The Best Way of Making Furniture in the UAE

Be it for hotels, resorts, or offices, furniture is an essential design element. However, not all furniture is created equal. In this article, we’ll talk about 4 key factors you should look at when choosing the best furniture materials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) market. So, put your cup on your coffee table and read on.  

Durability

    If you want to manufacture a top-drawer piece of furniture, you have to use durable materials. Thanks to its high moisture resistance (0.181 N/mm²) and modulus of elasticity (3539 N/mm²), DesertBoard®’s Palm Strand Board (PSB®) allows you to achieve this goal. On top of that, this feedstock is ideal for manufacturing durable furniture because of its high resistance to the withdrawal of screws or fasteners from it (1,356 N for the edge and 1,112 N for the face). Designed to last for years, our PSB® is suitable both for outdoor spaces (e.g., garden, patio) and for highly used indoor areas (e.g., offices, playrooms for children).

    Versatility

      Our long-lasting product also entails significant flexibility in the furniture-making process. To be more specific, PSB® can be coated, laminated, painted, or equipped with different finishes (e.g., veneer, melamine, etc.). Being completely customizable, our board can fit any aesthetic requirements that you might have for your furniture.

      Health & Safety

        Furniture strength should not come at the expense of health & safety. In particular, formaldehyde is typically used as a bonding agent when manufacturing MDF, particleboard, plywood and other types of furniture core elements. Although providing furniture with strength and longevity, this toxic chemical can be released in the indoor environment. Its exposure may then lead to a wide range of health problems such as respiratory issues, skin and eye irritation, allergies, nasopharyngeal cancer and leukaemia. Therefore, to be on the safe side, we ensure our PSB®  to be zero-formaldehyde

        Sourcing

          Does your supplier have any formaldehyde-rich skeleton in its closet? If you import boards from abroad, the answer is likely to be yes. Besides posing health risks, sourcing formaldehyde-containing furniture raw materials from outside the UAE implies a transport-related carbon footprint (scope 3 emissions). 

          Nevertheless, if you’re based in the UAE, you’re in luck. You can come to check DesertBoard®‘s closet whenever you like. You’ll find zero skeletons yet a zero-formaldehyde PSB®. We’ve designed a solution tailored to sustainable furniture manufacturers in the UAE to let them align with the UN SDGs. Instead of encouraging the cutting of trees across the world, we prefer upcycling local palm waste into a zero-deforestation feedstock for the furniture industry.

          Saving the Furniture

          Here we are. These are the 4 criteria you should keep in mind when vetting your furniture raw materials. Whether you’re into sustainable interior design or outdoor furniture, DesertBoard®’s PSB® ticks all your boxes. We’ve embraced a circular economy approach to turn a UAE-based by-product (palm waste) into a durable, versatile, safe, and sustainable furniture material. If you want to boost the sustainability of your furniture manufacturing, give us a shout today!