All of the materials that go into our products are perfectly cleaned and sanitized before being processed. This is the case for both virgin material, as well as of course all recycled material.

Some of our yarns consist of different materials, intertwined to make one yarn. This makes it difficult to recycle them at the end-of-life at this time. Furthermore, our upholstery fabrics are used for the manufacturing of furniture, such as sofa’s and armchairs. These furniture items consist of a number of different components, which often makes it difficult to recycle these products once they have been disposed of. We strive to continuously make our products more sustainable, working together with our suppliers and customers to find solutions to make our materials and end products easier recyclable.

Sustainability is an increasingly hot topic. We are obviously happy to see this, but there’s also a downside. Now, we are increasingly seeing green claims that go unfulfilled. Many companies present their business or products as being good for the environment, even though they are far from sustainable. How do I know if products are really made of recycled materials?

Most products in the Fabraa collection have a Global Recycled Standard certificate. What does this certificate mean? We are happy to tell you more about our approach to corporate responsibility.

We work together with our trusted partners to verify different quality aspects of our products. Please see below the quality focus areas and respective partners who conduct testing:

• Technical product compliance – Partnership with CTL Bielefeld
• Chemical product compliance – Partnership with Centexbel for testing concerning REACH, dyestuffs etc.
• Usability – In-house testing facility to check for practical usability of our products

Please find more information on CTL Bielefeld and Centexbel under “Verifications & Partnerships”.

Generally, we choose suppliers who are willing to work together with us to continuously improve the products we make for our customers. We have built strong business relations with our Textaafoam suppliers in the last decades, working together to making great quality upholstery fabrics for a good price. For our Fabraa line, we continue building on the expertise of our suppliers, focusing on those who already have extensive experience in the area of making sustainable fabrics. We also keep on building new relationships with great suppliers we meet in the process of our work.

Regarding service levels from our side, you can expect the same dedicated support as you are used to from us.

Recycled Polyester (RPET) is environmentally friendly, cost-effective and safe; the regenerated polyester fibre is made from recycled plastic bottles and performs as well as regular virgin polyester. Here are some facts about RPET: RPET requires 86% less water than regular polyester. RPET consumes 70% less energy than regular polyester. The CO2 emissions of RPET are 75% lower. 1 kg of RPET can keep 60 water bottles out of environment. Using RPET helps us to not only keep plastic out of the landfills and oceans, but also to save our natural resources.