Furniture with Many Lives
The furniture used at Hesburger restaurants is designed with sustainability in mind. Durable materials and proven designs are chosen, and the parts most subject to wear are made easy to replace. A large share of Hesburger’s furniture – both in Finland and in the eight other countries where Hesburger operates – is produced by a Finnish furniture and lighting specialist, Scale Up Oy Ltd.
The furniture is designed with the principles of circular economy in mind. The fastest-wearing parts, such as tabletops, settee bench backrest padding, and stool seat cushions, are replaceable. The metal parts, such as the cast iron table legs of the tables, are mostly made of recycled metal. The legs have a powder paint finish, which is a more environmentally friendly option than conventional solvent-based paint. In total, more than 27,000 kg of recycled metal has already been used for metal table legs at Hesburger.
While being shipped, the furniture or parts thereof are packaged in recyclable packaging materials, such as corrugated cardboard, paper, or recyclable plastics. The furniture travels along with full loads of goods to avoid unnecessary emissions from logistics.
Energy-Efficient Lighting
Most of the lighting fixtures are LEDs, which enable more than 65% better energy efficiency compared to conventional bulbs. The polyvinyl chloride (PVC) of the lighting fixtures has been replaced with environmentally friendly acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), and in many of the lamp globes, the proportion of recyclable aluminium exceeds 50%.
Towards Even More Sustainable Restaurant Furniture
Our long-range development work with Scale Up is progressing in steps toward increasingly responsible restaurant furniture. For restaurant furniture and lighting fixtures to withstand years of heavy wear, they must not only be made of quality materials, but cleaning and renewing them has to be easy, and spare or replacement parts have to be readily available. Our aim is, among other things, to further increase the share of recycled materials used in the production of restaurant furniture and lighting.
Watch the videos below to learn more about Hesburger’s cooperation with Scale Up Oy Ltd:
Hesburger’s Furniture: Designed for Longevity
Hesburger’s Restaurant Furniture: Made from Recycled Materials