Sustainability
Naked Kitchens are built for a sustainable life. We go to extreme lengths to cut carbon and to source materials responsibly, and we're in a league of our own when it comes to eliminating waste.
That's not corporate greenwashing or easy marketing-speak: we take this stuff very seriously and we don't compromise on it.
Sustainable Timber
We only use sustainable timber and eco-friendly materials
All of Naked Kitchens' timber is environmentally-friendly and sustainably sourced from forests that are responsibly managed, environmentaly conscious, socially beneficial and economically viable.
We use a very special type of water-based PU paint for our doors, which is very environmentally friendly and provides the most durable finish in the industry.
Biomass Boilers
We've replaced all our fossil fuel heating with biomass boilers
The Naked Kitchens aircraft hangar home is over 90,000 square feet, so it hasn't been easy to eliminate fossil fuels from our heating - but we've done it. Our secret has been to create an internal 'circular' heating system, using timber offcuts and sawdust to feed biomass boilers.
We actually began doing this back in 2015, when we introduced two biomass boilers to provide the heating for our offices, showrooms and parts of our workshops. Then in 2022 we replaced all of our remaining fossil fuel heating with an enormous fully-automated, super-efficient biomass boiler which utilises every single wood offcut and is fitted with a ceramic flue filter to eliminate any harmful emissions.
We Eliminate Our Waste
Our manufacturing processes are massively over-optimised to eliminate waste
As a family, we're obsessed with manufacturing efficiency. We have made huge investments in industry-leading technology to achieve this and we constantly review every tiny aspect of every single process to see where we can do better.
We value every drop of paint, maximise the number of pieces we get from each panel, and reuse or repurpose all the leftover bits (including the sawdust). You can find out more detail about this on our blog.
Scandi-style Birch Plywood
Birch ply is the best material for making kitchen cabinets!
Birch plywood has long been prized in the construction, furniture and even automotive industries for its strength and durability. But not all birch plywoods are equal. At Naked Kitchens we spent a huge amount of time researching industries, talking to suppliers and learning about different tree species before we discovered THE ideal ply for manufacturing our kitchen cabinets.
The wood we use comes from a native European birch, grown in the heart of the sustainable Latvian forests. It produces a timber with precisely the properties we need: light coloured, fine-textured and dense. But we’ve come to realise that this particular ply is not just the perfect material for Naked Kitchens’ manufacturing processes; it’s the perfect material for kitchen cabinets full stop.
Made in Britain
We build everything right here in our Norfolk workshop
Some kitchen suppliers source cabinetry from factories around the world, have it shipped thousands of miles to their warehouse and then sell it on as their own. But we build all of our cabinets and worktops by hand right here in our wonderful repurposed RAF aircraft hangar.
Our Norfolk workshop makes Naked Kitchens unique - and it means seriously high quality products with seriously low miles and a low carbon footprint.
Our Designs
We build sustainability into our designs
Building a sustainable kitchen isn't just about the materials and the manufacturing: the design matters too.
When we help customers design a kitchen, we're conscious of building sustainability into the process, and seemingly small decisions can have a big impact. We're keen on biophilic designs, which make use of exposed wood and showcase the raw beauty of natural materials.
Built for Life
Our kitchens are built for life
We spend a ridiculous amount of time stress-testing our kitchens for quality and durability. We know that kitchens aren't just for pretty showrooms.
So we make sure they're bomb-proof, mess-proof and can handle everything that real life throws at them.
Naked Kitchens are designed to last and built for life.
At Naked Kitchens, we take sustainability seriously. We are trying to do everything we can to cut waste and carbon emissions, and to be responsible in our sourcing. But we know there's always more we can do and we are always open to new ideas. Please do get in touch if you think you can help us do even better.