FX Group unveils the world's first 'green' news sets

May 8, 2008

ORLANDO, Fla. — Set design firm FX Group has introduced the television news industry's first "green" news set line as part of a company-wide effort to become more earth conscious.

Dubbed EcoFX Green Sets, this innovative new offering is the result of months of collaboration between multiple FX departments.

"We researched alternative, eco-friendly products that can be used in place of our current materials," said Brannen Acor, FX's production manager.

Finding environmentally-friendly construction materials proved very challenging, said Acor.

The company worked with its existing vendors as well as new suppliers to locate products that are recycled or made from renewable resources that still maintain the company's high quality standards that come from FX's 20-plus years of scenic design and construction experience.

Environmentally-conscious stations can chose from a variety of options for green sets, such as making a certain percentage of a new set eco-friendly or using renewable materials on select surfaces or elements.

The ultimate goal in creating EcoFX sets is to maintain FX's awarding-winning design standards while reducing the impact on the environment.

For areas that can't be made environmentally-friendly from practical or budgetary reasons, FX has arrangements to purchase carbon credits that offset the impact the set construction has on the earth.

The cost of a green set varies greatly and depends largely on the overall size of the set and proportion of green materials used.

FX's environmentally-friendly efforts extend into the firm's signature line of sets as well, so non-EcoFX sets are more "green" than before.

Included in these initiatives, FX has implemented several internal initiatives, including the most comprehensive in-house recycling program in the company's history, electricity usage reduction and reuse of scrap and packing materials. In addition, the company's most recent order of letterhead and business cards was produced on recycled paper.

For more information about EcoFX, visit http://www.fxgroup.tv/ecofx/.

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