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Dapwood Furniture was in Santa Fe on January 30th, 2012 with the New Mexico Green Chamber to learn about our legislative process and talk with our elected officials about the importance of several bills being heard in committees.   Dapwood is most interested in seeing Benefit Corporation legislation getting passed. This legislation would create a new type of corporation in New Mexico where shareholder profits are not the only focus of a company. A Benefit […]

Coming out of the holiday break we were unfortunately targeted for a copper wire heist. Thieves decided that breaking into a transformer and cutting live wires was worth the lure of $60 in scrap metal. For us it meant no power to run equipment, no work for our employees, unknown hours wasted on phone calls, some late orders and overall….anger on my part. It is one of my fundamental principles in life to respect one […]

Dapwood has been named New Mexico’s 2012 Small Business Recycler! We are honored by the award and excited to see that all of our hard work is being recognized.  We also have a billboard in Albuquerque!

The “NM Businesses Recycle” campaign will be an annual program that encourages, adds value and raises awareness for businesses that do recycle and reduce their waste. Businesses that recycle and commit will be provided with media exposure, recognition and window decals. A recent partnership between the NM Green Chamber of Commerce, the NM Recycling Coalition, the NMSU Institute for Energy and the Environment and the NM Environment Department Green Zia Environmental Leadership Program– has been […]

Dapwood Furniture has been featured in Albuquerque the Magazine this month!!! It was fun to have a photo shoot and talk about our natural and healthy furniture. Dapwood in Albuquerque the Magazine- Page 1 Dapwood in Albuquerque the Magazine- Page 2

We are all very excited to receive a Silver Level in the State of New Mexico’s Green Zia program. We worked very hard to receive this recognition (as well as other awards) and will continue to work hard to move sustainable business practices to the forefront. Congratulatory letter from Senator Tom Udall…

Well, we unfortunately didn’t win the New Mexico Business Weekly’s award this year but we were happy to see that well deserving non-profits Adelante  and Roadrunner Food Bank did get the award.  While we were disappointed, it was still an honor to be selected out of over 100 applications. We are re-energized to continue our mission of sustainability….and for making it to the top next year. Overall the experience was a great one for all of […]

We just received notice today (6/14/2012) that Dapwood Furniture Co. has been selected as an honoree for the New Mexico Business Weekly’s Sustainable Business Summit awards. There were over 100 applicants and to be chosen to get to the next stage is a huge honor. The winners will be announced on July 26th at  New Mexico’s Sustainable Business Summit. To all of us here, it is confirmation that we are leading the way in changing business […]

We are happy to announce that Dapwood Furniture Co. has been nominated for the New Mexico Business Weekly’s Sustainable Business Award. We are putting the final touches on our questionnaire so the judges can see Dapwood’s hard work. We hope to meet other manufacturers and create a critical mass to help make sustainability a reality in New Mexico and beyond!

I was struggling with how to explain that we make great furniture that is built to last. To do this I was thinking of a spreadsheet with graphs comparing cheap products replaced many times versus a higher initial cost product that doesn’t need to be replaced. In the end I decided that approach was too left brained and doomed for failure. In any case, I came across this post from a few years ago and […]