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EFEC (Enhancing Furniture's Environmental Culture)
EFEC is a voluntary environmental management system created by AHFA in 1999 to help its members develop and maintain strong, proactive environmental programs.
EFEC provides a systematic approach for reviewing and improving your company’s operations for better environmental performance and improved profitability. In addition, many states now offer specific benefits for companies with an environmental management system in place. These benefits may include less reporting, fewer inspections, permit flexibility, faster permit approvals, government recognition and reduced permit and application fees.
EFEC registration requires a company to analyze the environmental impact of its operations, raw materials and finished products on a facility-by-facility basis. Measurable benefits include:
- Better management of resources and raw materials;
- Reduced energy and water consumption;
- Reduced waste disposal and associated costs; and,
- Improved overall operational performance and efficiency.
All of a company’s domestic facilities, including headquarters buildings and warehouses in addition to factories, must be EFEC-registered to proceed with AHFA’s Sustainable by Design program.
For more information on beginning the EFEC program, contact Bill Perdue, bperdue@ahfa.us.
THE FOLLOWING COMPANIES HAVE EFEC REGISTERED FACILITIES:
BASSETT FURNITURE Newton, N.C. Upholstery Plant EFEC Registered October 2009
HOOKER FURNITURE Corporate Office, Customer Service Support Center, Cloverleaf Warehouse, Central Distribution Center EFEC Registered September 2009
CENTURY FURNITURE Plant 3 EFEC Registered May 2009
Plants 1 & 2 EFEC Registered August 2009
DMI FURNITURE Corp. Office, Plant 5 and Warehouse EFEC Registered August 2009
FLEXSTEEL Dublin, GA; Dubuque, IA (Plant & Corp. Office); Riverside, CA; Harrison, AR; and Starkville, MS EFEC Registered August 2009
BRADINGTON-YOUNG EFEC Registered June 2009
HAMMARY FURNITURE EFEC Registered June 2009
LA-Z-BOY RESIDENTIAL Newton, MS - Dimension Mill, Plant 2 Siloam Springs, AR; Neosho, MI; Dayton, TN; LZB West - Redlands, CA
EFEC Registered June 2009
SAM MOORE FURNITURE Bedford, VA, Plant & Office EFEC Registered May 2009
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FAIRFIELD CHAIR Plants 1, 2 & Corporate Office, Lenoir, NC EFEC Registered February 2009
AMERICAN DREW EFEC Registered September 2008
C.R. LAINE EFEC Registered September 2008
HICKORY CHAIR Hickory, NC, Plant & Headquarters EFEC Registered September 2008
KINCAID & KINCAID UPHOLSTERY EFEC Registered September 2008
LEA EFEC Registered September 2008
VAUGHAN-BASSETT Elkin, NC, Plant & Galax, VA Plant & Corp. Office EFEC Registered July 2008
BERNHARDT FURNITURE Plants 2, 3, 6, 7 & Corporate Office, Lenoir, NC EFEC Registered March 2008
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