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The Refinishing Touch Adds Eco-friendly Fabrics to Upholstery Brand

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ALPHARETTA, GA.—The Refinishing Touch, a specialist in environmentally safe and sustainable on-site furniture refinishing, upholstery and armoire modifications, has added new environmentally-friendly materials to its Touch Textiles fabrics brand.

The new line includes a range of 100 percent recycled fabrics finished with GreenShield, a Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) recognized, low fluorocarbon treatment that uses two-thirds less chemicals without compromising the durability, moisture resistance, stain resistance or nonflammable qualities of the fabric.

In recent years, the industry has seen a massive increase in the use and demand for eco-friendly textiles. Close to 12 billion pounds of post-consumer textile waste ends up in landfills every single year, reflecting the growing need and continuing opportunity for recyclable and sustainable textiles throughout the world.

Fabrics from Three Mills

Touch Textiles includes fabrics from partners at three different mills that hold third-party certifications for environmentally-friendly practices such as lean manufacturing. While remaining leaders in fabric design and development, these partners make use of innovations such as GreenShield, a fabric finisher that uses up to 10 times less fluorocarbons than other finishes and one-third of the chemicals while preserving color, maintaining fabric breathability, providing water and stain repellency and allowing for anti-odor, antistatic and non-flammable characteristics.

Touch Textiles’ new line of green fabrics is complementary to The Refinishing Touch’s commitment to sustainable practices that utilize nontoxic materials in refinishing. To date, The Refinishing Touch has refurbished the equivalent of 1.5 million rooms of furniture for approximately 20,000 different clients across the government, educational and hospitality sectors. Its practices of recycling, refurbishing and reupholstering furniture have saved approximately two million hardwood trees from landfill.

On top of environmentally sustainable properties, the new range of fabrics feature new designs, textures and materials to accommodate the extensive and selective tastes of The Refinishing Touch’s client base across hospitality, university and government sectors.

Response to Market Demand

“Market demand for quality and environmentally-friendly fabrics is continuing to grow more and more each year,” says Mario Insenga, founder and CEO of The Refinishing Touch. “Through Touch Textiles, The Refinishing Touch is responding to that demand and seeking out these fabrics to offer to our clients. We’re determined to provide the highest quality, most environmentally sustainable fabrics, and we’re very proud of our new line within the Touch Textiles brand.

“It makes good environmental and business sense to source the textile and refinishing work from the same company,” Insenga adds. “By including these more eco-friendly options, we’re hoping to bring new benefits to our clients and provide products and services that are in line with The Refinishing Touch’s sustainable mission.”

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