(Office Chairs Sitting Atop China-III) A Good Start for Ergonor
Three major Office Furniture makers are happy to be sitting atop the Chinese industry. Remarkably, one of them is actually a neophyte in the business.
F.Z. Xiao, the senior manager of the fastest growing office furniture maker in the Chinese market has analyzed that the company was able to land a substantial number of orders for the new series during their debut in Guangzhou OA Office Furniture Fair in March this year. The company then started to ship the products overseas in May at a monthly volume of 70-100 containers, with 70% of its office chairs being patronized by North American and European customers.
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February 17, 2007(Office Chairs Sitting Atop China-II) Landmega’s Steady Success
Landmega Furniture Co. Ltd. Is among the credited companies responsible for creating a pedestal for office furnitures in the Chinese Industry. The office furniture industry has been a young but steady-growing business especially in exports.
John Zhang, founder of the Landmega Furniture Company, attributed the company’s steady development in the highly competitive international market. To him, the industry’s ability to satisfy customers in different segments has led the company to upgrade its performance. They even adopted cutting-edge testing instruments to meet strict specifications set by various markets when it comes to materials, accessories and technologies. To meet environmental standards in various nations, the company’s production lines are accordingly equipped for dust-collection, water-content testing, and other environmentally-relevant requirements.
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February 16, 2007(Office Chairs Sitting Atop China-I) Kuoching Office Furniture’s Rise in the Chinese Industry
The Chinese Industry has been constantly evolving in the industries that it fosters. An interesting addition to this growth would be the office furniture industry. It has significantly pivoted with its export value reaching $899 million USD in 2005, which became 6.5% of the nation’s total furniture export. The well-accredited Chinese-made office chairs were considered accountable for this boom.
It has not always been easy for office furniture makers in the Chinese market. But among the pillars of this rise, the Kuoching Office Furniture was paid due respect for the success that it was able to give.
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February 14, 2007Highly Ergonomic Typing Chairs by SK Office Furniture
The good news to all the typists has been brought to us by the reliable office furniture manufacturer, SK Office Furniture, who has created an especially designed office chair for typists. Hence, the typing chair.
SK Office Furniture has decided that not enough has been done in order to innovate the office chairs that employees sit on every working day. All the more for those with tedious tasks, such as the typists. SK Office Furniture believes that without them, much productivity will be sacrificed, so it must be only sensible to keep them comfortable even only through their office chairs.
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January 19, 2007Izzydesign Goes Environment-Friendly
New Workstyles’ accredited furniture maker izzydesign has decided to go Environment-Friendly by using non-harmful materials in its furnitures and ergonomic office chairs, as well as its waste-trimming lean manufacturing system.
Chuck Saylor, president and founder of Izzydesign may be all raves for the Hannah chair, but he is actually more concerned with how the company could take care of the Spring Lake Township where it is located.
Saylor said that the company’s strong emphasis on the environment, such as the use of clean water no-phosphate painting and the capture of all water runoff, is aimed at obtaining a Michigan Clean Corporate Citizen designation for next year.
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January 17, 2007Herman Miller’s Mirra
Herman Miller is a household name when it comes to high quality office furniture. Producing the most innovative product line up for nearly a century now, the company introduced to the world a one of a kind design that will prove to be the standard that will shape the office furniture industry. Enter the Mirra chair.
One of the best examples within Herman Miller is the Mirra Chair. By looking into the de-construction of the product after its life cycle had ended, the initial design is thought to be more environmentally effective. Sustainable in design, Mirra is made of a minimal number of parts and is easily disassembled for recycling; the recycled content is high, and it’s 96 percent recyclable. It has a recyclable fabric and a latitude back upholstery that is also 100% recyclable.
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July 23, 2006Good Posture for Good Health
The human body is just like a concrete structure. The latter has scaffolding, not purely cement to keep it erect and stable. The former on the other hand is blessed to have strong bones to keep stability and endurance. Yet, these strong bones depend so much on one’s good posture.
While the human body is a being, he is capable of motion. That is movements which keeps the entire system healthy and maintain equilibrium in all aspects. Every movement promotes the exchange of fluids around each inter vertebral discs, transfer of blood through capillaries, and the exchange of oxygen to muscles.
In the event that the body becomes immobile for long periods of time, easy fatigue ability develops. This happens because the exchange of oxygen to muscles is decreased. This scenario is more usual in the work place, commonly in sitting position.
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July 13, 2006Equa 2 – Office Chair Like No Other
Office chairs are given more importance now. Since employees mostly work sitting at their chairs for long hours, many of them develop unwanted body pains that could dampen employee productivity. Companies are trying to eliminate this possibility by purchasing ergonomic office furniture.
Herman Miller Inc. is an American manufacturer of office furniture and equipment. Many of the company’s products are designed to be ecologically sound, and many are good examples of eco-design techniques for achieving sustainability include saving materials, energy efficient manufacturing, recycled content, and recyclable content, including design for disassembly. It is safe to say that the company knows what ergonomics stands for.
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June 28, 2006Choose The Office Chair that Suits Your Need – Part 3
Almost everything to be found in the workplace indirectly mirrors the environment it is striving on. By simply stepping inside the office of an individual, one could immediately tell the character of that person, or at least derive an impression out of it.
Modern cutting edge office furniture design exudes a progressive environment that incorporates the latest advancement in technology. Sleek curved office desks and ergonomic engineered office chairs tell of a comfortable and energetic company. Creative poster and calendars hanging on the wall exhibit an artistic and formative firm. Sturdy and robust office furniture display round the clock industrial duties.
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June 27, 2006Choose The Office Chair that Suits Your Need – Part 2
An operator or task chair is a chair usually used by employees in the middle or lower executive level. These are chairs that can swivel, it has wheels allowing the user to move around freely. These are the most commonly used chairs in the work place until now. These chairs have adjustable height and are not specific to an office workers rank or designation.
Another kind is the executive fabric office chair. These have similarities with the task chair, however it has a reclining back, and better padding. The combination of the two provides comfort and ease to its user.
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