Wellborn Cabinetry's Green Statement

WELLBORN’S ENVIRONMENTAL BELIEF STATEMENT

It is Wellborn Cabinet, Inc.’s corporate-wide goal to fully incorporate leading environmental practices, policies and standards throughout our enterprise—from our suppliers through final delivery to our customers. Our environmental responsibility
has extended to include selecting, educating and embracing suppliers based on their commitment to similar environmental practices including sustainable or recycled raw materials as well as low emission products where applicable.

Wellborn endorses the industry-wide efforts and commitment of the KCMA organization and their development of their Environmental Stewardship certification program (ESP). The ESP program provides the only standards for manufacturers in the Kitchen & Bath cabinet industry that truly defines and measures the holistic environmental performance of a manufacturing enterprise — not just its end products.
The ESP program establishes a standard, measurable benchmark for environmental performance. This certification validates our performance to adhere to high standards for air quality, product resource management, process resource management,
environmental stewardship and community relations. Wellborn, along with our affiliate operations, is fully certified under this program. In looking to the future,Wellborn has committed to recertify annually as the program adopts new industry standards and practices.

In addition to the ESP program,Wellborn will continually search for new technologies and processes to improve our high standards of environmental conformance for our products and operations. We will also continue to partner with our suppliers and industry associations in a joint effort to embrace the changes necessary to ensure that we all have a more healthy environmental future for generations of our children and grandchildren.

Wellborn’s demonstrated commitment to environmental stewardship offers our consumers the assurance that the cabinets they buy are the Green Choice for generations of family and the environment.

KCMA ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM CERTIFICATION

Finding the KCMA ESP Green seal on Wellborn cabinets can give you great comfort in knowing that its impact on the environment during manufacturing has been checked end-to-end. The initial step in receiving certification examines procurement procedures in the raw product and continues through the manufacturing process. Manufacturers also receive credit by creating alternative energy using by-products, implementing an energy conservation program, and being involved in recycling programs.


WELLBORN’S NATURAL GAS SAVINGS = HEAT FOR 5,124 HOMES FOR ONE YEAR

Wellborn utilizes steam from the wood fired Co-Generation Plant in our Dry Kilns, Heating Ovens & Paint Room. This process saved 300,773 (MCF) thousand cubic feet of natural gas, a nonrenewable resource, in 2007, by using collected wood shavings.

EMISSIONS

Since 1995,Wellborn has reduced boiler air emissions 50% lower than required by state and EPA regulations through the installation of an Electrostatic Precipitation (ESP) Unit,“Best Available Control Technology.”

Lowering VOC Emissions

Wellborn Cabinet, Inc., is continuously working with our finish supplier,Valspar, Inc,. to reformulate our finishes and reduce their impact on the environment. In addition to this change, Wellborn has purchased another high-solid ultraviolet coating machine. This machine seals our products using 100% solid particles, further reducing volatile compounds.

Formaldehyde

Wellborn Cabinet, Inc., meets the KCMA ESP standards for formaldehyde emissions of our particleboard, MDF and plywood. These standards set by the Composite Panel Association Environmentally Preferable Product and ANSI/HPVA HP-1 are currently the most stringent of its kind concerning formaldehyde.

Transportation Fleet

Diesel emissions in our truck fleet have been reduced by the application of two new techniques. The newest tractors feature an Auxiliary Power Unit or APU. This feature eliminates unnecessary truck idling and, most importantly, lowers fuel usage and emissions. All new tractors are specked with these units. Secondly, drivers that do not have an APU will take advantage of IDLEAIRE, a great technology located at truck stops throughout the U.S. Drivers are encouraged to plan their stops at these locations where they can shut off their engines and hook up to a unit that provides heat, air and even T.V. and internet. By doing so, drivers are decreasing their impact on the environment.

Recycling

Wellborn environmental responsibility extends to the internal day-to-day activities of each employee. Office paper is collected throughout the plant to minimize land filling. Aluminum cans are collected from break areas to provide local recycling companies the opportunity to continuously process the usable aluminum. Ink and Toner cartridges are also gathered from units for recycling. Cardboard collection points throughout the facility allow for departments to bail used cardboard and send to a recycler. Also, a “Pop Tab” program is effective in providing for charities that use them for a great cause.


WOOD VS. OTHER MATERIALS

Wood is the most renewable resource we have. Of common building materials, wood uses the least energy to manufacture.Wood is energy conservative compared to the alternatives. By choosing wood, you can help stretch limited energy resources. Here’s how steel and concrete compare: (Canadian Wood Council, www.cwc.ca)