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We've relocated our company to Portland, Oregon and are in
the process of gathering historical information and photographs
of our facility to showcase its makeover. Please visit this
page again soon to read about what we did to bring a 50 year
old building up to our environmental and manufacturing standards.
Here's some of the guidelines that we followed:
Energy conservation: From utilizing
sky lights to naturally light much of the building to insulation
that provides up to 20x more effectiveness than that of normal
buildings, every aspect of our building's design addresses
the ever present need to reduce energy consumption.
'Green' materials: All building
materials were considered for both their content and manufacturing
processes. Where ever possible, the most 'green' materials
possible were chosen. Of course, supplies such as packing
materials, kitchen supplies, paper products, etc. are all
evaluated for their environmental impact.
Recycling: It should go without
saying, but we make it a policy to recycle/reuse everything
possible (keep this in mind when you see us using the non-biodegradable
packaging 'peanuts'...Reuse is better than sending them to
a dump).
Manufacturing processes: Making
stuff creates waste - there's no way around it. What we can
do, however, is make sure we handle each and every process
as efficiently and responsibly as possible. Our biggest accomplishment
right now is our new anodizing line. By taking this typically
dirty step in house, we were able to clean it up to our standards
- which for us means ZERO waste water discharge. This absolutely
state of the art line completely recycles all of the water
it uses and produces minimal solid waste. It cost a fortune,
but we all sleep better at night knowing we're not supporting
the typical, potentially highly polluting, anodizing process.
We're constantly evaluating the way we do things in order
to seek more environmentally conscious means towards making
our world a better, more enjoyable place to live and ride.
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact:
King Cycle Group
2801 NW Nela Street
Portland, Oregon 97210
800.523.6008
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