JPA are delighted to be presenting at the Routes to Greater Sustainability industry event at the Furniture Makers Hall, London on 16th February. The free event will be the first cross furnishing industry conference of its type, welcoming businesses and delegates from all sectors of the domestic and contract markets, with the aim of sharing knowledge and best practice on routes for greater sustainability.
It is being supported by the British Furniture Confederation (BFC) and generously sponsored by FIRA, Ocee Design, Panaz and SATRA Technology.
Read all about how JPA are tackling carbon reduction targets and ‘The Furniture Iceberg’ in the workplace on pages 10-11 of the Winter edition of LUPC’s Linked Magazine out now.
Helping clients consume less, buy ‘better’ and use for longer will simultaneously reduce furniture carbon, waste and landfill in turn addressing environmental, economic, values, policy and new regulatory drivers.
We are incredibly proud to be sponsoring the Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards 2023 ‘Excellence in Business Diversification’ Award.
The Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards were launched in 2012 to focus on, and celebrate, the expertise, achievements and outstanding contribution that businesses and individuals continually make to the growth of our County.
De-carbonisation is one element of sustainable development. Simply wasting less of everything – time, effort, energy, food, fuel etc., is a free and easy way for everyone to start reducing their carbon consumption. Ideally we need to consume less, buy better and use for longer when it comes to our purchases.
Capturing waste for re-manufacture into new products is another way to reduce carbon, and additionally reduces the destruction of natural habitats all over the world as we satisfy our desire for more stuff. This called the circular economy.
JPA Workspaces were delighted to help the illustrate circularity in the furniture manufacturing process by supplying a range of ‘circular’ chairs and tables on the stages and interview area at the Hertfordshire LEP’s Opportunity Herts Annual Conference on 8th December. The chairs and tables on both stages reflected waste reduction, circularity and innovation, being made from a range of materials including recycled denim, army fatigues, coffee sacks, plastic bottles, cardboard and renewable sources including hemp and flax.
Richard Cooksey, COO of JPA says “it’s important to us as a business that we reflect a responsible approach to business in the way we operate, through our services and products. When designing new workspaces for our clients, end of life product decommissioning is a key consideration alongside materiality and carbon footprint, so we can make sure that every piece is manufactured in a way that it can be re-used at end of life. We also provide a take-back service to enable re-use, recycling and zero to landfill.”
Our Head of Sustainability, Fiona Edwards, was interviewed by Women in Office Design recently about her role and our mission at JPA Workspaces. You can read the full interview by joining Women in Office Design Digital, but click the link below for a snapshot.
Sky Studios Elstree asked JPA Workspaces to source everything from chairs, desks and sofas to cinema seating for screening rooms. This partnership will lead to an estimated carbon saving of nearly 250 tonnes of Co2 compared to buying furniture brand new. That’s the equivalent of powering around 250 average size houses for over a year.
Fiona Edwards, our Head of Sustainability, says: ‘Our mantra is to furnish with purpose and positive impact, so this has been a unique and ground-breaking partnership. Not only is this method good for the environment but it’s good for the bottom line and we’d love to work with even more businesses to help them save the planet and the pennies.’
Caroline Cooper, COO at Sky Studios said: ‘We have the ambition to be the most sustainable film and TV studio in the world, so when we met JPA Workspaces there was a real synergy in what we were trying to achieve. We have been overwhelmed by the wealth of local businesses we can tap into, and we look forward to working with even more very soon.’
JPA Workspaces were delighted to win the Recycling Excellence Award at the National Recycling Awards on Tuesday 6th December. The night of recognition and celebration of the sector’s achievements saw around 500 attendees come together from the recycling industry.
The judges said of JPA’s win: “this business totally transformed how it was structured and operated, showing that you can be better for the environment and a successful and thriving business. This demonstrates movement up the waste hierarchy in a big way, and it offers a complete solution in a section of the market where it is much needed.”
Our Head of Sustainability, Fiona Edwards, was delighted to win two awards at the prestigious National Business Women’s Awards on Friday 18th November.
The awards ceremony, which took place at the Hilton Wembley, was a fantastic evening celebrating inspirational business women from around the country. Fiona was awarded the Influential Business Woman of the Year - Silver, and the Southern England Business Woman of the Year - Gold.
Ten members of the Herts Go Green and Grown group, including founder member Fiona Edwards from JPA Workspaces, attended the Hertfordshire Climate Change Sustainability Partnership annual event on 9th November at Wyllyotts Theatre in Potters Bar.
The purpose was to gain an understanding of regional strategies and ensure the plans we’re all making in our own organisations dovetail with and consolidate key messaging. Learnings will be presented at the next HGG&G meeting on 5th December and shared with other members of the group.
The event provided a fantastic opportunity to meet sustainability and business development officers from all ten regional authorities and other stakeholders including local businesses and training organisations. Thank you to Emma Cantu and Sara-Jane Little for organising such a great event
JPA Workspaces are proud to have been represented by Fiona Edwards at Orgatec Cologne 2022 as part of the Women in Design – Sustainable Design Collective team, and enjoyed an incredible few days of learning, laughs and celebrations with the team culminating in the inaugural presentation.
JPA's Fiona Edwards was proud to appear as a panelist at the Herts Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Conference, which JPA also sponsored. Fiona delivered a presentation on the importance of sustainability as an SME and was on hand to answer audience questions on what Hertfordshire businesses can do to make a difference.
The Global Good Awards’ judges said, “while attention is often placed on large organisations, SMEs also have a vital role to play in tackling today’s environmental challenges. In this category, we were keen to see evidence of impacts and outcomes and how the business might have successfully navigated issues like potentially limited resources. With their support of employee wellbeing, their comprehensive review of their ESG activities, and overall incorporation of sustainability to every layer of their business, JPA Workspaces was the clear front runner. We’re excited to see where they go next.”
JPA’s mission is to reduce furniture carbon and waste across project fit-out work. When new furniture is specified, JPA prioritise manufacturers who can supply certified timber to accommodate green building and fit-out benchmarking schemes such as LEED, BREEAM and Ska, so FSC- certification is essential to JPA’s core business. Certified forests evidence environmental, economic and social benefits including responsible land management, fair pay and core labour rights, and therefore satisfy tender requirements.
On Monday 29th September we joined in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning at our St Albans offices, welcoming all bakers, fakers and in-betweeners! This was in support of one of our most loved company charities, Macmillan Cancer Research.
Having held and participated in many of these over the last few years, the simple genius of the idea to raise money for a great cause through eating cake does not diminish. Macmillan Cancer Research is just one of the charities identified by our cross-departmental CSR
team.
We are pleased to announce that we have been named Regional Winner of the British Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2022 in The Planet Saver category!
We have now been nominated for the National Planet Saver award, and the results will be announced on the British Chamber of Commerce website on the 17th October.
Along with the rest of the nation, JPA would like to pay tribute to Her Majesty the Queen. As the longest serving monarch in British history, her devotion to public service was extraordinary.
Her constant and reassuring presence over the past 70 years has been a comfort to the nation during difficult times, and she brought joy to many people.
Blaze and Fiona have been in London this week, giving a breakfast presentation to designers at TP Bennett’s offices in America Street, SE1.
Leaving a legacy through sustainable workspace development is JPA’s purpose and we were delighted to have the opportunity to share our ideas and get feedback from the design team who cam down to see us.
We were delighted to assist the Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce in the design and fit out of their new premises in York House, Old Hatfield.
Chamber Operations Director Naomi Powell said: "Our Patrons JPA Workspaces have designed our Chamber office to showcase creative, workable, collaborative, vibrant and sustainable ways to get the most out of our working environment."
The Herts Go Green and Grow group is a unique cross-industry group which meets every month in an open forum to discuss sustainability issues, challenges and opportunities.
Our Head of Sustainability, Fiona Edwards, said: "None of us have all the answers! For every question you ask it seems like there are always two more, it can be very frustrating! The beauty of this group is that we are all working with each other to develop understanding and overcome challenges with best practice as they arise, both in and outside of our monthly sessions."
It’s packed with great Seminars & Workshops, curated by Women in Office Design and Design Insider with support from BCFA. Fiona will be a panellist on ‘Reducing Waste is an Imperative’ on 8th September at 1.30pm at Teknion – come and say hello!!
Industry leading informative and knowledge-based seminars and workshops are taking place across 2 days, bringing together leading figures from workplace and hospitality design to examine the trends and key issues affecting our industry. It’s going to be great!
Leading supplier of sustainable design, re-location and furnishing solutions, JPA Workspaces has recently completed a refurbishment in conjunction with BRE in Garston which kept sustainable principles at its core.
JPA's Head of Sustainability, Fiona Edwards, said: "The vision was to demonstrate a responsible approach to procurement by working as many of the existing furniture items back into the project as possible. It also had to look great and work for the users"
JPA Workspaces are delighted to be sponsoring the first ever Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce Sustainability Conference alongside Sky Studios Elstree and Willmott Dixon Construction.
Bringing together businesses from across the county, the event will provide guidance on how we can take a more practical approach to sustainability to achieve targets and deliver significant impact locally as well as nationally.
The event will take place at Rothamsted Enterprises, Harpenden on Friday 21st October 2022.
JPA featured in this month's Inspire 51 Magazine for their work at putting together a Herts Net Zero Focus Group, which involves fourteen Hertfordshire businesses coming together on a monthly basis to discuss ideas for achieving Net Zero in the workplace.
"People want to do more, but they don't know where to start and quotes for work can be really variable," says Fiona (JPA's Head of Sustainability). "We thought getting together a group of businesses who are already making the transition in Hertfordshire would be helpful and the response has been fantastic".
JPA were also mentioned in the magazine for their recent Inspiring Herts Award win, as well as a recent sustainable refurbishment project carried out for BRE.
We were thrilled to win the Circular Economy Project of the Year Award on Wednesday evening at the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2022.
Attended by Sue Hann and Sidney Clarke, it was an inspiring evening that recognised the hundreds of fantastic businesses across the UK who are striving to build a greener and healthier economy for all.
The Chamber was inundated with entries from around the county for the 19 categories, which included accolades for customer commitment and workplace wellbeing. There were also two Special Recognition Awards chosen by the Chamber and the headline sponsors, Viatris and SA Law.
The free-to-enter awards were launched in 2012 to focus on and celebrate the expertise, achievements and outstanding contribution that businesses and individuals continually make to the growth of Hertfordshire.
We were thrilled to be awarded the Business of the Year South Herts and the Green Award at this year’s Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards, held once again at the Warner Bros. Studios in Leavesden – the home of Harry Potter.
Briege Leahy, CEO of Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce, said: “This was an inspirational entry that gave real examples of change and displayed how changes are made, even in a year of real difficulty.”
She added: “The awards ceremony is always a highlight in the Chamber’s calendar and this year was no different. It was wonderful to celebrate the achievements and contribution of the county’s businesses and charitable organisations.
“The awards are also a fantastic opportunity for Hertfordshire businesses to showcase their performance and achievements to the Hertfordshire business community and beyond.”
We are delighted to announce that we've been shortlisted for the Global Good SME of the Year at the Global Good Awards 2022!
The Global Good Awards is all about recognising businesses, NGOs, charities and social enterprises of all shapes and sizes around the world, who are driving social and environmental change.
The hybrid awards ceremony will take place on the 13th October and will take place in London but will also be live streamed around the world.
Fiona Edwards will be speaking at the LUPC and SUPC Conference 2022 on Wednesday 8th June at 133 Houndsditch in Liverpool Street.
The main focus of the talk will be on "Re-Purposing Workspaces: A Responsible Approach". Fiona will be speaking about sector-focused case studies on how universities can make the most of the furniture that they already have to meet the evolving demands from students and staff.
Our head of sustainability, Fiona Edwards, was honoured to be invited to sit on the panel at the upcoming Hertfordshire Chamber of Commerce Property and Construction Event.
The event will consider the delivery of sustainable and practical building services design solutions, together with how best to work with partners, customers and supply chains to achieve building Net Zero.
The event will take place on the 21st July at 4pm at VolkerWessels UK, Hoddesdon. Visit the Herts Chamber website to purchase tickets.
JPA are approved UCL framework suppliers providing a broad spectrum of furniture solutions and services to UCL staff and departments.
This includes site visits and advice, furniture specification, supply, ongoing support and maintenance, moves and repairs – all aimed at reducing furniture waste and furniture carbon.
Read more about what we do on the Sustainable UCL website:
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Inspiring Hertfordshire Awards 2022 in four categories! It is an honour to be able to call ourselves finalists in the following categories:
The results for each category will be decided by an independent panel of judges, and will be announced at the awards ceremony on the 9th June at the Warner Bros studio. We are proud to be finalists alongside such an inspirational group of Hertfordshire businesses, and are looking forward to spending a fantastic evening with the other finalists, sponsors and judges.
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Now in its 15th year and UK’s largest sustainability awards, the edie Sustainability Leaders Awards recognise excellence across the spectrum of green business; from the best efficiency programmes through to product innovations, from stakeholder engagement and social sustainability initiatives to the people on the ground who are making change happen
JPA are delighted to be named as finalists in the SME of the Year category for this year’s awards and are looking forwards to meeting the other finalists at the live ceremony on March 30th at the Park Plaza, Westminster. Not least we’re looking forwards to making new friends and finding new partners for innovative and collaborative work as we work towards Net Zero.
Head of Sustainability Fiona Edwards says ‘we’re really proud to be short-listed as these are UK wide awards, and it means a lot for our work to be recognised in this way. It’s a true team win’. To find out more click here:…
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