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PolyVision Opens Doors to a New Manufacturing Division
Local Jobs Added to PA Economy with Opening of a New Production
Line of Commercial Marker and Tack Boards.
Dixonville, PA – (Jan. 5, 2005) –
PolyVision Corporation, the world leader in visual communication products,
is proud to expand its marker and tack board production by 2.5 million
square feet of surfaces this year with the opening of a new production
line within its Dixonville, PA manufacturing facility. The new line of
marker and tack boards, called the Commercial Series, is being launched
to offer a sophisticated range of marker and tack board designs to the
corporate, higher education, and health care markets.
“We are excited to build upon our 50-year heritage of designing,
and manufacturing the world’s leading visual communication products
for the education market and create a breakthrough line of new designs
for the commercial marketplace. The new Lean Based manufacturing cell
will allow us to provide custom and on-demand products for the historically
underserved architectural & design community,” said Mike Dunn,
PolyVision President & CEO. “Previously, designs have been somewhat
pedestrian, lacking innovation and style. We are setting a new standard
with designs that truly break the mold and have been very well received
in our prelaunch previews.”
The newly opened production line is housed in a dedicated 6,000 square
foot building within the existing Dixonville, PA manufacturing facility,
and is staffed by new and existing employees. The Commercial Series includes
eleven new marker and tackboards, projection screens, mobile boards, and
even a patent-pending track system. For more information about the Commercial
Series, please visit www.polyvision.com/cs
or contact 1.800.620.POLY.
About PolyVision Corporation, a Steelcase Company
PolyVision Corporation enhances the way people learn, work, and communicate
visually through a broad portfolio of visual communication products. Since
1954, PolyVision focuses on creating products and services that inspire
users to be more productive, effective, and creative when collaborating
and communicating visually. Whether it is developing the world’s
number one selling P3 ceramicsteel™ surface,
or creating the industry’s first multimedia whiteboard system, PolyVision
has an unparalleled track record of new breakthroughs in the visual communication
market. For more information, visit www.polyvision.com/cs
About Steelcase Inc.
Steelcase Inc., a Fortune 500 company helps individuals and organizations
around the world to work more effectively by providing knowledge, products
and services that enable customers and their consultants to create work
environments that integrate architecture, furniture and technology. Founded
in 1912 and headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the company has led
the global office furniture industry in sales every year since 1974. Its
product portfolio includes interior architectural products, furniture
systems, technology products, seating, lighting, storage and related products
and services. Fiscal 2003 revenue was approximately $2.6 billion. Steelcase
Inc. and its subsidiaries have dealers in more than 900 locations, manufacturing
facilities in over 50 locations and approximately 16,000 employees around
the world. The company’s Class A Common Stock trades on the NYSE
under the symbol SCS. For more information, visit www.steelcase.com.
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