About Us
Esschert Design
Esschert Design wants people to enjoy the outdoors in both garden and nature.
Therefore, we develop and sell our own, unique assortment of basic, trend and niche products that are available from stock all year round as well as one off specials.
Characteristics of our products:
- Related to nature and/or gardening
- Functional and/or decorative
- A novelty, surprising and/or nice to give
Esschert Design’s products are tailored to different consumer lifestyle groups:
- Classical, country
- Young, trendy
- Design led
To reach a broad consumer audience, Esschert Design facilitates retailers to convey the best possible buying and product experience to their customers (B2B2C).
Our products are sold through various sales channels to retailers (Garden Centres, DIY, E-commerce, Gift Shops, etc.) in more than 65 countries worldwide!
Social Return
Durability
With nature as its grand inspirer, it goes without question that durability is high on Esschert Design’s agenda.
Pioneer in Social Return
Esschert Design already implemented social return way before the term came into fashion. Since 2009 Esschert Design have a group of youngsters and employees with a disabilities who do all kinds of work and have integrated in to our workforce. To give this group a firm position in society, we have started a training program. At the moment the group consists of twelve people who are coached by a special work coach.
Internships
We offer internships to students. Being an official certified training company for Beroepsonderwijs Bedrijfsleven we offer students in the creative industries the possibility to gain experience in, among others, graphic and industrial design and styling. As we are also acknowledged by the knowledge-center for trade, our doors are always open for interns who follow a vocational training in trades. During the entire year we facilitate projects for one or more interns.
CSR
Corporate Social Responsibility
Amfori (BSCI)
Esschert Design is a member of amfori, the leading global business association for open and sustainable trade which helps organisations worldwide, to work towards socially responsible and environmentally friendly business models. We expect from our suppliers that they adhere to the amfori BSCI Code of Conduct in which the minimum requirements in the field of – amongst other – a safe working environment, decent wages, prohibition on forced labour and impact on the environment are specified. For more information visit www.amfori.org. |
FSC®
The Forest Stewardship Council® promotes responsible management of the world’s forests. Its main tools for achieving this are standard setting, certification and labeling of forest products.The FSC Chain of Custody (CoC) system allows the tracking of FSC certified material from the forest to the consumer.Only companies that have FSC chain of custody certification are allowed to use the FSC trademarks and labels to promote their products.The FSC label therefore provides a link between responsible production and responsible consumption and helps the consumer to make socially and environmentally responsible buying decisions. Esschert Design have an official FSC certificate. For each product it is indicated in the webshop whether it concerns FSC®-certified products. It is also possible to filter this in our shop. |
Waste Management
Esschert Design try to separate it’s waste as much as possible. Plastic, paper, metal, wood and glass are precisely separated. Due to this separation our average volume of remaining waste is less than 1CBM per week. |
Social Entrepeneurschip Reward 'Werkpakt'
Central in the policy for the labour market of the city of Enschede is social entrepreneurship. For employers who distinguish themselves through social entrepreneurship the Municipality has a mark: Werkpakt (EN: Workpact). Werkpakt-entrepreneurs recognize the talents of (long-term) jobseekers, offer them perspective and translate this into succes with a corporate social responsibility. |
Project Work & Balance
The Work & Balance project has been successfully completed. This project was made possible by the European Social Fund of the European Union. The reason for this project related to the sustainable employability of the staff. Good entrepreneurship was central here. The aim of the project was to promote healthy working by reducing work stress. The aim for the future is to focus even more on reducing work stress and anticipating individual ambitions even more. |
Contact us
Do you want to know more about Esschert Design and social return or corporate social responsibility? Please contact us.
History
Esschert Design designs and produces articles related to garden and nature. These original articles are functional, decorative or both. That makes them surprisingly fun to use and to receive as gifts.
Founder, Mrs Ria Mosterd, started the company in 1989 from the beautiful Twente countryside, in the 15th-century farmhouse "Het Esschert". You can still see this farm today in the logo of today's Esschert Design.In 1993, two of her four sons (Arend & Gerard Mosterd) joined the company and started the wholesale branch. Right from the start, the wholesale collection was formed by items that were designed by the company itself and produced especially for Esschert Design.
Today, there are some 2.6 million items on the shelf and Esschert Design exports to more than 68 different countries.
Corporate video
Get to know the brand Esschert Design a bit more in our video! (subtitles available)