More than a shred of experience

Experienced Office Furniture started out 45 years ago as a second-hand office furniture dealer, and since then they have expanded the family business into the largest showroom north of Sydney. Their products are manufactured on-site in the factory and comply with Australian Standards.

The factory combines highly trained and experienced staff working with good-quality German machinery. The company’s newest addition is the Weima WL 4 Shredder.

The Weima WL 4 Shredder in the state-of-the-art factory.

“I’ve been to Germany many times to check out machinery for the factory. This approach fits with our mission, which is to manufacture quality furniture with only the best equipment,” said Company Director Andrew Wildschut.

“Most of the furniture we make is manufactured from particle board and MDF,” continued Wildschut. “The offcuts were originally placed into a bin and removed two times per day.

“There used to be a lot of wasted space in the bins due to the size of the offcuts. We required a solution that would shred the wood and in turn reduce our waste removal costs.”

Wildschut visited DKSH at the AWISA 2011 exhibition, where the product was being demonstrated.

“We looked at a few shredders; however, the reason we decided on the Weima WL 4 over others on the market was because of the references that were supplied by DKSH,” said Wildschut. “That was invaluable. I was able to talk to other companies who were using a Weima. After I did that, the decision was an easy one.”

Speaking about the product’s advantages, Wildschut said, “The thing I like about the Weima is the size, along with the German quality. It’s small enough to sit at the end of our extraction line and doesn’t take up a lot of space. We even installed it ourselves without any hassles. It was up and running in about a day.”

Currently, the product runs three times a day for 15 minutes. The shredded wood, along with sawdust (which is extracted during manufacturing), fills a bin with reduced wood waste.

“Reducing wood waste is not only good for the environment, it also ensures that we can work as efficiently as possible,” said Wildschut.

“It used to drive me crazy seeing big pieces of wood waste and a lot of air in the bins. Now the bins are completely full.

“The savings are fantastic. We’ve achieved a saving of over 20% in transport costs using the Weima. I’m really happy about that.”