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ARBYD - furniture company - Biomass boiler
Published on 17 December 2020
Czech Republic
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About this good practice
ARBYD is the Czech furniture manufacturer, offers full-scope services in manufacturing, assembly and delivery of furniture. From graphical design up to technical implementation.
The facility produces standard and also untypical, custom-made design furniture that meets the expectations of the customers according to clients' own design or the design developed by company's furniture designers, implementing ´turnkey´ interior designs.
The company has a strong position not only on the Czech market, but also in the United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden and the Netherlands.
In 2006, a new ´greenfield´ plant (area 5500 sq m) with company´s showroom was finalized. ARBYD CZ s.r.o. has been certified in accordance with ČSN EN ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.
In 2018, a new warehouse hall with an area of 3,000 m2 was built.
Our mission is to produce quality Czech furniture using advanced technologies, with focus on quality, environment and service.
Investment costs per installed kW: 800 EUR/kW
Payback period: 19,6 year
Total project costs: 240 000 EUR
The facility produces standard and also untypical, custom-made design furniture that meets the expectations of the customers according to clients' own design or the design developed by company's furniture designers, implementing ´turnkey´ interior designs.
The company has a strong position not only on the Czech market, but also in the United Kingdom, France, Hungary, Slovakia, Sweden and the Netherlands.
In 2006, a new ´greenfield´ plant (area 5500 sq m) with company´s showroom was finalized. ARBYD CZ s.r.o. has been certified in accordance with ČSN EN ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015.
In 2018, a new warehouse hall with an area of 3,000 m2 was built.
Our mission is to produce quality Czech furniture using advanced technologies, with focus on quality, environment and service.
Investment costs per installed kW: 800 EUR/kW
Payback period: 19,6 year
Total project costs: 240 000 EUR
Resources needed
Total project costs: 240 000 EUR, Public+private funds used
Evidence of success
Reduction in emissions of harmful substances into the air › improving the environment.
Increasing competitiveness and saving operating costs › possibility of further investment in production and sale › potential employment expansion.
The project expects to reduce the electricity used by 528 GJ/year (16%), with overall financial savings of approx. 9500 EUR/year and CO2 emission reduction by 80 tons/year.
Increasing competitiveness and saving operating costs › possibility of further investment in production and sale › potential employment expansion.
The project expects to reduce the electricity used by 528 GJ/year (16%), with overall financial savings of approx. 9500 EUR/year and CO2 emission reduction by 80 tons/year.
Potential for learning or transfer
The project is a combination of the circular economy and energy efficient RES use within production.
The main lesson learned is the hard explanation possibility of the project without practical demonstration. As it is specific for the industry it would be useful to provide possibility to show the project and its consequences directly to the managing authority providing the subsidy funds.
It is also very difficult and time and money consuming the uncertainty regarding the long period between the project registration and the approval of the project for financing as well as receiving the funds.
The main lesson learned is the hard explanation possibility of the project without practical demonstration. As it is specific for the industry it would be useful to provide possibility to show the project and its consequences directly to the managing authority providing the subsidy funds.
It is also very difficult and time and money consuming the uncertainty regarding the long period between the project registration and the approval of the project for financing as well as receiving the funds.
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Good practice owner
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Organisation
Czech Technical University
Czech Republic
Jihozápad
Contact
Researcher, finance expert