We say it often, including in this month's expert's corner: today's corporate furniture has morphed from the days of pristine, and sometimes elaborate, veneer surfaces to diverse materials and ample technology. What that means for WallGoldfinger and our customers is that it takes more than our outstanding team to create the high-quality products that adorn corporate spaces around the country and beyond. It takes a host of the industry's best suppliers of metal, glass, stone, technology and much more.

 

At WallGoldfinger, we are so fortunate to have outstanding materials vendors who understand our diverse needs and both our and our clients' demand for the highest quality, defect-free product.

 

If you were to take a look in our factory as I write this, you'll see metal being inspected by our purchasing staff to ensure it fits and looks perfect. Corian with elaborate cutouts and two different edge profiles tops a one-of-a-kind curved table. Stone is laid out on two other large tables. That metal we're inspecting will frame it and then there is more metal inlaid into the solid wood edge.

 

There is resin for a group of small tables, and recently projects with cast acrylic, back-painted glass, faux leather, plastic laminate and more have left the factory. 

 

Materials like plywood, MDF and solid wood - both Forest Stewardship Council® certified and not - rest on shelves along with a tremendous variety of veneers sourced from around the world and the lightweight cores utilized in our Arbor reconfigurable tables. There is metal hardware that allows the tops of our Summit tables to tilt and lots of other parts from casters to leveling and locking devices used throughout our furniture.

 

There are power and data boxes and countless other pieces of technology, such as retractable microphones and monitors, that are often installed onsite by AV experts.

 

And it all must work. From the core materials that start a project to the finishing metals and technology, each piece must fit together perfectly, be created on time and ultimately meet a client's needs for both look and function.

 

We could not meet those needs without the incredible work of our vendors, or materials suppliers. This is something that we talk about a lot in the factory, but during this season of giving and thanks, it seemed the right time to share this with all of you.

 

It takes a village to raise a child, they say. It takes an expert team much larger than those working within our factory walls to create the diverse products that leave our factory each week. We are abundantly thankful for our vendors and the outstanding work they do on our behalf and on behalf of our clients. We simply couldn't do it without you.

 

With thanks,

 

John Wall

CEO