1.24.08 | Chicago, IL | Bretford, Inc., supplier of technology and media furniture, launched BretfordCommons, a new extranet site. The site, www.bretfordcommons.com, offers customers confidential and customized information regarding order status, training modules, sales tools, and product pricing. Additionally, BretfordCommons makes it easier for customers to submit Customer Owned Materials for testing. Bretford’'s wide array of lounge furniture can be ordered in standard fabric as well as custom fabric specified by the end user. Partners simply complete an online request, then track the testing process step-by-step online from the site.

1.17.08 | High Point, NC | Brayton International, a division of Steelcase, announced a new Metro web site for ease in finding product solutions and information for customers, dealers and the design community. New features include:
- Simplified navigation with at-a-glance visuals
- The ability to browse quickly by product or category
- Quick access to resources such as brochure or price list downloads
- Viewing the Topo animation video online
- Sustainability info for key products
- Product layout tools for quick budgeting
The web site is www.metrofurniture.com

1.10.08 | Duren, Germany | GKD, a producer of woven wire mesh made of metal, synthetic wires and fibers, earned a 2007 GOOD DESIGN Award from the Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design for Mediamesh. Mediamesh combines stainless steel wire mesh with IT-bsed LED technology to create permanent and integrated media-based architectural solutions. Once installed, Mediamesh displays can be operated via the Internet. Mediamesh is weather and temperature resistant.www.mediafacade.com/mediamesh.