7.20.06 | Cincinnati, OH | Dennis J. Insogna has been named President of WorkPlace Furnishings (WPF) in Cincinnati. Mr. Insogna is currently VP of BKM Total Office and has also served as a dealer development consultant with WorkPlace Furnishings for the past two years. He succeeds G. E. "Russ" Russell, WPF president and CEO since 1992, who retains his position as Chairman of WorkPlace Furnishings Canada. Prior to joining BKM in 1996, Mr. Insogna served as a communications officer in the Army and held various positions at Eutectic Corp. and Imperial, Inc.
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7.20.06 | Chicago, IL | Desks Inc., a Knoll and DIRTT dealer
in Chicago, has announced two new hires. Mary Sullivan has joined the
sales team of Craig Shultz/Dave Marshall as Sales Coordinator. Ms.
Sullivan is a veteran of the Chicago dealer marketplace, having most
recently worked at a Steelcase dealer for 11 years. Theresa Griffin has
joined the Desks Professional Services Department, which provides
specification and project management services. She previously worked
for an Atlanta Knoll dealer. They may be reached at 312.334.3322 and
msullivan@desksinc.com and tgriffin@desksinc.com, respectively.
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7.18.06 |Jasper, Ind. | Kimball Office announces the appointment of Paradigm Inc.,of Toronto, Ontario, to the Select Dealer Program. Select Dealershipsare trained and committed to providing customers with an effective andefficient buying experience from pre-order planning throughpost-installation satisfaction.
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7.17.06 | Sydney, Australia | Corporate Express, one of Australia’s largest office furniture suppliers, has opened a new showroom solely dedicated to green office furniture in Sydney. It will carry flooring, wall treatments, textiles, modular carpet, seating, storage, and workstations.
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7.17.06 | Los Angeles, CA | Bentley Prince Street introduced the Zoom Room at NeoCon last month, a 3-D visualization tool developed by Tricycle that provides customers with life-sized recreations of custom color carpet products in an interior environment, on demand. The Zoom Room uses projectors and screens to create a full-scale impression of the room, showing color carpets in front of, below, and around the viewer. The image can also be reduced and saved digitally for future reference or to print color images.
“This technology gives our customers a way to actually see our products—and even to walk on them—full-scale in their intended environment immediately, without waiting for a small product sample,” says Bentley Prince Street CEO Anthony Minite.
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7.14.06 | New York, NY | Lauren Friedman joined DIRTT Environmental Solutions as its representative in New York City. One of NY City’s most knowledgeable people in the area of architectural walls, Ms. Friedman was formerly EVP and Director of Sales and Marketing for Acme Architectural Walls. T: 203.326.0800, lfriedman@DIRTT.net
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