Reported by eFurniture for Office Furniture & Design on 6/15/2010
Muscatine, IA (June 14, 2010) – The HON Company received the “2010 Manufacturer of the Year Silver Award” from the Office Furniture Dealers Alliance (OFDA). The award was announced on the opening day of the 2010 NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair in Chicago, the office furniture industry’s largest trade show of the year.
The annual OFDA Dealer’s Choice awards are presented to manufacturers for their commitment and outreach to the dealer channel. The winning manufacturers were determined by the results of the Association’s annual OFDA Dealer Manufacturer Satisfaction Index Survey, a dealer poll designed to recognize the best of class performance and topics of concern for the dealer community. The survey asked dealers to evaluate up to four of their manufacturer business partners in six key categories: training, product lines, service and support, sales and marketing, management and technology. (more…)
Compact Teacher Station, Adaptable Student Desks and Innovative Accessories Round Out This Comprehensive Collection.
Muscatine, IA – March 22, 2010 – Born out of meticulous research, The HON Company’s SmartLink™ furniture for learning environments has received overwhelmingly positive feedback from both the education and design communities. Building upon this award-winning collection, HON is pleased to introduce a number of extensions to the SmartLink family – including a compact teacher station, sit-to-stand and fixed student desks, and innovative accessories. (more…)
- The HON Company Introduces Huddle™ Multi-Purpose Tables
Reported by eFurniture for Office Furniture & Design on 2/18/2010
Muscatine, IA – February 9, 2010 – Gone are the days when meetings were held in traditional conference rooms. In today’s office, work happens everywhere – in training rooms, project rooms, large offices – and more often than not, in an impromptu spot where two or three people want to quickly put their heads together to solve a problem. To provide the ideal solution for the today’s office, The HON Company is pleased to introduce the new Huddle™ collection of multi-purpose tables. These thoughtfully designed tables feature smart design, flexibility and a choice of base, edge and finish options to meet the needs of smart, agile businesses. (more…)
- New Hon Logo 2010
First Mark Alteration in More Than 40 Years
New Logo Reflects The ‘New’ HON
Smart, Proactive, Responsive and Ready to Serve
Muscatine, Iowa – January 6, 2010 – For some time now, there has been a “buzz” in the office furniture industry… reflecting the direction of the second largest office furniture manufacturer, The HON Company. (more…)
HON Mirus Mid-Back Work Chair
Improved office productivity starts with a great chair – and the Mirus seating line makes it easy for every employee to achieve custom comfort. Featuring adjustable lumbar support, a tension knob that is easily accessible and requires less than 4 turns, an “advanced” reclining motion for “enhanced” comfort, height and seat glide adjustment and more.
Mirus raises expectations of what an office chair can do. Your employees spend hours working at their desks. Now they can be a lot more comfortable doing it.
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Streamlined. Solid. Flexible. Friendly. Those are just a few of the key characteristics of the new Abound frame and tile system from The HON Company. Abound provides a clean, modern look with straight lines and crisp edges that complements any office environment. Abound is also user-friendly: it’s easy to work with, easy to reconfigure, easy on the environment and easy on your wallet.
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Introducing Vicinity, a new kind of storage system. Vicinity readily adapts to many different environments and work styles by helping users organize active work materials, but also to store everything else. Vicinity’s column-based design and versatile, easy-to-install parts and options make it simple to customize and create the best solution for any space. Facilities can utilize Vicinity in both common areas and individual work areas, making organizing the entire office extremely easy.
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HON Offers Substantial Furniture Savings to Companies Affected by Recent Floods
Muscatine, Iowa – In light of the many storms and floods that recently hit the Midwest, there are many that can use a helping hand. And one Iowa-based company is leading the way. The HON Company, a leading office furniture manufacturer, is offering furniture at the most aggressive pricing available – equaling that of the world’s largest purchaser, the United States Federal Government. The discounts will last throughout 2009, or as long as there is a need.
“At HON, some of our very own members were affected by the flooding, and we know how devastating that can be… so we wanted to do our part to help in whatever way we could,” said Tim Heth, vice president of member and community relations for The HON Company.
“We immediately obtained a waiver from the U.S. General Services Agency (GSA), allowing the affected businesses to purchase at deep Federal discounts – pricing which is usually reserved for federal agencies. Since we implemented this program, nearly 200 orders have been placed from companies in Iowa, Nebraska and Texas.”
Eligibility is provided to any business that was directly affected by the flooding disaster.
- Flexibility is Key When Designing the Ultimate Office Space
Flexibility is Key When Designing the Ultimate Office Space
Muscatine, Iowa… November, 2008 — If a person’s home is their castle, then what exactly is their office? Their home away from home?
According to workplace statistics, that’s pretty much the case. Americans spend an average of 52 hours a week at their desks*, so it’s no surprise that 83 percent of workers say they want the flexibility to personalize this space.
That’s what more than 400 U.S. office workers told The HON Company, a leading designer and manufacturer of office furniture, in a recent research study. HON surveyed American workers to determine their personal workspace design preferences. Eighty-three percent of respondents cited flexibility as a must – saying they wanted a desk that allowed them to personalize their active work zone to maximize comfort for their working style.
“Obviously, workers shouldn’t forsake a professional image in favor of personalization, but they do spend a great deal of their lives in their workspace – so it’s no wonder they want to add a bit of themselves to it,” notes Fred Colony, vice president of casegoods, seating and tables at The HON Company. “The two concepts can comfortably coexist in the modern workplace – all it takes is a bit of organization, the right products and thoughtful design.” (more…)
