Case - Wehlers & Exit Stage - Scaling Flexibility with Sustainable Integrity

Designing for Dynamic Growth and Ethical Responsibility

Exit Stage is a fast-growing, dynamic company—often involved in events, creative workspace design, or performance venues—where agility, scale, and brand image are paramount. As they rapidly expanded their operations and physical footprint, they faced a complex procurement challenge: securing high-quality, stackable seating that could handle intense use and frequent reconfiguration, while simultaneously fulfilling their deep commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainable asset management.

They required furniture that was an extension of their ethical brand, not a compromise on it.

The Challenge: High-Density Seating Meets High-Stakes Sustainability

For Exit Stage, standard contract furniture posed two major risks:

Wear and Tear Liability: Fast-moving, high-density environments require extremely durable chairs. Conventional options often lead to rapid replacement cycles and high maintenance costs.
Sustainability Gap: Procuring non-certified, linear furniture would undercut their brand narrative and create future disposal liabilities, compromising their commitment to stakeholders.

They needed robust flexibility paired with zero environmental compromise.

The Wehlers Solution: Performance and Provenance

Exit Stage selected the Wehlers R.U.M. Stacking Chair for its core operational needs. The choice was driven by the chair's triple advantage:

Extreme Stackability and Lightweight Design: Ideal for rapid setup and teardown.
Contract-Grade Strength: Engineered to withstand the demands of intense, public use.
Complete Circularity: Made from 100% recovered waste and backed by the guaranteed Take-Back System.

"In a company like Exit Stage, every operational decision must reduce complexity and risk. By choosing Wehlers, we secure durable, high-density assets while eliminating all disposal risk and immediately elevating our procurement standards. This is not just buying a chair; it's a strategic de-risking of our ESG future."

— Charlotte Sahl-Madsen, Board Leader, Exit Stage

Quantifying the Strategic and Environmental Win

By integrating Wehlers into their procurement, Exit Stage achieved a furniture solution that actively supports both rapid scaling and verifiable environmental goals.

Metric	Result Achieved by Exit Stage (Per Chair)	Strategic Impact for an Expanding Company
Material Sourcing	100% post-consumer/post-industrial recycled polymer used.	Reinforces brand integrity and commitment to waste diversion at scale.
Waste Diversion	Waste (e-waste, ocean fishing nets) permanently diverted.	Provides an immediate, measurable contribution to their waste reduction targets.
Asset Flexibility	Stacks high (up to 12 chairs), lightweight, and UV-resistant.	Maximizes multi-purpose space use and reduces labor/storage costs.
Future Risk Elimination	0% future landfill liability via Wehlers' Take-Back Guarantee.	De-risks rapid expansion and protects the long-term TCO (Total Cost of Ownership).

The chairs are integral to Exit Stage’s operational success, serving as flexible assets that reduce their maintenance burden and prove their authentic commitment to the circular economy.

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