

Commercial organisations are increasingly demanding domestic-style furniture in the workplace, according to speeches given at Clerkenwell Design Week. Dutch furniture manufacturer Arco’s Creative Director, Jorre Van Ast, spoke at length on the subject of workplace domestication as part of a design week panel. Van Ast said that due to a rising demand from commercial companies to have domestic-style furniture, his family-run business have ventured into the commercial sector over the last few years. He revealed that his company was recently successful in securing a sizeable contract to supply Apple with domestic-style furniture. He said that there is rapid growth in the area which now accounts for about half of Arco’s business and that his organisation now been split up into commercial contracts and domestic contracts having recognised the opportunity. The founder of design consultancy firm PearsonLloyd, Luke Pearson, was on the panel too and said that there is an increasing blend between office workspaces and homes. Pearson said that the trend is reflecting the cottage industry era, in which people’s homes were used as both living and work spaces. He added that there is no longer a need for everyone to work in one fixed space due to the wireless internet era. Pearson believes that the modern worker is less accepting of austere industrial landscapes compared to previous generations and that as a result, companies are meeting their requirements of their flexible new workforce. Also discussed by the panel at design week was the ever-growing number of female designers entering the profession of what was typically a male-orientated world of architecture and design. However, editor-in-chief of design journal Disegno, Johanna Agerman Ross, insisted that the industry should not be trying to ‘feminise’ the workplace. Rather, she argued that businesses should try to ‘humanitise’ the workplace and reject the binary view of masculine or feminine.

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