7.20.10 | Grand Rapids, MI | True Textiles partnered with People Design to develop a marketing strategy for the company and for the Guildford of Main brand. True engaged People Design to determine the viability of the
brand, a panel fabric for the contract furniture industry and to consider expansion into other markets. Through
empathic research of new audiences, the firm introduced a point of view
with which True was not yet familiar.
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7.20.10 | New York, NY | Christina Cohen joined HBF's New York sales team. Ms. Cohen holds a B.S. Degree in Interior Architecture and has been a practicing designer for eight years. Prior to coming to HBF, she
was a Senior Sales Representative with Coalesse.
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7.20.10 | Holland, MI | Trendway received SCS Indoor Advantage Gold certification for the Pack Collection of desking, filing, and storage. All Trendway standard products are SCS certified, and the Pack
Collection
now shares Gold status with Trendway's Choices
system, Intrinsic Freestanding and TrendWall architectural wall.
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7.19.10 | New York, NY | Humanscale received LEED Gold Certification for Commercial Interiors from the U.S. Green Building Council. In addition to LEED-CI credits in the Energy & Atmosphere,
Materials & Resources, and Indoor Environmental Quality categories,
Humanscale products helped contribute to an Innovation in Design Credit
for an Ergonomics Strategy.
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7.19.10 | New York, NY | KnollTextiles
introduced Screenplay Environmental
Technology, a 100%
Earthtex thermoplastic polyolefin fabric for wallcovering. The two new patterns, Box Office and Genre, can be used as a wallcovering, a wrapped acoustical panel, or outdoor upholstery. Both come in eight colors each and are have been Cradle-to-Cradle silver certified.
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7.19.10 | Shelton, CT | Darrick Jones was named Associate at Leggette, Brashears & Graham, Inc., a professional groundwater and environmental engineering services firm. Mr. Jones will be responsible for managing the environmental needs of LBG's private sector clients. Mr. Jones is a geologist with 15 years of consulting experience in geology, hydrogeology, environmental site assessment and remediation.
People >>
7.16.10 | Crossville, TN | Crossville enhanced its Empire
Porcelain Stone line. Empire now boasts 20%
SCS-certified recycled content, has an updated color palette (including a
Alabaster white), and comes in a range of sizes and
shapes, A choice of polished and unpolished finishes increases
Empire’s versatility.
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7.16.10 | Chicago, IL | Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. launched the NETBOOK42-CT, a new cart that vertically stores, charges and protects up to 42 Netbook computers. The NETBOOK42 incorporates a Power Management System that decreases heat and electrical stress while distributing power to the netbooks to preserve battery life.
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7.16.10 | Green Bay, WI | KI hosted a “KI and Wine” event
for the Central Illinois City Center group of the Illinois IIDA Chapter. Held at the Mackinaw Valley Vineyards, Mackinaw, IL, guests enjoyed some wine tasting and the experience of KI furniture and Pallas Textiles in the misdst of the Illinois vineyards.
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7.16.10 | East Greenville, PA | Knoll, Inc. reported second-quarter 2010 net sales of $192.3 million, a decrease of 4.9% from 2Q09 sales but a sequential increase of 9.7% over 1Q10 sales. Net income was $8.7 million, up 7.4% over last year's second quarter and 295.5% over this year's first quarter. CEO Andrew Cogan attributed "a double-digit increase in orders" to new products such as Generation by Knoll continuing to gain momentum as well as marketing efforts such as Knoll Essentials that drove improved day-to-day activity.
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7.15.10 | Jasper, IN | Kimball Office announced a realignment of
leadership. Allen Parker was promoted to Vice President
of Marketing and Sales. Mr. Parker joined Kimball Office in January
2010 and has more than 23 years of industry experience. Promotions also
were given to Drew Andrews, Director of Sales East, and
Brian Gerdes, Director of Sales West who will oversee growth
objectives, strategic accounts, and dealer development. Mr. Andrews will
also be the interim Director of Government Sales.
Mfg. & Distr. >>, People >>
7.16.10 | Amsterdam | Royal Ahrend NV completed a take-over of ASPA. As a consequence of
the new start, part of the employment at ASPA and Assenburg will be maintained. Ahrend will
integrate ASPA’s extensive product lines and services in its own organization.
www.ahrend.com.
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7.16.10 | Stockbridge, MA| Peter Rose + Partners completed the Kripalu Annex,
the first step in the firm's master plan to reshape the Kripalu Center
for Yoga & Health. The project, which reflects Roses career-long
commitment to ecologically innovative design, has recently been
declared a winner of the prestigious AIA National Housing Award in the
category of Specialized Housing; just one day later, I.D.'s 2010 Annual
Design Review awarded Kripalu an Honorable Mention in the Environments
category.
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7.16.10 | New York, NY | Humanscale’s M2 monitor arm has earned a
2010 International Design Excellence Award from the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA). The M2—which took the Bronze honor in the commercial and industrial
products category—was among more than 1,800 entries from 29 different
countries.
www.humanscale.com
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