MATERIALS

Sustainable

Focusing historically on cork, and recently broadened to include other sustainable input materials – some natural, some post-industrial, some post-consumer – but, all sustainable.

We employ many cutting-edge and extremely innovative manufacturing methodologies, that not only provide our clients the ability to product differentiate in their channel or market, but it enables their sustainability stories to be shouted from the roof-tops.

SUPPORT

‘A la carte’ services

Together with our clients, we analyze their needs, whether it is strict manufacturing, design and production, or any derivative in between. We can take concepts and/or client designs to fruition, from development to the finished product. Design > Development > Prototyping > Packaging.

MATERIALS

CORK

Natural Raw Material

We source cork from only ‘sustainably-harvested’ sources in Portugal (using post-industrial ‘by-product’ material as the base input)

METAL

Natural Raw Material

Our metallic processes use European sourced material to create our metallic pigmentation and products (passing the stricter European standards)

CONCRETE

Natural Raw Material

We use a base of concretes’ natural elements along with natural water-based additives to create our flexible concrete composite surfacing

CERAMICS

Natural Raw Material

Our ceramic products are made in Portugal using the finest local clay

PET

Post-Consumer Material

We use recycled PET (largely sourced from plastic water bottles) in the formulation of our PET products – contributing to diversion of plastics in our oceans

EVA

Post-Industrial Material

We work with global shoe manufacturer sourcing their by-product for use in our EVA products, effectively diverting tons of material from global landfills

MANUFACTURING

COMPRESSION MOLDING

3D components (from small home and tableware items to furniture)

COLOR INFUSION

of agglomerated cork (also which can be molded)

DIECUT / LASERCUT

To customize shapes and sizes

SHAPING (CNC, Lathe, etc.)

Based on the application and the item size, we have multiple methods

METALIC PIGMENTATION

Natural metallics or oxidized metals, our pigmentation capabilities are extensive

VENEERS

We cut and/or create ‘flexible’ veneers in a variety of materials (cork, concrete, metallics, etc.)

SUPPORT

DESIGN

We can either take your designs or help you create designs based upon your criteria and goals. We are flexible, and work with YOU, the way you need and/or want!

DEVELOPMENT

With decades of manufacturing expertise, we vet all designs to ensure they ‘work’ (stability/structure, economics, longevity, etc.), and help develop them further as needed.

PROTOTYPING

The culmination of design and development leads to where the ‘rubber meets the road’ with prototyping, and ensuring your visions are achieved through the entire product development process – and, we are here along the entire journey.

PACKAGING

With inherent knowledge and deep packaging relationships throughout Europe, we offer turnkey product packaging services.