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Eco Statement from Replogle Globes

Replogle Globes, Inc., our leading globe manufacturer, has recently published information regarding its contribution towards energy and resource-efficiency.

With over 80 years of manufacturing experience, Replogle maintains a keen awareness of its responsibility to the environment. They are continuing to improve their energy and resource efficiency in the following areas of their business:

LEAN MANUFACTURING
Replogle Globes is working towards improving quality and reducing the carbon footprint of activities within their factory. It has reduced the amount of energy usage through the reduction of machines and materials transportation.

Why Replogle Globes?

The immediate answer is – because Replogle globes are the best globes you can buy.

Replogle themselves say – whether it be in your childhood to teach you the countries and cities of the world or as you grow up to demonstrate the physical features of our planet earth – your globe is a treasured possession. Your globe may be a decorative feature that is useful to identify places and events or an enlightening reference that will grace any lounge.

Why do we all need a globe?

Back along a bit – in 2006 – just before T&L started trading – we were looking at our objectives and deciding what categories of products we should be selling.

We knew we wanted to provide educational toys and ancillary equipment.
We knew we wanted to help parents (& grandparents) choose gifts for children to learn in playtime.
We knew we wanted to avoid dvd’s and video games.

Around The Globe In 80 Minutes

The world, it has to be said, is an increasingly smaller place. The advent of the internet and the advancement of communications means that those in Bangkok can easily keep in touch with people in Basildon at the touch of a button, businessmen in Australia can have real time conversations with those in London, in fact, nowhere is out of bounds now.