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Scholastic's Tech Talk caught up with Chris Petrick, ceo, and Dave Smith, product manager, to learn more about Bretford's new Intelligent Laptop Carts.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn, today announced the addition of Wollsdorf Leather to its Grade-In upholstery program. Bretford’s architect and designer partners and their customers can now choose from a variety of Wollsdorf leather finishes, which are automatically graded in to the Bretford price list and can be upholstered without material testing delays.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn, has begun shipping the world’s first laptop computer carts with a brain. The company’s 20- and 30-unit Intelligent Laptop Computer carts are the only ones on the market today to incorporate a sophisticated Power Management System or “brain” that decreases heat and electrical stress while proportionally distributing power to the laptops, resulting in batteries that last longer. A sp
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn, continues to progress the effectiveness of technology in the classroom with its latest mobile carts and antimicrobial cart surface finishes. Bretford will show a variety of technology furniture for educational environments, including the first laptop computer cart with a brain, during FETC 2010 (Booth #851) January 12-15 in Orlando, Florida and TCEA 2010 (Booth #508) February 8-12
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn, today announced that Chris Petrick has been named chief executive officer for the company, effective immediately. In his new role, Petrick is responsible for leading the 61-year-old family business, which consists of nearly 350 employees, 450,000 square feet of production space, and thousands of technology furniture products for schools and businesses.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn, today announced that dozens of its widely used workstations, tables, shelves and desks are now recognized as GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Certified® by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI). Used primarily in schools and offices, these models have earned the stringent GREENGUARD standard for low-emitting products and for the Children & SchoolsSM product certification
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn, is the first to offer multi-surface antimicrobial finishes on more than 50 different tables and carts for learning and training environments. Bretford’s new Microbe Barrier Technologies™ antimicrobial surface protection reduces the growth of bacteria, mold, mildew and fungi by 99.99 percent for the life of the product. Available for order now, the Bretford tables and carts with the
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn, today announced it has upgraded its Connections™ SmartDeck Work Center to accommodate hardwired components. As a result of this enhancement, schools and training centers can now have a safer learning environment filled with tables that are easier to power, configure and manage.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn, today announced that 155 more of its carts, book trucks, tables and accessories are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Certified® by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI). These latest models, which include the first certified laptop carts, have achieved the GREENGUARD standard for low emitting products and for the Children & SchoolsSM product certification program.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., today introduced the first laptop computer cartssmart enough to protect and preserve the valuable technology equipment inside of them. Developed primarily
for educational environments, Bretford’s new Intelligent Laptop Computer carts incorporate a sophisticated Power Management System (patent pending), or “brain” that decreases heat and electrical stresses while proportionally distributing power to the laptops, thereby lengthening battery life. Production models
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. today announced that its RHOMBII™ line ofreconfigurable training tables is now available with a host of new features that help educators and business professionals make the most of their learning, meeting and training environments. With new four-leg and glide additions, a no-added urea formaldehyde (NAUF) core special option, PVC-free edges and a new “table stable” stacking system, RHOMBII tables are built to adapt to the needs of any space. These latest RHOMBII...
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. is designing for the environment. Next week at the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2009, the company will demonstrate how some of its most popular tables and library furniture products incorporate materials that are safe for people and the planet. At the same time, Bretford is unveiling production models of its three new AV technology cart lines, which are designed to safeguard the precious equipment they hold. Bretford is also showing its latest RHOMBII™...
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Reinforcing its emphasis on the manufacture of technology carts that support and safeguard the precious equipment they hold, Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., today began shipping the new Presenter’s Assistant for Learning (PAL) cart. Designed for education, business and hospitality environments, the PAL cart provides a single location to house all equipment in a complete multimedia station that is small and simple to move, yet durable enough to secure the technology...
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Technology is revolutionizing the way we think, work and play. As the use of projectors, flat panels, laptops, document cameras and other electronic equipment in K-12 and higher education environments increases, the methods in which teachers teach and students learn is also evolving. The growing use of technology in schools has also created a fundamental need for supportive furniture to house, move, store and safeguard this expensive and precious equipment.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. (InfoComm Booth #5281), will reveal the secret to taking care of expensive technology equipment in a tight economy with the introduction of three new technology cart lines. Bretford’s new Intelligent Laptop Computer Carts, Presenter’s Assistant for Learning Cart and NETBOOK32 Mini Laptop Cart will take center stage in the Bretford booth during InfoComm 2009, June 17-19 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. Bretford will also showcase its 2642NSKIT A
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. is making the ordering of custom upholstery swift and straightforward with the launch of its new Grade-In program. Through this new program, Bretford channel partners and their customers can choose from hundreds of Momentum or Herman Miller fabrics and Greenhides Italian leather material options, that are now automatically graded in to the Bretford price list.
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Reinforcing its efforts toward the production of furniture that is safe for people and the environment, Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., today revealed that more of its laminate tables, carts and accessories are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Certified® by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI). The newly approved models have achieved the GREENGUARD standard for low emitting products and for the Children & SchoolsSM product certification program.
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Bretford's new RHOMBII™ training tables make any workspace truly reconfigurable. With built-in power and data modules, and easy mobility and storage, the RHOMBII tables quickly adapt to the needs of any higher education, conference or training environment.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. (InfoComm Booth #N5841), a leading supplier of technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, today introduced the industry’s first fully UL-certified line of flat panel carts primarily for K-12 educational environments. The new FPBBUL Series Flat Panel Wide-Body Carts provide the ideal combination of extreme safety, stability and strength necessary to protect people – especially small children – from harm and flat panel technology equipment
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. (InfoComm Booth #N5841), a leading supplier of technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, is giving K-12 schools and school districts a safe and sustainable way to extend the usable life of their current AV furniture with the new BB Wide-Body Cart Retrofit Kits and 2642NSKIT AV Cart Retrofit Kit. These latest additions to Bretford’s full commercial AV furniture offering can be seen in the Bretford booth at InfoComm 08, June 18-20.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. (InfoComm Booth #N5841), a leading supplier of technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, will focus on AV furniture safety and sustainability in its booth during InfoComm 08, June 18-20 in Las Vegas, NV. To exemplify these points, Bretford is unveiling the new FPBBUL Series of high-safety wide body flat panel carts, along with two new cost-effective lines of Retrofit Kits for Bretford-branded AV and CRT televisio
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Bretford, Manufacturing, Inc. (NeoCon Showroom #330), leading supplier of technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, is transforming its showroom for the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair 2008 to illustrate how its carts, tables, workstations and other products are being used throughout higher education, library and corporate environments. NeoCon also serves as the official launching pad for Bretford’s new line of RHOMBII™ training tables. Further, showroom visitors can see
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Bretford, Inc., supplier of technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, today launched the RHOMBII(TM) line of reconfigurable training tables. Created to adapt to the differing needs of higher education and corporate environments, the new tables offer hundreds of setup combinations, along with built-in power/data modules, easy mobility and the ability to nest tightly when stored. Bretford will debut the RHOMBII tables in its Showroom (Suite #330) at Chicago’s ...
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Bretford's new RHOMBII™ training tables make any workspace truly reconfigurable. With built-in power and data modules, and easy mobility and storage, the RHOMBII tables quickly adapt to the needs of any higher education, conference or training environment.
Vist Bretford at NeoCon 2008, Suite #330, for the official unveiling!
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In response to the growing trend toward collaborative study environments, Bretford, Inc., supplier of technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, today unveiled its new Royal and Evans Soft Seating furniture for schools and public libraries. Featuring Bretford’s first coordinating youth soft seating products, the Royal and Evans lines are comprised of 21 new lounge chairs, settees, sofas and ottomans that offer both children and adults comfortable, inviting library se
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Bretford, Inc., the leading supplier of high quality technology and mediafurniture that improves how people work and learn, is bringing comfort and support to a whole new level with the launch of its enhanced Plus™ Soft Seating Chairs and Sofas. Targeted for higher education and office environments, Plus chairs and sofas now incorporate ProBax®, an all-new patented seating technology from NuBax™ LLC seating company, to drastically increase user comfort and overall health and safety.
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Bretford, Inc., the leading supplier of high quality technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, today announced several of its popular Basics Brand (BB) Series Wide-Body TV Carts will now incorporate the Cord Minder, Bretford’s clever cable management accessory. Effective immediately, Bretford’s BB44, BB48 and BB54 Wide-Body TV Carts purchased for schools, businesses, libraries and other commercial environments will include a complementary Cord Minder cable clip.
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Bretford, Inc., the leading supplier of high quality technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, today announced its family of Presentation Technology Carts won the “Best General AV Product” category in Rental & Staging Systems magazine’s 2007 Product Awards competition. Hosted by InfoComm International®, the premier professional audiovisual trade association, Bretford received the award during the annual AV Awards Ceremony, which took place during InfoComm 2007 -- th
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Bretford, Inc., the leading supplier of high quality technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, today introduced the KR Series Conference and Training Room Tables. The new tables support technology tools like laptops or projectors and come in a wide range of sizes and shapes that can be reconfigured to accommodate different types of training applications in the same multi-purpose room.
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Bretford, Inc. (InfoComm Booth #2013), the leading supplier of high quality technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, will showcase a multitude of savvy new products during InfoComm International, June 19-21 in Anaheim, Calif. Developed to support the latest audiovisual technologies, Bretford’s fresh offerings range from digital kiosks to technology presentation carts and other intelligently-designed furniture for corporate, education and government.
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Bretford, Inc., the leading supplier of high quality technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, today introduced two new Flat Panel Digital Kiosks designed to provide secure network data access or general information to people in virtually any public location. The FPDK Series will debut next month in the Bretford booth (#2013) at InfoComm International, June 19-21 in Anaheim, Calif.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., the leading supplier of high quality technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, today introduced four new contemporary book trucks for schools, libraries and offices. All four of the compact designs ship fully assembled for easy set-up and are delivered by UPS for up to an 80 percent savings in freight costs when compared to shipping methods for competitive models that ship by truck.
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., the leading manufacturer of high quality technology and media furniture that improves how people work and learn, today unveiled the new Plus™ Tablet Arm Chair. Featuring a laptop surface, coffee cup holder and supportive seat design, the new chair offers the ideal combination of productivity and comfort for higher education and office environments.
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FRANKLIN PARK, IL – May 12, 2006 – Continuing to lead the way in innovative furniture design, Bretford Inc. announces today a new Flat Panel Display Mount and Cart series.
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An exclusive alliance between Bretford and Herman Miller, Inc. went into effect January 1, 2006.
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Bretford's new 2004 ad campaign and brochures highlighted in Graphic Design:USA "Seen & Noted" column Source: Graphic Design:USA
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Here training tables are one of Bretford's best-selling mid-market products Source: Office Furniture & Design
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For NeoCon West, six Los Angeles firms designed short-term installations that were long on vision. Douglas Giesey, HKS, designs a reception space with soul utilizing Bretford's Plus stool cushions resulting in a space where visitors seem to linger, look at details, leave, and come back again. Source: Interior Design
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Professional decorators and style mavens gather in Southern California for a week's worth of exhibitions, where they strut their stuff and sniff out what's best in showrooms. The front page of the April 1, 2004 Home section features a photo of Bretford's Plus line to accompany an article by David Keeps. Source: Los Angeles Times
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Every hospital goes through annual
planning exercises to help
it meet patients’ needs most effectively
in the upcoming year.
Source: Healthcare Design
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So reads a sign hanging in Peter Beestrum’s
office. Beestrum, Bretford’s director of operations,
swears by the Toyota-inspired Lean
Enterprise philosophy, which focuses on eliminating
waste from the manufacturing
process. Source: surface&panel
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Bretford Manufacturing, Inc., once associated with the production of hair dryers and smoke ovens, is again reshaping its image as a creator of some of today's most forward thinking and functional work environments in the contract furniture industry. Source: Office Insight
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