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GuildMaster plants trees in Indonesia

Employees help area damage in earthquake

Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, September 23, 2008

BANTUL, Indonesia — On Indonesia's annual independence holiday, employees from GuildMaster's Merapi plant in the country traveled to Bantul - a village devastated by the 2006 earthquake - to help restore Indonesia's natural resources.

After receiving the blessing of the local village chief, the Merapi team planted more than 150 mahogany and mango trees in an area heavily damaged by the quake, which devastated the area's local economy and many of its natural resources.

Employees at GuildMaster’s Merapi Plant in Indonesia celebrate their country’s Independence Day by planting trees in a village devastated by a 2006 earthquake.

"It was a tremendous day," says Steve Crowder, president and CEO of GuildMaster, a Springfield, Mo.-based provider of accent furniture and home accents.

Immediately after the 2006 earthquake which measured 7.2 on the Richter scale, GuildMaster provided food and water to victims and rebuilt the Merapi factory.

"Now we are making good on our promise to help with Indonesian reforestation," said Vik Karode, GuildMaster vice president of operations. "The mahogany tree is a foundation of our economy and critical to Indonesia's participation in the global marketplace. We have committed to one-for-one replacement of each tree we use. As a result, we plan to plant 1,200 trees this year to replace those we have harvested."

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