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Balt began in 1985 when the emerging printer market was in demand of high quality, multi-functional printer stands. Under the leadership and direction of Mrs. Moore, Balt soon became the nation’s leader in design and production of printer stands for major printer manufacturers. With the growth of the company, Balt became known as a respected source for innovative and dependable products which supported the computer, office furniture and educational industry. The company’s primary focus was superior customer service, high quality products, on hand inventory, and prompt drop shipment.

In 1991 Balt purchased Best-Rite Chalkboard and changed its name to Best-Rite Manufacturing, Best-Rite was patterned after Balt’s company philosophy and expanded to nation-wide distribution, broadening its product line to include an array of visual communication products for existing and new markets. Wall mounted writing boards, art display products and easels were some of the new products developed to gain a share of the office products, audio-visual, presentation, hospitality, early childhood and government markets.

BioFit is a worldwide leader in the design and fabrication of earth-friendly, ergonomic seating, mobile folding tables, carts and accessories for healthcare, education, technology, laboratory, industrial, office and custom workspaces. BioFit’s commitment to quality is guaranteed by upfront, nothing-to-hide warranties on every product. Our tables are GREENGUARD® Children and School certified for low volatile organic compound emission levels. Our products are made to last and practically all of them are manufactured to last for 13 years or longer. At BioFit, we understand the design of a piece of furniture is as individual as the person using it. Our knowledge of ergonomic science and workplace intricacies allow us to create pieces that assure harmonic user and product interaction – increasing comfort, productivity and accordingly, positive bottom-line results.

Since 1948, Bretford has been committed to producing high-quality products that add value to people’s work and school experiences. From the start, we’ve worked to minimize waste throughout the product life cycle. Bretford designs and manufactures products to provide long-lasting and environmentally safe operations. Bretford has earned GREENGUARD Certification for many of its tables, carts and accessories used in commercial business and education facilities. Through this designation and in partnership with facilities managers, designers, architects and resellers, Bretford is helping to create healthier working and learning environments – particularly for children.

Califone® International, Inc. has been a leader since 1947 in the design, development and manufacturing of audio/visual and supplemental curriculum products for use in education and presentation settings. Simply stated, Califone is your powerful sound presentation solutions provider! Califone always strives for higher standards and better suitability for our specific customer needs, offering valuable product features not available from other manufacturers.

For More than 50 years Carolina Business Furniture has designed and manufactured quality contract seating solutions for customers worldwide. They are dedicated to designing and building furniture that is both functional and value conscious, yet style driven. With a pool of award-winning designers, their product line encompasses lounge, guest, conference, multiple/modular, and healthcare seating, as well as occasional tables, in a range of styles from transitional to contemporary.

The Children’s Factory, a family owned and operated company, was born in the attic of Mike and Barbara Richter in Kirkwood, MO in early 1982. Their vision was to create soft play environments in which children could safely play. The first product was a basic 3D animal shape sized perfect for a child. From here other products developed and soon the company was growing at a fast rate. The Children’s Factory continues to focus on innovative products, widening our product offering, staying on the cutting edge, and exceeding our customer’s expectations. Soft, safe, creative play is our passion.

Inspiration is the very heart of education. It’s what teachers give our children in classrooms around the world every day. And it’s these valuable contributions that inspire Copernicus Educational Products every step of the way. From our first science block designed to help teach basic physics, to the Easels and Reading / Writing Centres of today - Copernicus products are inspired by the work of the talented people who shape young minds. Helping the next generation reach their potential can be a challenge. That’s why our goal is simply to “make teaching a little easier.” To deliver solutions that help bring science, math, art and literature to life.

ELMO COMPANY LTD. has been associated with safety, trust and excellence in our products for over 80 years. ELMO Visual Presenters, Document Cameras, and colour and B&W CCD Cameras and Micro Cameras are used to create the output signals for live interactive teaching and the image transmission of documents, and 3d projects—across the hall, and around the world. ELMO Projectors and Monitors then bring these images to large and small screens, for teaching in the home and the classroom. Our past accomplishments will serve as a strong incentive to continue to lead our industry with innovative technology and products that will shape the future of security and communications.

fluidconcepts is an innovative designer, marketer and manufacturer of contemporary and alternative office furnishings. fluidconcepts headquarters and manufacturing is located in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. The essence of fluidconcepts™ is providing unique, design-driven, contemporary furnishings for the workplace. Thoughtful experience and leading edge manufacturing techniques combine to form the springboard for our innovative product designs and comprehensive service. fluidconcepts’ products offer creative solutions while still addressing today’s real workplace issues, such as technology accommodation and integration, installation simplicity, modular expansion and reconfiguration, and inventory management. Meeting and exceeding environmental standards is also core to our vision as exhibited in our material use, manufacturing processes, design and engineering practices.

Founded in 1976, Ghent Manufacturing has become a premier manufacturer and marketer of visual communication products and specialty furniture. Ghent is dedicated to manufacturing quality items and has a growing line of visual communication aides from presentation materials, conference cabinets, markerboards, display easels, bulletin boards, chalkboards, enclosed directories, and directional signage to custom products. Behind every product is our firm commitment to find better ways to help you communicate. We’re constantly striving to make our products perform better and last longer. Our products provide real advantages in surface quality, durability, and structural integrity.

	The Global Group’s origins date back to 1966, when it was founded with the basic objective of manufacturing well-made office furniture at affordable prices. Global offers a very broad range of office products and services designed to meet the needs of today’s changing workplace.

We at Gressco take pride in delivering quality, unique products to our commercial, school, and library markets. From colourful, imaginative children’s furniture, to the functionality of a classic library display, we provide the specialized products which make your learning and play spaces inviting, interactive, and built to last. Since 1985, Gressco has been your source for the finest, most innovative library and children’s furnishings in the world. It’s our goal to assist you in creating play and learning environments that are unique, well-built, well-designed, and of course, fun. Come explore the possibilities.

Hamilton Electronics is a leader in the design and manufacturing of electronics and presentation equipment for education and industry. From our humble beginnings in 1933, Hamilton has grown to be a true innovator in the educational electronics market. Our mission is to enhance the teaching and learning experience through innovative classroom technology.To that end, we provide innovative products to help educators facilitate the learning process for students of all ages. Hamilton products are developed and tested with the help of teachers and students around the world.

	The H. Wilson Company is the premier manufacturer of utility carts, audio visual carts, video tables, computer work stations, overhead projector tables, mobile cabinets, TV and speaker mounting systems, tripods, literature racks, and more! We cater to the educational, office, library, and industrial furniture markets.

KI has developed into an industry-leading, award-winning furniture manufacturer, with an international presence. Product offerings include; ergonomic seating, flexible furniture systems, wall systems, adjustable work surfaces, folding and stacking chairs, auditorium and lecture hall seating, folding and fixed leg tables, filing and storage cabinets and site furnishings. All products embody KI’s commitment to the highest levels of quality, aesthetics and craftsmanship.

The Kingsley Library Equipment division is the world’s oldest and largest manufacturer of through wall and stand alone book and media returns as well as a full line of library material handling equipment. The Vault™ Depository line offers highly secure bill payment depositories and bulk delivery systems, and the ValueStar® School and Library site offers a wide selection of material handling and collection solutions for K-12.

Krug is a leading designer and manufacturer of office furniture solutions. Customers include many of North America’s growing companies. Krug products are specified by designers, architects and major distributors across the continent and beyond. Krug is highly focused on bringing to market exceptional office furnishings, that are recognized for their functional and aesthetic value. They do this by using a dynamic, customer-centered development process and some of the best product design minds in the business. Krug is a vertically-integrated manufacturer, taking raw materials through state-of-the-art processes to finished products. Krug is located in the heartland of Southern Ontario, Canada.

Luxor’s diverse product line includes mobile equipment tables, computer workstations, video production centers, television and VCR mounting systems, presentation easels, overhead projector tables, slide filing systems, book trucks, audio visual storage cabinets and more. Luxor continually adds products and product variations to its line and develops new applications and accessories for existing products. The company approaches development by identifying emerging market trends and creating products and product applications that address specific needs resulting from those trends. This strategy continues to make Luxor a leader in the industry.

	Montel–manufactures a wide variety of steel shelving to fit any application from static library book stacks to high density mobile shelving for books, files and media. For over 80 years, Montel has been committed to designing and manufacturing quality products. Montel continues to give top priority to Research and Development.

A family-owned and operated company, OFM Inc. has been supplying business, schools, and home offices with fine-quality office chairs and furniture since 1995. Their collection of classic pieces includes versatile work surfaces and seating to furnish a variety of areas. Every OFM product ships in stock from their world headquarters. Whether you order a collection of stack chairs or a new conference table, you’ll be sure to have your office furniture on time - every time. From the waiting room to the boardroom, trust OFM Inc. with all your office furniture needs.

Palmieri Furniture has been an innovative manufacturer, providing library furniture across North America for over 40 years. Perhaps once inspired by the magnificent Italian architecture, today’s Palmieri Furniture utilizes contemporary technologies throughout the design and fabrication process of quality library furniture, institutional furniture and K12. Palmieri offers FSC Forest Stewardship Council certified products that support an environmentally-friendly alternative for furniture. The furniture is COC Chain-of-custody certified and LEED approved. The Architectural Woodwork Institute AWI certifies the quality of the furniture in compliance with architects’ highest standards. Palmieri Furniture invites you to experience their unique selection of library furnishings.

Russ Bassett Corporation has built a reputation for providing high quality, innovative products. The company prides itself on designing and manufacturing uncompromising technical furniture and storage products that are unmatched in the industry. The company offers a broad selection of storage products, designed specifically for media storage applications including Gemtrac, Slidetrac and other high-density cabinets and shelving solutions.

Safco Products Company was founded over 40 years ago with a small offering of corrugated storage products designed for office use. Since then, Safco has grown to be a leading provider of organization and comfort enhancing products for the workplace. We’ve spent the last 40 years researching, developing and building our product offering around high quality, innovative products and have consistently backed them with the best service in the industry. Safco continues to offer new colors, new styles and new solutions according to market trends and the ever-changing needs of business life, from the reception area all the way to the warehouse.

	Sandusky Cabinets and Lee Metal have been major suppliers of Steel Storage Solutions for nearly 70 years. Sandusky storage products are idea for the office, commercial space, and educational facilities.

Since 1905, Smith System manufacturing facilities have built a reputation for the industry’s most sophisticated manufacturing processes. It stems from a strong commitment to producing classroom, library and computer furniture and booktrucks that set the standard for durability as well as functionality. Each Smith System component offers maximum adjustability and maximum wire management capabilities. All work surfaces are finished with high-pressure plastic laminate - the hardest, most durable surface available. Feet are finished with 5 mils of chrome, a finish that will outlast anything else. And the bumper edge on each worksurface protects the furniture and the user from bumps and scratches.

Spec Furniture was established out of a desire to bring a highly specific customer oriented approach to the contract marketplace: First provide strong designs that meet all core requirements, then offer huge arrays of options, choices, price points and scales so our customers can specify the right solution. By focusing our two specialties, public seating and tables, on the proven Spec approach—strong designs with infinite choice—Spec has been able to satisfy customers across North America.

Back in 1889 when Waddell made its debut; people traveled by horse and buggy, bread cost pennies a loaf, and furniture was built with an artisan’s pride. Much has changed over the years, yet the tradition for quality craftsmanship lives on at Waddell. For over 100 years, a Waddell Display Case has represented the best! Using only the finest materials, Waddell craftsmen combine today’s technology with yesterday’s personal commitment to construct trophy and display cases with the look and quality of fine furniture. Schools, businesses, libraries, museums, and institutions choose Waddell cases to promote enduring pride and enthusiasm for their vaulted accomplishments. When you select the strength, durability, beauty and tradition of Waddell, your legends will live on.

At Woodlore, their tradition of precision engineering, uncompromising quality, extensive offering of colour and finish options, provide customers with intelligent solutions designed to enhance their office environment. They believe that furniture doesn’t need to be complicated. It needs to be versatile, affordable, easy to install and own. It needs to be able to hold up to the on-going changes and reconfigurations common in today’s workplace. It needs to reflect your style… simply and elegantly. Woodlore furniture does all that – and more. Workstations provide a clean contemporary look, offer practical solutions and always deliver a superior return on investment. Modular components come together to provide a multifunctional furniture arrangement that supports face-to-face interaction, technology and deliver a broad range of filing and storage options. Get Woodlore – Get Working!