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.

“The HON Company and our members are honored to be recognized by OFDA and dealers throughout North America with the 2010 Manufacturer of the Year Silver Award.  OFDA is an important industry organization, and to receive this designation from such a notable group is truly humbling,” said Jerry Dittmer, president of The HON Company. “We strive to provide the best combination of products and service to our dealer network. This award reflects our members’ ongoing commitment of excellence to dealers and their customers.”

For more information about The HON Company, its facilities and its comprehensive line of furnishings and accessories, visit www.hon.com

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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.

“All of the SmartLink extensions are designed to offer the best utilization of space while providing the ultimate in productivity,” said Mark Roumfort, HON’s vice president of product development. “Whether it’s for a kindergarten or a high school learning environment, these new additions to the SmartLink lines are flexible, durable, smart solutions that can easily be reconfigured to facilitate interactive learning and better support individual teaching and learning styles.”

Compact Teacher Station
Gone are the days when a bulky teacher’s desk sits at the head of the room. Instead, today’s smartest learning environments are flexible and interactive – and require a teacher’s station that fits this bill. The new compact teacher station (24” x 60”; as compared to the traditional size of 26” x 72”) is ideal for teachers who prefer a smaller desk. It also can be used as a computer station or as a workspace for assistants, student teachers or volunteers. What’s more, the smaller size makes it highly mobile and perfect for laptops.

Adaptable Student Desks
The new sit-to-stand student desk adjusts from 30 to 43 inches in one-inch increments; and also presents additional collaborative opportunities for group and project meetings.

Offering further customization in the SmartLink student desks, HON now provides a fixed-height leg option – at 30 inches high – which is perfect for high school and college learning environments.

Both of the new student desk options still feature the same benefits as the other SmartLink student desks, including “non-handed” tops, which provide greater flexibility and arm support to any user. The desks are also lightweight and can easily be organized into a variety of configurations, which is further facilitated by the top shape.  Plus, all of the SmartLink student desks offer a number of storage options, including a backpack hook and wire basket, which allow students the ability to easily organize their materials.

New Accessories
Finally, to make better use of wall and floor space, HON has introduced new whiteboard cabinet brackets and a rail kit for use with its SmartLink storage system. The cabinet and whiteboard brackets attach to HON’s full-height storage units – turning virtually any storage space into an extra teaching surface, display space or student work area, without taking up extra wall space.

For more information about SmartLink education furniture, visit www.hon.com.

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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.

“Huddle tables provide the perfect platform for training, meetings and collaboration by allowing you to use the same space for a variety of purposes,” said Fred Colony, vice president of products for The HON Company. “Arrange tables in rows for training in the morning; and then reconfigure them into a presentation-friendly ‘u-shape’ just a few hours later. Or, pull one into an office for a spontaneous meeting with a coworker; then push it against the wall to display items for a new business meeting. The possibilities are virtually endless.”

Huddle tables are easy to set up, rearrange and store when not in use. And, Huddle tables are perfectly compatible with any work environment – offering nine rectangle-top work surface sizes, three base options (post leg, t-leg and flip-top for easy nesting), 16 standard laminate finishes, 15 edge colors, 10 base paint colors and three edge detail options.

To allow for space-efficient table storage, Huddle tables offer a nesting base. While nested, optional modesty panels drop down so the tables can be nested together without removing the panels. And to ensure safe, soft and quiet fold-down operation, an innovative dampened articulation function has been added by HON to Huddle’s hinge mechanism. Huddle tables are also available with glides for stationary use, or casters for enhanced mobility and reconfiguration.

Adding further customization, the Huddle collection offers a variety of accessories to tailor the tables for specific uses. Optional ganging hardware allows the tables to be locked into place – ideal for training rooms or areas open to the general public. Optional wire management trays and USB grommets are also available.

An additional benefit of the Huddle multi-purpose tables is their SCS Indoor Advantage™ indoor air quality certification by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS). When configured with t-mold or edge-banded tops, the collection meets SCS Indoor Advantage certification – the most rigorous indoor air quality criteria in all of North America.

For more information on the Huddle family of multi-purpose tables, contact Corporate Environments or visit huddle.hon.com.

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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. This “buzz” has been extremely positive… and includes words like smart design… innovative solutions… strategic partnerships… inspiring headquarters and showroom spaces… unsurpassed customer service… and above all, commitment. To better reflect the energy within HON and the “at-your-service” attitude of its members, the company has introduced a new logo and branding initiative – the first such endeavor in more than 40 years. More…

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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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