Wharington have developed a smarter, safer and cleaner way to frame upholstered furniture. For eco-efficient and cleaner manufacturing, Recopol™ recycled engineering grade plastic shells replace timber framing, reduce labour production times, lower the volume of materials required and minimise the use of glues and waste generated during production. At end of life the Recopol™ shells can be sent back to Wharington or the furniture manufacturer for re-upholstery or recycling.

Wharington manufactures a range of stock Recopol™ shells and custom shells can be produced to specification, with in-house engineering production facilities, tooling costs are kept low.

Wharington specialise in moulding large shaped shells without expensive tooling costs. For increased efficiency, upholstery features such as grooves, flanges, voids, rebates and metal fixtures can be moulded into the shells.

Recopol™ can be used to mould a range of furniture frames including:

• Chair seats, backs and arms
• Webbing frames
• Single piece chair shells
• Tabletops and table bases
• Ottomans
• Stools and stool seats
• Lounge and Tub chair shells
• Sofa ends and segments

Recopol™ is redeeming a valuable resource, recycling engineered grade post-consumer plastics from the automotive, electronic, appliance waste streams and plastics from the pre-consumer industrial waste streams. Engineering grade plastics take hundreds of years to break down in landfill, by using Recopol™ shells these plastics can be used again in practical and durable products. Studies by the Centre for Design at RMIT University showed that Recopol™ was produced and processed with 50% less greenhouse gas emissions and 80% less energy than a virgin ABS plastic product.

Manufacturing advantages of using Recopol™ shells include:

• Producing furniture with Recopol™ enables safer and cleaner workplaces with reduced timber waste generated and glues used during production.
• Recopol™ has excellent staple holding and is able to be routed, drilled and holes can be cut from the shells.
• Recopol™ shells are durable and lightweight and resistant to insects, moisture and moulds. These shells are ideal for tropical environments.
• Recopol™ shells can be re-used endless times, reworked with timber hand and power tools for new furniture styles.

• Recopol™ Information Flyer
• Recopol™ MSDS PDF
• VOC testing of Recopol™