Seven Seating Lines Granted BIFMA level Certification
Posted: 07.28.10
By Kimball Office Social Media Team

Seven Kimball Office | interstuhl seating lines, recently received level certification by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer’s Association (BIFMA).  With the addition of Axos ™, Campos ™, Fit ™, Hero. Just for You. ™, Mitos ™, Silver ™, and Xantos ™, more than 98 percent of Kimball Office products meet BIFMA e3 level status.  This third-party certification process is designed to evaluate the sustainability of manufacturer’s products.

“Both of our organizations have worked hard to ensure the products delivered to customers meet and exceed environmental expectations. We will continue our commitment to sustainability by encouraging and sharing green practices with all of our partners, vendors, and suppliers,” said Jeff Fenwick, Vice President and General Manager at Kimball Office.

 “Kimball Office and Interstuhl design safe, sustainable products, and we’re excited to officially add this designation to the products within our partnership,” said Steven Brewster, Director of Social Responsibility and Sustainability at Kimball Office.  

The BIFMA level certification program evaluates the environmental aspects of product manufacturing throughout the supply chain.  Many layers of the process are reviewed, including general areas of materials and energy usage.  The effects on human and ecosystem health are examined as well as overall corporate social responsibility.  There are three levels of conformance, with each requiring specific prerequisites and optional credits.  Level 3 is the highest level of certification.

Can Kimball Claim “The Best Seating In the World?”
Posted: 06.11.09
By Kimball Office Social Media Team

As you know, office seating is a highly competitive segment of the office furniture industry. Our peers are constantly working on the ‘next big thing.’ Many years ago, when Herman Miller introduced the Aeron chair, it became a pop-culture icon for it’s time.

Interstuhl Silver Executive Chair

Over the past several years, Kimball Office has won a lot of awards and recognition from the architect and design community and our peers in the office furniture industry.

In 2002, we won a Gold Award at NeoCon for our Skye office chair, and Orgatec presented it with the Architecture and Office Prize for Innovation. But no matter how good your seating is, there seems to be a constant push to not only introduce something new, but something better.

You’ve probably noticed a big push from our design team to change our traditional approach to be more customer focused;  providing them with innovative, design- oriented solutions that give them the image they deserve. This includes our introduction of Fluent this month in Chicago and last year’s award winning introduction of HUM.

Interstuhl, a German design and engineering firm, has been Read more…