For decades we were known for our custom corporate furniture, namely big boardroom tables for big name companies and government officials. In more recent decades we've added product lines, specifically the Arbor and the Summit. We tell you a bit about each in this month's newsletter and share our new Arbor animation.

 

Over the years the Arbor and Summit have improved and each year it feels like we build more and more of these popular reconfigurable multipurpose and conference room tables. As we get ready to launch our Engage and Fuse fixed conference table lines in the next couple of months, we couldn't help but wonder how many Arbors and Summits we were really building. At the end of last year we took a tally and found that the two lines made up 30 percent of our orders in 2016.

 

As the developers of two new lines, that's encouraging news. We love the feedback we get on these tables from designers and users alike and we love that we get to mix these lines with larger, more complex custom products.

 

Many manufacturers just focus on product lines one can practically order from a website. At one point I recall being told that there wasn't going to be room for custom in the industry. Instead we find ourselves in a position of being able to both help clients looking for those training tables and able to build the big boardroom tables, custom reception desks and one-of-a-kind engineering feats. That puts us in a unique position in the marketplace and makes for a creative work environment. We're not a production line. We're high-tech, highly skilled designers and crafters.

 

Our custom photo collage in this month's newsletter shows just a snapshot of the work leaving our factory. As snapshots go, it's a pretty impressive one.

 

Who does this fine work? Why it is the crew shown at the top of the page - an unmatched group I'm thrilled to call colleagues whether they're building a 30" x 60" Arbor table or this 43-foot boardroom table.