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Italian furniture and design manufacturers push for restarting production

A consortium of prominent Italian home furnishing designers and manufacturers are urging Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to allow their industries to resume production ahead of the country’s gradual re-opening, which is now slated to begin May 3 at the earliest but could likely be pushed back. Italy’s famed and economically vital home design industry—largely centered around Milan but spread across […]

Italian furniture and design manufacturers push for restarting production

A consortium of prominent Italian home furnishing designers and manufacturers are urging Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte to allow their industries to resume production ahead of the country’s gradual re-opening, which is now slated to begin May 3 at the earliest but could likely be pushed back. Italy’s famed and economically vital home design industry—largely centered around Milan but spread across […]

10 ways COVID-19 could change office design

Millions of people in China have returned to work, and other countries are considering easing lockdowns in phases. Organizations should plan how to adapt offices to comply with social distancing rules. Real estate company Cushman & Wakefield has designed an office where workers can keep six feet apart. COVID-19 has upended working life, changing how […]

Office-contract furniture market estimated to be $17 billion

The preliminary estimate developed by IHS Markit of the North American office, education, and healthcare furniture market for 2019 was estimated to be $16.99 billion by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association. That is a gain of 4.3 percent over the actual 2018 market size figure. The market in the U.S. was estimated to […]

HNI Corporation Provides Update Related to COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic

MUSCATINE, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HNI Corporation (NYSE: HNI; “the Corporation”) is providing an update related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic crisis. CEO Comment “First and foremost, our focus during this crisis is on the well-being of our members. To protect our teams, we have implemented workplace measures consistent with guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and […]

HNI Suspends 2020 Outlook

(RTTNews) – HNI Corp. (HNI) said it has suspended its fiscal 2020 sales and earnings forecast due to the uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic. At the end of the first quarter 2020, the company had $233 million in total debt.  

Herman Miller implements cost-cutting measures

ZEELAND, Mich. — A major office furniture maker is taking “a set of actions” to reduce its costs. The moves by Herman Miller are in response to the “uncertain economic outlook” amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to the company today. Herman Miller  said it is reducing “cash compensation” for the majority of its salaried workforce […]

Herman Miller Makes Temporary Business Adjustments in Response to Impact of COVID-19

/PRNewswire/ — Herman Miller, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLHR), the global designer and furniture manufacturer, announced today a set of actions throughout its global operations in response to the uncertain economic outlook resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve been carefully considering the right things to do for our people and […]

Herman Miller production to include medical protective equipment

HOLLAND — Herman Miller is responding to the shelter-in-place and similar government orders at its headquarters in Zeeland and various locations around the world. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-home executive order requires non-essential businesses to close for three weeks until April 13. Starting Monday, March 30, Herman Miller announced in a press release it anticipated bringing […]