Office Furniture News
Tuesday March 18, 2008
HBF is Acquired
Interior Design (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
by Mairi Beautyman Office furniture manufacturer HNI Corporation has entered into an agreement to purchase HBF, a subsidiary of furniture designer, ...
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Office Furniture and Chairs lead the way in the growth in the ...
Words that Work (press release) - Belfast,County Antrim,Ireland
Weird really and in today’s climate of where good affordable Office Furniture is so readily available, makes no sense whatever.
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Market Spotlight:Office-Supply Retailers
Houston Chronicle - United States
Strength in computers, GPS, copy and print stores and ink were offset by weakness in furniture, business machines and supplies. Despite challenges to the ...
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Furniture Maker Buys NC Company
CNNMoney.com - USA
Muscatine-based HNI is a world leading office furniture manufacturer and a national leader in gas- and wood-burning fireplaces. Its products are marketed ...
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HNI Corporation Announces Acquisition of HBF
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
We look forward to working with the entire HBF team and leveraging HNI's lean enterprise and overall office furniture expertise to achieve greater ...
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Monday March 17, 2008Sunday March 16, 2008
GMAC Eaton Group partners with Chase
Youngstown Vindicator - Youngstown,OH,USA
YOUNGSTOWN — James Weaver Office Environments said it is joining with Office Furniture USA to provide furniture to the Pittsburgh market. ...
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Youngstown furniture store comes to Pittsburgh
MSN Money - USA
After 85 years in business in Youngstown, James & Weaver Office Environments is ready to open its Office Furniture USA retail business in Wexford next week. ...
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Ferret - Australia
Acclaim Office Furniture specialises in the distribution of office furniture. Diverse range of office furniture provided by Acclaim Office Furniture include ...
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Property World (press release) - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
The Office Exhibition, the region’s premier office furniture, interiors and design event, has developed an enviable record of exceeding people’s ...
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Mayor Lozeau adding her stamp to office walls
Nashua Telegraph - Nashua,NH,USA
Lozeau said the mayor's office was badly in need of renovation. She also hopes to upgrade the furniture, and has consulted with the NH Department of ...
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Second wind for furniture tycoon Aamir Ahmad
Times Online - UK
He used the house he shared with his boyfriend in Putney as a makeshift warehouse and office and set about producing a catalogue for the company, ...
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Junking stuff has gotten more complex
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
It's carved out a niche in handling large inventories of unwanted office furniture from big companies that include Autodesk, Charles Schwab and PG&E. ...
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Office Reality Presents Appearances Are Everything
The Open Press (press release) - USA
They UK’s favourite office retailer and office designers offer a wide range of office furniture from office desks to office chairs and provide a bespoke ...
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The Kingston Whig-Standard - Kingston,Ontario,Canada
Allstate Insurance has teamed up with the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston and Area to donate office furniture, old computer equipment and other supplies to ...
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Saturday March 15, 2008
Allstate Insurance gives back to Kingston Boys and Girls Club
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
KINGSTON, ON, March 14 /CNW/ - Allstate Insurance Company of Canada and Green Solutions North America Inc. have teamed up to donate office furniture ...
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Manitowoc office furniture firm warns of closure
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Invincible Metal Furniture Co., a Manitowoc manufacturer of steel office furniture, has informed state officials that it will close May 12, ...
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What's New: In Brief
Canadian Underwriter - Toronto,ON,Canada
Allstate Insurance Company of Canada and Green Solutions North America Inc. have teamed up to donate office furniture to the Boys and Girls Club of Kingston ...
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Trappings of the good life
Business Standard - Mumbai,Maharashtra,India
... artworks and furniture, and though there is only one of them and then only in the office area, an assistant comments that the company’s “bathrooms are ...
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Friday March 14, 2008
Lakeland Bank supports ‘Hugs from Home’
Advertiser-News - USA
Oak Ridge — Lakeland Bank joined Office Furniture Partnership in supporting their second Annual “Hugs from Home” program, designed to send personalized gift ...
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Trobriand Island carver makes his mark in Japan
The National - Port Moresby,Papua New Guinea
Lake who lives at Hohola in the nation’s capital has until April 8 this year to carve traditional designs on a whole range of office furniture. ...
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Police make arrest in Ashley Furniture Store manager's murder
KVBC - Las Vegas,NV,USA
The Clark County Coroners Office ultimately identified the victim of the crime as Robert Bills, the manager of Ashley Furniture. ...
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Youngstown furniture store comes to Pittsburgh
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Office Furniture USA features 250 lines of furniture and caters to both corporate clients and home office customers. Denise Powell, the owner of the company ...
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The Furniture Industry in Austria 2007 - Profiles Are Provided For ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
Austrian furniture imports and exports are broken down by country and segment (office furniture, kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, dining and living ...
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CNNMoney.com - USA
... including key furniture sourcing regions, to assist Bassett in obtaining complete supply chain visibility. Critical back office functions are automated ...
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Wednesday March 12, 2008
Europe’s best all set to showcase their latest at The Office ...
Property World (press release) - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Among those present are Arte Mobilia, who have been manufacturing classic office furniture from Valencia for over 25 years, the futuristic Coinma, ...
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V3 Engineers enters Home Segment in AP
Deepika - Kottayam,India
We are positive that we will be able to replicate the success of Office Furniture, in the Home Furniture Category as well. V3 HomeZone endeavours to offer ...
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nvincible for sale as production continues
Herald Times Reporter - Manitowoc,WI,USA
MANITOWOC — Founded in 1904, Invincible Office Furniture is for sale, but a court-appointed receiver said today the manufacturing plant remains open, ...
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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: The Desk for the Executive Addicted to Star Wars
TFM - Tinton Falls,NJ,USA
I saw a post about this amazing piece of office furniture a few weeks ago, and I immediately knew I had to share it. It's not especially practical, ...
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Maispace Introduces High Quality Office Cubicles with Systems ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
It wasn't enough for Maispace to provide clients with a low cost, high quality alternative to high priced office furniture systems. ...
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Office Reality Presents Appearances Are Everything
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
When opinions are formed and estimations made often on these first impressions you need to make the right statement with your office furniture. ...
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A Company Expands Overseas: In Grand Rapids
RedOrbit - Dallas,TX,USA
The privately held company got its start developing business software for European office furniture and cabinet manufacturers, and today is one of the ...
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Mom-Preneur Goes from the PTO to the USPTO in Her Quest to Develop ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in her quest to develop a sensible solution to floor protection. Furniture Sox, LLC announces a new mom-invented, ...
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Tuesday March 11, 2008
Online Furniture Purchase Goes Sour
Consumer Affairs - USA
I called for consumer back-up – the Missouri Attorney General's Office. That office repeatedly contacted Kids Quarters, Inc. about my concerns. ...
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Copeland Furniture Moves To New High Point Showroom
Furniture Style - Lincolnshire,IL,USA
The Vermont-based, FSC-certified company is a manufacturer of bedroom, dining room and home office furniture. The company also has the exclusive rights to ...
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HNI Names New President of the Hon Co.
CNNMoney.com - USA
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - The chief financial officer of HNI Corp. was named president of The Hon Co., the corporation's office furniture division. ...
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Office furniture, fireplace maker HNI Corp. names new executive
WQAD - Moline,IL,USA
AP - March 11, 2008 11:14 AM ET The Muscatine-based office furniture and fireplace maker says its chief financial officer, Jerry Dittmer, has been named a ...
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Museum Staffers Trading Up
Fort Smith Times Record - Fort Smith,AR,USA
Some old desks and folding tables make up part of the office furniture. Initially, when Sanders moved into the chamber office, Riverside Furniture donated a ...
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Monday March 10, 2008
Interiors: The room planner
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
If the budget won't stretch to a bespoke work island, your office layout can still be creative and dynamic. Don't let furniture hug the walls, with a large, ...
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Setting strategy: Ideas on creative use of work space
Kansas City Star - MO,USA
Myriad soft-furniture seating areas also will encourage collaborative thoughts and ideas, he said. Although the office furniture details of the new ...
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Meet the Whiz Kids: 10 Overachievers Under 21
ABC News - USA
Investing $600 in Web hosting and online advertising, he launched BizChair.com to sell office furniture direct to businesses. Now, six years later, ...
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Sunday March 9, 2008
Does anyone know a builder?
Times Online - UK
I got back to find the whole place and my furniture damaged.” An attempt to fix the problem failed. “It started leaking again. That’s why I left that flat ...
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Relocating Hospital Difficult, Expensive Task
Springdale Morning News - Springdale,AR,USA
Most of the furniture for the campus is new, Barclay said, but about 1200 office furniture items are being reused. Mercy workers pack their individual ...
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President of Kacey Fine Furniture in critical condition
9NEWS.com - Denver,CO,USA
DENVER - Leslie Fishbein, president of Kacey Fine Furniture, is in critical condition after complications from a treatment at a physician's office on ...
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The Huntsville Times - al.com - Huntsville,AL,USA
Niles Prestage, Office Furniture Outlet, which has stores in Huntsville and Decatur. Office Furniture Outlet has grown from a "closeout scratch and dent ...
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Saturday March 8,2008
Mason-Dixon opens new showroom
Frederick News Post (subscription) - Frederick,MD,USA
Smith said clients needed a place to gain product education and test new chairs and view office furniture in a variety of styles and price ranges. ...
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Jon Mark Beilue: Standing tall in the face of change
Amarillo.com (subscription) - Amarillo,TX,USA
General's biggest sales volume is office furniture. They are the state's second-oldest dealer of Steelcase furniture. That hasn't changed. ...
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On the Move
Interior Design (subscription) - New York,NY,USA
Dutch commercial furniture manufacturer Royal Ahrend has purchased British office furniture manufacturer Techo UK after increasing its existing minority ...
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Latest office supplies store comes to Farmington: Office Depot ...
Farmington Daily Times - Farmington,NM,USA
"We carry a better grade of office furniture, and commercial, heavy duty office machines instead of out-of-the-box products." As part of its ribbon-cutting ...
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What cost cutting?
Winnipeg Sun - Canada
Office equipment jumps to $2000 from $1500, as does the annual office furniture allotment. Auto allowance in the mayor's office will rise to $2500 from ...
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BIFMA standard to target sustainability
Michigan Business Review - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
The office furniture industry could have a new standard in place by year's end that defines sustainability, a major emerging market force driving product ...
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Inscape reports Q3 profit of $1.1 million, up from $640000 a year ago
News1130 - Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada
The office furniture company said it earned $1.1 million or seven cents per share for the three months ended Jan. 31 compared with a profit of $640000 or ...
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New Publication Contains Detailed Profiles of 200 Major Global ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... kitchen furniture, office furniture). Company profiles are available for each furniture manufacturer, with information on company background, turnover, ...
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Friday March 7, 2008
Botswana: Mogae Moves to Phakalane
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
Office and equipment - office accommodation, telephone, a computer, office furniture and such other other office equipment as may be determined by the ...
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BIFMA standard to target sustainability
MLive.com - MI,USA
by MARK SANCHEZ | Business Review Western Michigan The office furniture industry could have a new standard in place by year's end that defines ...
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Suppliers learn collaboration and innovation
MLive.com - MI,USA
Price is an issue, but quality, sustainability and diversity are much more of an issue when it comes to office furniture," Whitteberry said by way of ...
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WorkSpaces: TAQA office at Domino's Farms a landmark of glass ...
MLive.com - MI,USA
Barker-Homek's own office has a flat-screen TV, leather furniture, refrigerator and a private shower. The office also has a lunch area with a bar in the ...
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Designed For Success
Middle East Events (press release) - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Dubai, UAE - March 5, 2008: The Office Exhibition, the region’s premier office furniture, interiors and design event, has developed an enviable record of ...
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What’s in a Chair?
New York Times - United States
A licensed clinical social worker had lots of comfy, overstuffed furniture and encouraged patients to sit anywhere (sessions ended in long hugs that ...
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Vietnam vets open local office
Franklin Press - Franklin,NC,USA
Brigman offered the school's help and on Friday and Monday, Bell delivered desks, chairs, office furniture and computers to the VVA office. ...
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Office furniture solutions from Haworth Australia
Infolink Architecture & Building - Australia
Haworth Australia supplies a wide range of office furniture solutions. The TecCrete is an adjustable raised floor from Haworth Australia. ...
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CPSC Issues Residential Upholstered Furniture Flammability Standard
Occupational Health Safety - Dallas,TX,USA
Included are chairs, sofas, motion furniture, sleep sofas, home office furniture customarily offered for sale through retailers or otherwise available for ...
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