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Natural hardwood is an undeniable hallmark of an Urban Front door. Expert craftsmanship, high-end materials, performance and beauty in all of our doors delight our customers and set us apart from other door manufacturers. With natural materials being such an important part of what we do, we recognise that it’s even more important to be transparent and active in ensuring we are doing our bit to sustain our planet for the future.
We already operate several environmental initiatives intended to reduce our manufacturing footprint. And, since 2021, we've partnered with tree-planting companies - first Go West and now eForests - dedicated to promoting reforestation and environmental sustainability around the world.
For every Urban Front door we make, eForests plants a new native tree in England, Scotland, or Wales. The company works with organisations such as the Wildlife Trust, country parks, and community woodlands to ensure the new trees fit in with their surroundings and won't dominate existing flora.
To give the best possible chance of survival, hundreds of volunteers help look after the trees and on sites with rabbits, voles or deer they are planted in protective shelters, as you can see in the images. Any damaged or dying trees are replaced for free within the first five years.
Every new tree planted can offset up to 1 tonne of CO2 emissions over its lifetime and is, on average, twice the amount of wood that we use to make each door. Given how much our high-specification doors rely on the beauty and materials of nature, we can’t think of a more appropriate cause to support.
Urban Front began its tree planting journey at Orchard Farm in Leicestershire. With Saxon origins, this historic farm has been owned by the Keal family for 100 years. Occupying 70 vast acres, the land hasn’t been ploughed for more than 300 years. The Keals keep pasture-fed cattle, giving them the freedom to roam and live a healthy outdoor life without the restrictions of man-made processes and interferences that are often associated with grain-fed cattle.
This also means that the land is home to plenty of other wildlife, undisturbed by traditional farming practices, with roe, deer, rabbits, woodpeckers, and many more able to live in harmony in this beautiful rural spot.
With this serene space comes plenty of opportunities to build and preserve more natural tree systems. Urban Front was happy to support this particular project at the start of our tree-planting journey. We proudly contributed to at least 200 new trees to a small coppice area on the farm.
Sustainability is one of Urban Front’s core business values: we manage resources smartly, minimising our impact on the environment. We continuously try to identify areas that we can make more environmentally sustainable.
Our ongoing target with this initiative is to keep increasing the number of trees we are able to plant per door and to keep playing a vital role in reducing and offsetting our carbon footprint.
We’re proud to be making this important small step towards a brighter and better future for our planet. And while we know that there is a very long way to go, our ethos dictates that every contribution that gives back something that is naturally taken away, is a venture worth embarking on. We look forward to supporting this cause and many more local communities in the future.
If you’d like any more information about our work with eForests or any of our environmental policies, do get in contact with our office on 01494 778 787 or e-mail us info@urbanfront.co.uk.
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