12.17.07 | Do you know what technical weaving is? You’'ve undoubtedly seen it but, perhaps not recognized it as such. In any event, GKD Metal Fabrics, with its 75-year tradition of German engineering, precision manufacturing and technical innovation, is a leader in this field, which has to do with mesh material such as metals and plastics that are used for specialized applications.

11.26.07 | At the recent OFDA Conference and Exhibition, a small panel of manufacturer representatives answered a number of question about the state of the industry and concerning issues that are currently on the minds of dealers. The panel comprised Franco Bianchi, president and CEO of Haworth, James Keane, president of the Steelcase Group, and Daniel Miller, Executive Vice President of Kimball International and president of Kimball Furniture.

3.26.07 | These are heady times for Keilhauer. The Toronto-based, family-owned company designs, engineers, and manufactures seating including task and executive chairs, lounge seating and complementary tables, side chairs, and stacking chairs, with $70-million-plus (more than $60-million U.S.) in annual sales. In November, Keilhauer launched Sittris, its new healthcare company, at the Healthcare Design.06 conference in Chicago’s Hyatt Regency Hotel, and promptly won a Nightingale Product Award for its debut bariatric armchair. 

3.26.07 | It’s starting: The warm-up to NeoCon 2007. Edward F. Weller, III announced the founding of a new furniture company, The Weller Group USA, a boutique resource for well-designed executive office and hospitality furniture. The collection will be launched at NeoCon 2007.