03/2023 – Folding rules made from wood with guaranteed sustainability credentials
A series of wooden folding rules converted to PEFC / Beechwood originating from sustainably managed forests / High break resistance and elasticity
The STABILA folding rules from series 400, 600 and 700 carry the PEFC sustainability label. Each individual production step is checked by independent assessors.
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In the construction industry, there are many influencing factors for making the sector more sustainable. STABILA is also continually checking its products and processes to see how they can be made more sustainable. As early as two years ago, the company was the first manufacturer to convert an entire series of folding rules to the PEFC sustainability label. Since then, all of STABILA's wooden folding rules – the 400, 600 and 700 series – conform to PEFC, as they are made of beechwood originating from sustainably managed forests. The entire production process is transparent, from the raw material right through to the finished end product. Each individual production step is checked by independent assessors and certified accordingly.
The material used is also long-lasting in a functional sense, as beechwood is characterised by its high break resistance and elasticity. This means that the folding rules themselves can withstand heavy use in day-to-day work activities.
Also long-lasting in a functional sense: The folding rules from STABILA have hard-wearing, weather-resistant paint that ensures long-lasting readability.
Wooden folding rules are traditional tools and they are still popular among professionals and DIY enthusiasts. That is why STABILA also ensures that they are functional as well as sustainable. There are a number of important features that enable the wooden folding rules to be used for a long time, such as the rule joints that do not need servicing and ensure effortless and exact locking, and the hard-wearing, weather-resistant paint. This reliably protects the wooden sections and ensures that it is easy to read the scale for the long term, allowing precise measurement results.
The PEFC folding rules from STABILA's 400 (Fig. 1), 600 (Fig. 2) and 700 series are produced using beechwood from sustainably managed forests – the entire production process is certified.
STABILA – How true pro's measure
STABILA is a world-renowned and distinguished manufacturer of top-quality, branded measuring tools. Active in more than 80 countries with its own sales companies, representatives and importers, the STABILA brand is the first choice for millions of professional tradespeople in important measurement technology sectors.
The product range comprises spirit levels, line and rotation lasers, electronic measuring tools, rules and tape measures. Approximately 600 employees are committed to STABILA’s success worldwide, including around 350 in Germany at the headquarters in Annweiler in the Palatinate. In addition to the main factory in Germany, where all of the STABILA spirit levels, electronic measuring tools and high-end rotation lasers are manufactured, STABILA also maintains its own factories in the Czech Republic (rules) and China (laser measuring tools).
It owes its worldwide success and strong growth to its innovative strength, application-oriented product development in close cooperation with construction and trade professionals, modern production technologies and the consistent development of its sales and marketing activities.