Office Furniture Companies offer a Multitude of Home Office Options – Part 2
Techline, being a leader in state of the art production of office and home furniture, has researched what it is exactly people that want. “The way people work changes, and they want furniture that can change with them. They’ll buy a modular piece or two and come back a few years later to add something else, and they want it all to fit and work together.” Nichols explained further.
Many other office furniture manufacturers began surfacing with the Techline principle in mind. At this spring’s High Point, N.C. international home furnishings market, manufacturers unveiled new home office furnishings that are flexible and adaptable, while managing to look attractive in a room.
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July 16, 2006Office Furniture Companies offer a Multitude of Home Office Options – Part 1
If you happen to have a makeshift office at your home, then this scenario is most familiar to you. Computer cables and wires constantly trips your family’s footing, cell phone chargers can be found in side the loo and many other unlikely places, papers stacked in the kitchen counter, the bedroom cluttered with phone bills and mail, the dresser being a substitute for a filing cabinet and the living room looking like a front desk. Pretty accurate?
We have to admit that most homes weren’t designed with the space of an office home in mind. But with the demands of work, many families are forced to carve out corners of space in dining rooms, dens and bedrooms, then filled the space with hand-me-down furniture. The problem is, most people tend not to give their home offices the same maintenance and care as with the other areas of the house. Most heads of the family disregards the importance of incorporating the most appropriate furniture to their homes. Three huge office furniture company offers a resolution to this.
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July 15, 2006MidCity gets Ingenious Interior Designer
J Suzan Ben has been a prominent interior designer and educator locally for over 20 years. Her background includes interior design, space planning and education as a instructor at Villa Maria College. Today, Kurt Amico, President of MidCity Office Furniture announced that the company has acquired J Suzan’s valuable interior design services.
“Our clients are no longer looking for products- they are looking for a complete solution, they want us to create a highly functional workplace that is very aesthetically pleasing” says Amico. “J Suzan brings both of these objectives to the forefront.”
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July 14, 2006The creation of new website for office furnitures
A new website was created by the Engineering Plastics business of BASF for the office furniture industry in North America.
PlasticPortal.com is a website that would help office furniture customers to determine the right decisions that they will make for whatever needs they have. This site illustrates various office equipments that assist customers in bringing out practicality and aesthetics.
By clicking the mouse to other programs, sound suggestions and options are highlighted. Viewers like designers can easily connect to other areas of expertise, such as material comparisons, cost calculators, cycle time calculators and on-line answers to accelerate the design process.
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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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July 12, 2006Increase productivity through a new innovative concept
OFIS, who is a company that offers the furniture, flooring and interior solutions as part of the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, will participate in the Middle East’s premier exhibition aimed at bringing inspiring workplaces to life, dubbed as ‘Office 2007′.
It is known that the office, busy and high-trafficked as it is, has to compete with many distractions. Employers have to make sure that employees are on their toes at all times to ensure maximum productivity. With these reasons in mind, there are a growing number of office furniture designers in existence who are focusing on creating flexible, dynamic and exciting work environments.
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July 11, 2006Alliance Enters the Aaron Rents Franchise Program
Aaron Rents, Inc. is a leader in the sales and lease ownership and is known for specialty retailing and renting out residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances and accessories. The company had announced that it went into an agreement with a company who is an operator of ten stores throughout north Texas, Alliance Rental Centers, L.P., primarily to convert seven Alliance stores into Aaron Rents’ franchise program.
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Five Great Tips on Buying Office Furniture
You’ve got that great business idea. You have a fool-proof business model and business plan. You’ve got the money to make this project into a reality. You have great partners and people working for you. You’ve found a great deal for the location for your business and you’re raring to go. However, you’re now left to face with the only thing that’s left in order to start operating, office furniture.
It doesn’t seem like a real problem, at least, that’s what you believe. But if it’s your first time to venture into this sort of thing, you have to think things through, too. Here are great five tips that will help you buy the office furniture you need for your business.
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July 10, 2006Leader in Wood Office Furniture Announces New Hire
The recognized leader in wood office furniture, Kimball International, Inc., a company that’s been in the business of designing and manufacturing of office furniture for more than 30 years, has announced that they have taken on Jeff Fenwick as the new Vice President for Marketing for the Kimball Office brand. Formerly of ASSA ABLOY as their Vice President for the Door Group brands, Fenwick will assume responsibility that includes support and oversight of the brand’s strategic direction and growth objectives, for the marketing organization and the general achievement of Kimball Office brand goals.
Fenwick’s former position when he originally joined Kimball back in August of 2001 was Vice President of Marketing in the Company’s contract manufacturing operations, flexcel. While holding teh position, Fenwick was responsible for developing new business and achieving sales goals. He left Kimball in June of 2006 and joined the world’s leading manufacturer and supplier of door opening solutions and security, ASSA ABLOY.
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July 9, 2006Leading Global Office Furniture Manufacturer Promotes Principal Desinger
New York-based furniture company, Bush Industries Inc. is a leading global manufacturer of ready-to-assemble and OfficeReady™ office furniture. The company announces the promotion of the former Principal Designer Joe Ruedinger to the position of Director of Product Design. He held the previous position since he joined the company in June of 2006. This business move is a part of an ongoing strategy to strengthen its product-leadership, which is focused on a business model, which is manily on driving consumer values, driving them though innovative design, and globally sourcing leading products.
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