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Canadian university commits to sustainable education research

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As a company that has spent over 35 years working with large organizations to improve the bottom line and decrease carbon emissions through sustainable furniture asset management solutions including refinishing, remanufacturing, and re-upholstering, we understand the long-term commitment required to create a lasting impact on communities and the environment.

In conjunction with implementing sustainable initiatives, we have also seen our customers, which include government agencies, hotels, and colleges and universities, go one step further and commit fiscal and operational resources to the research it takes to make our world a better place. On this same vein, we were thrilled to hear about the Canadian institution, University of Saskatchewan, open up its own environmental research body – The Sustainability Education Research Institute (SERI).

The first of its kind in Canada, SERI is committed to bringing together researchers and community influencers to examine and advance environmental sustainability. In a recent story from The Star Phoenix, University of Saskatchewan vice president of research, Karen Chad said: “SERI will provide a focus for sustainability research, fostering creation of knowledge to inform everything from classroom lessons, actions with community partners and government policy.”

In addition to its dedication to environmental research, SERI will also work to improve sustainable-focus curriculum in elementary, high school and higher education institutions.

With The Refinishing Touch’s recent expansion into Canada, we have a vested interest in the future of the country, its environmental-preservation, and how countries around the world can work together to improve overall sustainability. We hope that similar institutes will continue to be established in a cohesive effort to expand sustainable education.

To learn more about SERI, read the entire news story, and to learn more about The Refinishing Touch and our cost-effective, environmentally-friendly furniture solutions, please visit our website.

The Refinishing Touch announces company growth: Expands operations to Canada

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The Refinishing Touch opens in Canada for hospitality and sustainability industriesIt has been an incredible week at The Refinishing Touch—after 35 years of commitment to the hospitality, government, and higher education industries, it was announced yesterday that we are expanding our environmentally safe and sustainable furniture refinishing, re-upholstering and armoire modification operations to Canada!  Beginning immediately, The Refinishing Touch Canada will open administrative offices in Toronto, making it the first international and administrative division.

Although The Refinishing Touch has completed international projects around the world, Canada was the natural progression for international expansion.  In addition to Canada’s rapidly growing tourism market and nearly 10,000 hotels and 270,000 rooms across the nation, we both share a commitment to sustainability and environmental consciousness. The expansion has, in this very short time, already proved successful, as we have secured refinishing contracts with several top Canadian hotels.

As we are clearly excited about our expanding operations, it’s great to see the local and hospitality communities also picking up the exciting news. Shortly after the announcement, we received multiple pieces of coverage, including a great piece from the Atlanta Business Chronicle

We cannot wait to see where this expansion takes us and are excited to further spread our message about the importance of budget-saving and environmentally-friendly refinishing tactics.

To read the entire press release, visit our website here.  For more information about our operations in Canada, please email [email protected].