Comenius multilateral Comenius multilateral partnership projectpartnership project

““UNITED IN NATURE – UNITED IN NATURE – NATIONAL NATURE, NATIONAL NATURE,

INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE!”INTERNATIONAL HERITAGE!”

DecemberDecember, 2013, 2013

Participants of the projectParticipants of the project visited JSCvisited JSC "Gintaro "Gintaro baldai” baldai” to get acquainted with various to get acquainted with various professionsprofessions..

"Gintaro baldai" - "Gintaro baldai" - one of the largest one of the largest upholstered furniture manufacturing upholstered furniture manufacturing

company and company and it it has been successfully has been successfully operating for eleven years operating for eleven years

We received a warm welcome and We received a warm welcome and employees of the Company toldemployees of the Company told us about an us about an interesting way of furniture making process interesting way of furniture making process

Furniture is manufactured in a modern Furniture is manufactured in a modern 11,000 sq. area of production workshop11,000 sq. area of production workshopss. .

The company employs 400 staffThe company employs 400 staff

We wereWe were wondered seeing a huge wondered seeing a huge variety of furniture tissuesvariety of furniture tissues

It was interesting to see the work of It was interesting to see the work of tailorstailors,,

tissues cutterstissues cutters,,

foam rubber cuttersfoam rubber cutters,,

furniture upholsterersfurniture upholsterers,,

furniture erectorsfurniture erectors,,

quality control staffquality control staff..

That's already packed furniture. During the That's already packed furniture. During the month, the company producemonth, the company producess 150 150

differentdifferent kinds ofkinds of furniture furniture

Of course, we tried the furniture – Of course, we tried the furniture – it it is very comfortableis very comfortable

We were also interested in We were also interested in environmental protectionenvironmental protection

The company aims The company aims are are to produce to produce furniture that meetfurniture that meetss users' requirements users' requirements. It . It endeavorendeavorss to ensure that consumers buy to ensure that consumers buy not only quality, but also ecologically clean not only quality, but also ecologically clean furniture.  furniture.  

Company seeks staff as early as possible Company seeks staff as early as possible to assess the potential impact on the to assess the potential impact on the environment – inenvironment – in furniture designing and furniture designing and manufacturing process planning stage. manufacturing process planning stage.

It is very importantIt is very important To reduce air pollution, introduction of To reduce air pollution, introduction of

new, cleaner technologies in furniture new, cleaner technologies in furniture production. production.

Protect the environment by reducing Protect the environment by reducing waste and emissions. waste and emissions.

The rational use of raw materials and The rational use of raw materials and energy. energy.

Control of the raw materials and the Control of the raw materials and the impact on the environment.impact on the environment.