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Flokk continues to grow with Profim acquisition

Flokk continues to grow with Profim acquisition

Scandinavian originated Flokk Group reinforces its position as one of the leading players in Europe for office chairs and workplace furnishings as it adds Polish office chair manufacturer, Profim, to its family of brands with a total turnover of at least NOK 3Billion. With Profim being one of the leading manufacturers of office furniture in Central Europe, and an increasing market shares in its main markets Germany and Poland, the acquisition would be, according to Flokk’s CEO Lars I. Røiri, “a great addition to Flokk’s network of strong regional brands and will bolster its manufacturing and purchasing processes by creating...

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B8 now with Holmris

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B8 now with Holmris

On February 5, 2018, Danish furniture giants B8 and Holmris merge together to create one strong Nordic supplier of furniture for the professional market with a total turnover of 1.1billion DKK and an opening for approximately 180 more employees.    The two large furniture factories’ team up will provide a great opportunity to benefit from many economies of scale in both production and sales as well as a solid platform for continued expansion in both Northern Europe and other selected markets.    With Holmris A/S’ strong growth in all four customer segments (office, learning, care and hospitality), and B8’s well-implemented...

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FLOKK bags two DOGA Awards

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FLOKK bags two DOGA Awards

  Flokk has received two DOGA Awards for Design and Architecture for the HÅG SoFi Mesh and for their partnership with GU in creating a range of products using sustainable Norwegian wool. At an award ceremony held last November 15 in Design and Architecture Norway headquarters in Oslo, the very best of the Norwegian design was recognised for their achievement over the past year, whereas the HÅG SoFi Mesh & Norwegian wool collaboration was awarded for "Furniture Design' and 'Fashion & Textile Design categories respectively. The jury was very much impressed with the “solid and precise” aesthetics of the chair with...

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Wellness Together: The Link Between Workplace Design and Employee Retention

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Wellness Together: The Link Between Workplace Design and Employee Retention

  In line with research projects that continues to highlight the importance of wellbeing in workplaces, the recently published study carried out by Sapio Research entitled Wellness Together, emphasised the importance of offering good environmental conditions and flexible working practices to enable productive, innovative and ultimately profitable workforce.  With 1000 office workers based in UK and 50 Facilities Management experts as respondents, the study concludes that healthy and happy people are more likely to be productive and thus suggesting that employers should focus in their staffs’ well-being whereas 48% of the study group said that the design of their workplace...

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Introducing the New RBM Noor

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Introducing the New RBM Noor

RBM officially unveiled the new fully upholstered version of their timeless classic canteen and conference chair collection: RBM Noor F, at this year’s Designers Saturday Oslo held last September 8-10, at the Oslo City parking garage in Oslo, Norway.  The Noor F is available to order as of next week, in a variety of high-quality, environmentally-friendly fabrics in fresh colours. The colours, softness and comfort open up to even more applications and environments. RBM Noor F will also be available with tubular four leg, sledgebase and footbase, the wooden leg or the medium-high bar options.  During the 3-day event, FLOKK also showcased their...

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