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Davies Office First Remanufacturer To Be BIFMA level Certified

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:06:33 +0000

The company was recently recognized by BIFMA's level certification for sustainable practices in remanufacturing furniture panel systems.

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Need An Office Makeover?

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 15:18:45 +0000

OFM, a furniture manufacturer based in North Carolina, is running a contest for a single office refurnishing.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Saved By The Filing Cabinet

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:05:05 +0000

A study recently released by the New York Police Department revealed the following advice: when faced with a workplace violence incident involving a shooter, head for the nearest filing cabinet and hide...OR start flinging office equipment and supplies.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Interactive Spec Tools From American Seating

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:11:46 +0000

The Focus Configurator and Spec Builder aim to facilitate choosing the ideal seating products for a project.

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FRIDAY FUNNY: Furniture In Bloom

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:59:00 +0000

It's a table! No, it's a display case! It's a science project! No, it's all of the above (and so much more)!

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Largest Contract Furnishings Event Kicks Off Next Week

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 13:44:14 +0000

NeoCon will offer its most comprehensive conference schedule to date, with 150 CEU-accredited seminars, industry association forums, and keynote presentations for architects, designers, and facility managers.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: Staples Advantage B2B Offerings

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:54:30 +0000

Five new integrated offerings aim to address a growing demand for supplier consolidation and reduced procurement costs.

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IRN Sends Relief Supplies To Haiti

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:17:37 +0000

On February 2, the Institution Recycling Network (IRN) shipped a 15,000 pound load of relief supplies, including 120 mattresses from Brown University, medical supplies from New England Baptist Hospital, and more than 2,500 liters of bottled water from Max's Blues Café in Brockton, MA.

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How To Select A Workbench

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:19:00 +0000

This Web Exclusive explains how fms need to take the time to perform the necessary research upfront by following this step-by-step self examination that will help them choose the right workbench to meet their needs.

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Weird Wednesday: My Home is My Casulo

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:42:12 +0000

This complete furniture set can be set up in less than 10 minutes and later disassembled and repacked like a standard pallet. No tools are needed in the process.

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NEW SERVICE SPOTLIGHT: PlanSCAPE By Virco

Anne Vazquez — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:13 +0000

This service, provided by Virco Mfg. Corporation, is designed to assist facility professionals in schools with large scale furniture and equipment acquisitions.

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: This Chair Rocks! (And So Does Its Light!)

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:14:37 +0000

Rochus Jacob was awarded the first prize for his Murakami Chair which incorporates technology into the skids of the chair to run an OLED light—thereby powering an attached reading lamp with energy generated from its own rocking motion.

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Industry Index Improves In Latest Survey

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:14:57 +0000

Dunlap stated, “[This year] has been an exceptionally difficult [one] for this industry, but I see brighter days ahead. There are enough indicators that tell us that the current industry recession has probably bottomed out. The modest increases in shipments and orders during the second quarter suggest this.”

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Friday Funny: Racial Harmony For Fun And Profit

Heidi Schwartz — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:19:58 +0000

Long before Obama proposed a Happy Hour Diversity Summit, a local furniture store in High Point, NC area embraced the concept as a way to drum up business during the down economy.

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Kimball Products Certified To BIFMA Standard

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:12:34 +0000

Products can be awarded a level 1, level 2, or level 3 compliance mark based on their contribution and points achieved.

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Italian Design?

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:42:34 +0000

Italy is known for its distinct sense of design. Furniture manufacturer Tagliabue, founded in 1879, has introduced it Emmemobili collection, which is an excellent example of this unusual design sensibility.

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Weird Wednesday: An Unofficial NeoCon Preview from La-Z-Boy

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:02:43 +0000

Move over, Segway. Here’s the latest in furniture/transportation innovation. How much would your facilities staff love one of these to get around campus?

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Color My World

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 15:58:04 +0000

If your facility is in need of some furnishings guaranteed to make an impression, these color changing designs from Phillippe Boulet may be just the thing.

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Allsteel Dealer Coordinates Donation For Needy Schools In Belize

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:10:14 +0000

The children of the Cayo District receive benefits of this generosity.

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Allsteel Joins Forces To Increase Reuse Of Facility Assets

Anne Vazquez — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:54:31 +0000

The company has become the first U.S. manufacturer to partner with Green Solutions North America, Inc.

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Steelcase and Lab Crafters Announce Strategic Business Alliance

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:40:00 +0000

Steelcase recently announced that it has negotiated a strategic business alliance agreement with Lab Crafters Inc., a 30 year old company located in Ronkonkoma, NY, that manufactures a portfolio of product solutions developed for laboratory environments. Lab Crafters designs and manufactures fume hoods, casegoods, and other integrated laboratory solutions. The alliance will provide Steelcase new capabilities to meet customers’ needs for product solutions in a wide range of laboratory settings.

For a number of years, Steelcase has created laboratory solutions, including its lab bench product. The foundation of lab bench is a structural module that can be combined into

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Gunlocke Attains New SCS Sustainable Choice Certification

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:45:00 +0000

Gunlocke has achieved am environmental benchmark, certifying products to the current Business & Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) Sustainability Standard. Gunlocke is among the first companies to certify its environmental performance claims through Scientific Certification System (SCS) Sustainable Choice Program.

Gunlocke’s case good product lines including, Medley, Menu, Mosaic, and Kennsington have met the qualifications for the Sustainable Choice Silver level. Additionally, the company’s conference table product lines including, Medley, Kennsington, Converge, and Surfaces have all met the qualifications for the Sustainable Choice Silver level. Finally, Gunlocke’s seating lines including, Alti, Attract, Molti, Olla, and Porter have also met

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The HON Company and Sherwin-Williams Offer New Design-Forward Color Program

Heidi Schwartz — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:18:00 +0000

Contract furniture designer and manufacturer The HON Company has put a colorful new spin on its metal product lines through a partnership with Sherwin-Williams. By teaming up with one of the biggest names in color, HON is working with Sherwin-Williams to offer a high tech color matching system on all metal casegoods and desk products. Through the new ColorCorrect program, designers and end users have the option to chose from 42 fashion forward, industry standard colors or specify any custom matched color they choose.

“Through this exciting partnership we now can match any color you like from wall paint

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