1. Silverline has a strategic partnership with Abbeysteel™
the world’s first green brand of sustainably sourced
steel.
Silverline offer a range of storage solutions products with
Filling Cabinet Ranges Executive and M:Line containing
around 50% reused material and the S:Line and Freedom
ranges around 15%.
In July 2011, Silverline reached a record breaking milestone in Co² savings.
A trophy and unique certificate presentation was awarded in December at
Abbeysteel in Stevenage to Silverline reaching 10,000 tonnes of C02 saved from
being released into the atmosphere.
It was awarded by Stephen McPartland, Chair of the House of Commons select
Committee for Furniture to Silverline Chairman Stanley Ensinger.
The honour was in addition to
the usual quarterly certificate
that is issued to congratulate
Silverline for using Abbeysteel.
Stanley Ensinger, Silverline OE Ltd, Stephen McPartland, Chair of the
House of Commons select Committee for Furniture, and Phil Cooper,
Managing Director at Abbey Steel & Shearing Co Ltd.

2. About Abbeysteel™
Abbeysteel™ is the world’s first green brand of sustainably sourced steel that
has been created to showcase a prime steel by-product that is sourced from a
range of UK multi-industry applications. Abbeysteel™ combines the uniqueness
of a trademarked raw material and that of a sustainable material resource for
businesses that would like to show a reduced impact on the environment by
reusing materials.
Abbeysteel™ explained How is Abbeysteel™ an
environmentally friendly
Abbeysteel™ has been created material?
through identification of a waste
stream in the UK manufacturing Steel, unlike other materials, has a
sector that is produced by some of unique property that allows it to be
the UK’s larger industries. These continuously recycled and reused.
industries consume large quantities However not all steel needs to be
of steel within their operations and recycled as a percentage can be
they produce material that is a pure reused in its present form. Re-
by-product of their processes. smelting steel produces on average
2.3 tonnes of Co² per tonne
This material is surplus to recycled.
About Abbey Steel & requirements as they cannot utilise
Shearing Company Ltd it in any of their own application and Extending material lifecycle through
it would destined fro re-smelting and reprocessing enables its diversion
Established more than 30
forming into new steel. But instead away from the smelting process and
years ago, based in
Abbeysteel reclaim this prime grade utilising it in its present form. Reuse
Stevenage, Hertfordshire,
Abbey Steel supplies steel, process it and put it back into of materials instead of recycling
manufacturer’s throughout the supply chain. The steel we them is what makes Abbeysteel™ a
the UK with a resource for all typically receive is mild sheet steel green manufacturing material.
their steel; sheet, blanks, in the form of cut outs and off-cuts
shapes, strip and coil in various specifications.
requirements, together with
a comprehensive processing Abbey Steel has branded this
service so that all metarial is material as Abbeysteel™
precision sheared to their Sustainably Sourced Steel – a
required specifications. unique raw material that has had its
lifecycle extended, through
BS EN ISO: 9001:2008 & reworking it into a diverse range of
BS EN ISO: 14001 Certified UK manufacturing industries.
www.abbeysteel.com

3. Purchasing 1 Standard 4 Drawer Executive Filing Cabinet saves 177Kgs of Co² which is equivalent to 532 miles –
the average mileage of an economy car over a six week period or the same as the Co² emitted from a refrigerator
for 17 months.
Silverline have partnered with
Abbey Steel, owners of
Abbeysteel™ to help reduce our
carbon footprint.
Abbeysteel™ is a re-used steel by-
product that is sourced from the
automotive trade, that provides a
significant reduction in Co², for the
Executive and m:line ranges of
filing cabinet.
As authenticated by third parties.

4. Today we live in an environmentally conscious economy
where demand for products with improved environmental
performance is demonstrated by increasing consumer
preference, Government intervention and EU regulation.
In response we have augmented our existing filling
cabinet range to use Abbeysteel™ Sustainably Sourced
Steel a unique raw material that can show a significantly
reduced carbon footprint of the products that contain it.
Abbeysteel™ features in our Kontrax and Executive filing
cabinets ranges and as a result they now contain around
44% reused material.
In using Abbeysteel™ we are making the following
carbon savings per individual cabinet
FCEC2F Kontrax 2 drawer filing cabinet 75.9 Kg’s
FCEC3F Kontrax 3 drawer filing cabinet 111.7 Kg’s
FCEC4F Kontrax 4 drawer filing cabinet 145.62 Kg’s
FCEX2F Executive 2 drawer filing 82.9 Kg’s
cabinet
FCEX3F Executive 3 drawer filing 122.3 Kg’s
cabinet
FCEX4F Executive 4 drawer filing 159.84 Kg’s
cabinet
To put these Co2 savings in perspective, purchasing one Silverline four drawer executive filing cabinet
made with Abbeysteel™ produces a saving equivalent to driving an average economy car for six weeks.
Silverline can offer businesses the opportunity to
 Demonstrate enhanced green credentials to
customers and stakeholders
 Demonstrate a reduced carbon footprint
 Enhance and support existing activities to reduce
operating impact on the environment
 Buy office furniture with a certified reused
content and guaranteed carbon savings.
Contact
+ 44 (0)1638 582700
www.silverline-oe.com
enquires@silverline-oe.com