Environmental Responsibility

Here at Barkers we are dedicated to making our business as environmentally friendly as possible. We try to use renewable energy where we can, and have recently installed lots of renewable energy sources at our High Street Store, Barkers Home, and our Distribution Centre on Standard Way.

BIOMASS BOILER

Our Distribution Centre houses furniture ready to go out to customers as well as 'goods in' for our High Street Store.

We have installed a custom designed an environmentally friendly heating system.

This environmentally friendly heating system maintains the ideal, constant temperature for furniture storage. The 350kW wood pellet boiler has created one of the most sophisticated furniture storage and handling facilities in the country.

SOLAR PANELS

We have over 900 solar panels installed at our High Street Store, Barkers Home and our Distribution Centre.

Classic all black monocrystalline panels were selected for their high efficiency and aesthetically pleasing design due to the solar panels being visible to customers in certain areas around the store.

The power produced from our solar panel system on Standard Way Industrial Estate is enough to run both of our Distribution Centres.

Sustainability spotlight: On sunny days, Barkers Home is powered almost entirely by solar energy!

ELECTRIC CHARGING POINTS

Supporting greener travel, Barkers Home provides four electric vehicle charging points for customer use (usage fees apply).

CARDBOARD & PLASTIC WASTE

All of the cardboard and plastic that's produced by our High Street Store, Barkers Home and our Distribution Centre is baled and collected to be recycled by Riverdale Paper.

PAPER BAGS

We offer free paper bags to our customers when they make a purchase at either of our stores. These are fully biodegradable and recyclable. We also have our new Barkers Jute Bags available to purchase for £3.95.

ECO-CLEANING

Vista Facilities Management, the company who manage the cleaning at both the High Street Store and Barkers Home have a committed Environmental Policy. This means that they use cleaning materials that are as environmentally friendly as possible, use licensed and appropriate organisations to dispose of waste, as well as using local labour and materials to reduce CO₂ emissions.