bfi Acquires Office Furniture Heaven 12/20/2011
ELIZABETH, NJ (December 2011): bfi (Business Furniture, Inc.) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Office Furniture Heaven, a premier buyer and seller of reputable, brand name, used, refurbished, and new commercial office furniture. “bfi New York and Office Furniture Heaven have somewhat similar business models with each having some distinct differentiators that will complement each organization,” said Daniel Morley, President/Principal of bfi. Office Furniture Heaven will continue to serve as a well respected niche player for the mid-market, value conscious buyer, completing the full spectrum of price range offerings that bfi can provide as solutions to companies in the corporate, healthcare and higher education markets. Office Furniture Heaven will continue to operate as a separate brand, offering mid-market companies great values in budget priced furniture solutions. David Itkin founded Office Furniture Heaven in 1991 and will continue as the President of OFH operating the company under the financial and operational management of bfi New York. About bfi For over 60 years, Business Furniture, Inc. (bfi), has been a leader in furniture specification and furniture project management. With offices in Elizabeth NJ, Parsippany NJ and New York City, bfi is a nationwide resource managing product and service solutions, procurement, delivery and installation, furniture asset inventories and reconfiguration services and 24/7 on-line customer service. Representing over 200 office furniture manufacturers, bfi employs over 90 professionals serving a diverse customer base in the corporate, governmental, medical, educational, architectural and design and real estate sectors. For more information, contact Bruce Stone, Vice President at bstone@bfifurniture.com or 212-685-9344, extension 6286. NJ: http://www.bfionline.com | NY: http://www.bfiny.com Add Comment  bfi-New York was retained to help complete a Psychiatric Clinic within the Mental Health Center of Woodhull Medical Center located at 1750 Broadway, Brooklyn , NY. Read More…  bfi-New York has been hired by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) to supply, deliver and install new contract furnishings within their new flagship, class “A” office space at located at 680 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. Read More... Neocon 2011 OFS Private Office Walkthrough 07/21/2011
OFS Brand Manager Doug Shapiro walks through the first three bays of OFS shown at Neocon 2011.  bfi recently completed a 9,500 sq ft project for Work Out World's new corporate office in Wall Township, New Jersey. The project consisted of new office furniture for their private offices, conference rooms, workstations, training room and lounge area. We were pumped by the end results! CLICK TO SEE PHOTOS OF THIS PROJECT YOU COULD BE NEXT! Contact bfi today and let us help you create the perfect workspace solution for your working environment.  When the Seventh Day Adventist Church moved to their new 14,000 sq ft New Jersey headquarters and conference center, bfi was there to answer the call. We worked with the architectural firm Saphire + Albarran to provide a beautiful solution for their conference rooms, private offices, library, and waiting areas. The end result was just heavenly. CLICK TO SEE PHOTOS OF THIS PROJECT YOU COULD BE NEXT Contact bfi today and let us help you create the perfect workspace solution for your working environment.  KPI Bridge Oil is one of the world's leading international bunker broking and trading firms with a network of offices that covers every major time zone. And guess who furnished their east coast location? We worked with Joseph C Feltz Architect in Lincroft, NJ to furnish KPI's 4,000 sq ft Red Bank, NJ facility with beautiful furniture and floor to ceiling glass walls. We provided furniture for the conference rooms, private offices, workstations, and glass office fronts. The end result was real slick. CLICK TO SEE PHOTOS OF THIS PROJECT  Click to view more photos bfi-New York recently completed a project for Polo-Ralph Lauren in a boutique 5,500 square foot specialty office space located at 601 West 26th Street. Read the Case Study. This 16th floor location with fantastic panoramic views houses a unique client business unit that imagines, designs, creates, photographs and helps market new an innovative clothing designs from the rough concept stage through mock up and photography. Storing a wide array of unusual garments and fashion accessories and proprietary concepts in a safe, yet assessable and organized manner behind sliding glass partitions was key in the minds of the in-house Polo Design and Facilities group during this upgrade project. Having the ability for employees to seamlessly collaborate within the office, discussing ideas and trends as well as the capacity to comfortably dialogue with other Polo-Ralph Lauren business units throughout the world was vital within the conference room environment. Established in 1985 with offices in (8) states, Manhattan Mortgage's loan originations have earned the company recognition as the #1 residential mortgage brokerage in metropolitan New York. Melissa Cohn, owner and President, who founded the company 25 years ago and built it into a multi-billion dollar enterprise, has been named a Top Originator in the nation by the editors of Mortgage Originator since 1996 - and was named #1 Mortgage Originator in the nation for 2008 and 2007. bfi has been retained to provide, deliver and install all new furnishings within the new Manhattan Office space. The firm is also looking to bfi to resolve certain key acoustical concerns within the work environment and has asked us to evaluate all move management issues for contents and technical equipment. The assignment is slated for an October 2010 installation. The team of Scott Treffeisen and Jeannine Stroming worked diligently to meet all time and cost objectives and coordinated the Furniture, fixtures and equipment lease package.  Essex Woodlands Healthcare Ventures was founded in 1985 with the establishment of Essex Venture Fund I, LP. Since 1985, the Partnership has raised seven additional funds with nearly $2.5 billion under management, making Essex Woodlands one of the world’s largest and most established healthcare venture capital firms. bfi was introduced to this client by an Owner’s Rep firm that worked with the New York Team most notably on a flagship BMW Showroom. The Owner’s Rep had complete confidence in our ability to manage complex assignments in a professional manner. To that end we were tasked with coordinating all aspects of the relocation from existing office space to a new location 280 Park Avenue in New York City. The scope included movement of personnel, computer equipment, video teleconferencing technologies and sensitive files and records. Additionally, we procured, delivered and installed all furnishings from a variety of manufacturers including the Chairman’s Suite, resulting in a seamless project execution in late July 2010. As an added service we arranged for some of the existing furnishings to be donated to a certified not for profit enabling Essex to secure a full value tax write-off in lieu of contending with a conventional liquidation process. Geoff Frischman along with NY Project Management was assigned the opportunity presented to the branch. |
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