A new industry report says that office furniture manufacturing in the U.S. is set to improve slightly in the coming years. Times have been hard for this segment of the manufacturing industry. They’ve faced a lot of challenges:
- the rising price of steel
- floods of imports from China
- increases in remote working
- increased concern about sustainability
At EthoSource, we provide some new furniture, but we also provide used office furniture and refurbished Herman Miller Ethospace cubicles. The rising price of steel doesn’t affect us or our prices, because we’re reusing the high quality steel structures of top quality office furniture. Imports from China don’t worry us, because we can provide top quality office furniture at a serious savings and without the shipping costs associated with imports.
With more and more workers telecommuting or otherwise working remotely, our flexibility is an advantage. We can provide the furnishings needed for all your workers, in a wide variety of circumstances and settings.
Of course, the increasing concern about sustainability — driven by factors ranging from consumer demand to the requirements of major retailers — is good news to us. We’re a green company, and we’re happy to help your company meet environmental goals.
We’re glad that office furniture manufacturing is looking better for the future, and very glad that demand is expected to grow, but we still think that pre-owned office furniture — or better yet, a complete Furniture Management approach like EthoSource — is a better bet than sinking funds into all new desks and workstations. Contact us to find out how much you can save.