Nucraft won Best of Competition and Steelcase, Gunlocke, Haworth and Herman Miller were also among multiple winners named at the 2012 Best of NeoCon awards.
The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) has collaborated with NSF International, an independent global organization that writes standards, tests and certifies products for the commercial furnishing, construction, food, water and consumer goods industries to develop a Product Category Rule (PCR) for the seating industry.
Gunlocke, a leading manufacturer of high-end casegoods, conferencing, seating and lounge furniture, said it has renewed — and added — level certifications for a majority of its products.
Kimball Office has expanded its line of Villa lounge seating with the addition of a youth line, high-back series and multiple storage and power/data options. The new products will be available in the fall.
The HON Co. says it has been awarded a five-year blanket purchase agreement by the U.S. Navy to supply office furniture, systems and workstations at all U.S. naval bases.
Case goods and seating manufacturer Geiger International announced plans to acquire a manufacturing facility in Hildebran, NC. Geiger will invest $3.7 million over three-years updating and equipping the 97,000-square-foot former Cox Manufacturing plant.