Bretford Manufacturing

Bretford designs and manufactures dependable furniture products that are built to last for decades and are created to improve how people work and learn. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Franklin Park, Ill., Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. holds more than six decades of expertise dedicated solely to the design and manufacture of furniture solutions. With nearly 350 employees and 450,000 square feet of production space, the company offers smart furniture designs that support evolving technology, enabling institutions, organizations and corporations to increase productivity and efficiency. Bretford's superior workmanship and environmentally compliant manufacturing and operation practices ensure dependable products, many of which are GREENGUARD Indoor Air Quality Certified®. Bretford products are backed by a 12-year standard warranty and the industry's best 20-year standard warranty on library furniture.

• EDU 2.0

  Team Members: Bretford Manufacturing, Cindy Weinschreider, Karen Knight

  EDU 2.0 is design for the modern learning environment. Every piece is built to simplify the use of mobility devices and encourage people to work together. Teachers get the flexibility and support they need to expand their lessons in a digitally rich classroom. Students access information from every seat. And every table. Technology is a their fingertips. Helping them share their ideas beyond the classroom. And with each other.
  
  We learn through communication, from sharing with one another. With furniture designed to help people interact with technology and with each other, the lessons can lead and room will follow.
  
  Here's to forward thinking over facing forward.

Websites:

• Personal Website
• RSS feed
• Company Directory

Interests:

Education, Corporate, Business, Government, Healthcare, Rental & Staging, Library, Retail and Hospitality.

Groups and Associations:

Follow Bretford on: 1. Facebook (Bretford Manufacturing) 2. Twitter (BretfordManf) State Contracts: 1. TXMAS - 3-581020 (Professional Audio/Video, Telecommunications & Security Solutions) - 3-711050 ( Office Furniture) GSA Federal Contracts: 1. Schedule GS07F9653G TV mounts, Accessories and Carts 2. Schedule GS29F0134G Computer furniture and accessories, tables and accessories, and Executive Conference Room Furniture (Connections, Quattro, TRU, Plus tables, Racetrack Conference Tables, and all training/conference tables), Liquid Workspace 3. Schedule IT 70 Bretford reseller partners who purchase through Synnex can now leverage the Synnex GSA Schedule Program to help grow Bretford government sales. Bretford products such as Laptop Carts and TV Carts and Mounts are included within the schedule.

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  EDUCAUSE
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  GSA Technology Council
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  InfoComm International
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  International Society for Technology in Education
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  K12Tech
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  NeoCon
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  Office Furniture Dealers Alliance - OFDA
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  School Construction News
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  TCEA Members
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  Technology Integration in Education
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  Technology in Education

Honors and Awards:

July, 2011 - Bretford new EDU 2.0 furniture line was selected as the Best New Rack or Furniture product at InfoComm by rAVe

Bretford’s new EDU 2.0 line: It’s hard to make furniture interesting, but in this case, Bretford thought about workflow in schools and how it matters. The company has integrated power (including wireless charging) into its EDU 2.0 line in all the right places, it’s all mobile, integrates cable and power management, includes desks, 'soft seating' chairs (and yes, the chairs have power), tables and carts.

May, 2010 - Bretford's Intelligent Laptop Carts receives a 5-out-of-5 rating from Tech & Learning. http://www.techlearning.com/article/29278

November 09,2009 - Bretford's RHOMBII training tables wins Interior & Sources' Readers' Choice Best Products of 2009 award for tables!

June 27, 2007 - Bretford's family of Presentation Technology Carts won the “Best General AV Product” category in Rental & Staging Systems magazine’s 2007 Product Awards competition.