Sustainability

As one of the UK’s leading designers and manufacturers of furnishing solutions for modern office environments, we have been inspiring our customers with innovative room-in-room systems, acoustic walls and soft seating furniture of the highest quality.

With the aim of combining functionality and comfort in the best sense for New Work, we develop and manufacture office furniture for a working environment in which people enjoy being productive and feel comfortable. While doing so we cemented our reputation for inspired design, coupled with the highest quality craftsmanship and attention to detail. Bridging the gap between concept and reality is one of our strengths.

With our team of 40 specialists and allrounders we are part of the German-based Assmann Büromöbel GmbH & Co. KG. We are linked to them not only as a family-owned company, but also enjoying the financial strength of the group as a long-term commitment. Together we are consistently pursuing our aspiration of exceptional quality and sustainability strategy. As a British company, we are passionate about sourcing British materials wherever possible. We work hard to keep our carbon footprint as small as possible. This benefits our customers in the UK, in Europe and worldwide.

Ethical Business Practice

We strive to comply with all the relevant location and product-specific requirements arising from legal and administrative provisions on a UK and European, federal, state and municipal level. From these requirements, we derive measures to adapt our structures to the applicable laws. We refuse to accept bribery and corruption, the taking or granting of advantages, and insider trading. We expect a similar stance from our customers, suppliers and network  partners. Data protection has high priority at our company. We respect human rights; we protect the rights of employees on a local, national and global level; and we condemn all forms of child labour, forced labour and involuntary labour. We respect the dignity of every individual, and we take our responsibility for employees, customers, suppliers, companies and the environment seriously.

Product Responsibility and Supply Chain

People use our products in their office environment for many years. Our design, production, sales and customer services departments are set up to ensure that these products are produced, purchased and used sustainably.
Please ask about our FSC® (License Code: FSC-C107429) certified products when speaking with one of our team. Where possible, we work with local or UK based suppliers, with an emphasis on developing a culture of partnership. We are in a close and regular dialogue with them about the origin of the resources used and how they are processed. We focus on products which are designed to reach a high level of safety principles in order to meet market and customer requirements like the German GS labelling.

Resource Productivity and Climate Change

As resources become scarcer, we focus on using materials and energy responsibly. We are committed to improving our resource productivity and energy efficiency while minimizing environmental impacts such as pollution and hazardous waste.

Social Responsibility

We see ourselves as a responsible company within society and are an active member of the community, contributing as a reliable employer as a taxpayer within the framework of regulatory requirements, and through our social commitment. We encourage our employees to do their best every day for the company, for society and for the environment. We offer regular on site  fitness training to our staff and welcome local inhabitants.

Continuous Improvement

Spacemann is commited to a continuous improvement process. This is achieved by incorporating lean methods into our product design, manufacturing and commercial processes. Shop floor management promotes regular discussion between the specialist departments and ensures continuous communication and optimisation. With our employee suggestion scheme, employees can submit their own ideas for improvements and rewards for these are issued depending on potential. We also embrace new innovative  technologies and manufacturing technics in order to use and successfully implement them for the benefit of our employees and customers.

Customer Focus

Knowing and understanding the needs of our customers and incorporating this knowledge into our day-to-day work is the only way of ensuring our success. We are always a reliable and predictable partner for them. We fulfil our customers’ needs through consistent market orientation, innovative and forward-looking solutions, and high quality throughout the entire process chain. We help our customers understand the best way to use our products and we provide information about developments at our company as openly and transparently as possible. We keep an eye on excellent delivery and installation services and are eager to minimize customer complaint respectively resolve quality issues quickly and in the most convenient way for our customers.  

Employees

The employees at Spacemann are our most important capital – without them, our business would not be as successful as it is. We offer our employees secure, attractive and motivating working conditions. To combine the individual employee interests with company’s interest we implemented a banking hour working system which allows the employees to improve their work-life-balance.

Regular workplace inspections and continuously improved workplace safety and ergonomics  help to minimise dangerous situations and to maintain a good health. We provide comprehensive health protection to boost employee motivation and performance. To ensure that our staff identify fully with the company and its values, we rely on a team focus, individual responsibility and decision-making freedom. We expect our employees to be prepared for changes in order to allow the company to evolve and adapt to market requirements. We achieve the company’s goals together through the process of continuous improvement, open communication, clear focus on our strategy and a corporate culture. Respectful and collegial behaviour is an essential part of our corporate culture, and our senior managers set an example in this regard. We engage in fair and responsible recruitment practices. Everyone has the same opportunities; there is no discrimination here.