Sustainability

Since 1978, long before it was a world wide trend, OAKWORKS has taken a step by step approach to ensure a high level of protection for human and health environment. This is one of our most important and continual initiatives in sustainable development.

Trees for the Future

In an effort to stop global warming and in order to reduce our carbon footprint, OAKWORKS has become a Global Cooling Partner of Trees for the Future, a non-profit organization established in 1988 to help reforest the earth. OAKWORKS has financed the planting of over one million trees, which now provide food, shade, and a source of income to many families.

Trees for the Future has created programs which restore forests on degraded lands, thereby improving the overall quality of life of indigenous people in developing countries. Visit trees.org for more information.

Green Spa Network

OAKWORKS is a Corporate Sponsor of this great organization dedicated to education of both Spas and their customers.
Visit their site at greenspanetwork.org.

Sustainability Statement

OAKWORKS is committed to U.S. manufacturing, which requires adherence to the Environmental Protection Agency's stringent standards for water, air, and waste.

We use regionally-sourced materials
We use only water-based finishes on all of our products to minimize fumes
We generate a very low volume of scrap material
We recycle scrap aluminum and steel
We operate a dry plant that does not produce liquid effluents

We are a Forest Stewardship Council^® registered manufacturing facility and have a line of FSC^® certified products.
We only use PVC-free fabric, CFC-free foam and water-based sealers and lacquers.

Our manufacturing associates enjoy a clean, safe work environment
We have created ergonomic workstations for our production employees
We use automated production equipment to minimize the physical strain on employees
We maintain very high air quality throughout our plant using a state of the art particulate dust collection system