Contract furnishings provider, Hightower received multiple awards at NeoCon 2021, including IIDA's 'Best Small Showroom' (under 4,000 sf) and 'Best of Competition' for its newly designed Chicago showroom.
Humanscale welcomes Elizabeth Margles to its Marketing Division in the role of Chief Marketing Officer. Margles comes to Humanscale with twenty years of experience in design, fashion and retail and a background in public relations and advertising.
The exclusive relationship with Kontrol's BioCloud® Technology will provide real-time detection of airborne pathogens such as SARS-CoV-2 to help make workplaces safer as organizations return to the office.
Game on: Logitech G and Herman Miller will analyze and incorporate the feedback from esports teams with which they have relationships, including Complexity Gaming, TSM, NaVi and others, into products that address their needs and concerns.
Revenue for the fourth quarter of 2019 declined to $53.2 million compared to $74.4 million reported in the prior year period. In the fourth quarter, they experienced continued disruption in sales activity levels, particularly with respect to larger size projects.
The maker of standing desks and risers offers more than furniture today, and the company's new name, Vari, reflects its evolution.
Whiteboards are out. Steelcase purchased PolyVision on August 27, 2001 for $176 million and also took on roughly $103 million in PolyVision debt. The private equity firm Monday purchased PolyVision for $74 million, according to SEC filings. Oops!
Tangent Consulting connects dealer and manufacturer partners’ objectives with service-based sales, consulting and marketing services.
“Our goal is to kind of invest in Fully's front end, they're just in the process now of revamping their website, building out a much more mobile-friendly offering, broadening the product line and our goal with Fully is to take a $50 million business and make it a $100 million online engine over the next 3 to 5 years.”
Office furniture net sales decreased $8.9 million or 0.5% from the prior year to $1.697 billion. On an organic basis, sales increased 0.8% primarily driven by growth in the contract business.
The growth in Lifestyle came predominantly from commercial clients, where their 19% growth rate in Workplace significantly outpaced their residential growth.
The company — now headed up by President and CEO Matt Schad and his brother, Brandon Schad, marketing manager — is celebrating its 75th year as a family-owned and -led company in the Grand Rapids area.
The Stockholm Furniture Fair is held yearly in February and unveils the latest trends and products from Scandinavia.
“He was an extraordinary craftsman and a truly authentic and humble man with a deep and understated wisdom and a dry sense of humor.”
Mr. Lorenger joined HNI Corporation in 1998 and held multiple executive level positions prior to his election as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Kimball acquired David Edward in 2018, a maker of contract furniture for the healthcare, education, and hospitality sectors. Kimball launched a strategic growth plan for the company in 2019.
After years of industry achievement in both the US and Sweden, Shawn Sowers has joined Hightower as Design Director.
In addition to regular and large-occupant office chairs, TÜV Rheinland said it can ensure manufacturers meet the requirements for lounge seating, desk products, panel systems, storage units, educational seating, and occasional-use seating.
The company’s High Point showroom was only open by appointment, which meant that most designers had never stepped foot inside; the brand’s contract business has also grown—in part thanks to a partnership with office furniture giant Steelcase.
