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Just a Few of Our Favorite Things…
August 17, 2018
Let’s face it – there are A TON of workplace furniture options out there, from desks to chairs to storage units to lounge furniture to school desks to healthcare seating and on and on! They are all different, catering to the unique needs of your individual workplace and employees, clients, or students. To help give you just a taste of what is out there and available to you through Benjamin Roberts, we asked our salespeople what their favorite BR products are. Here are just a few of the answers: Brock Miller: Allsteel’s Altitude Height-Adjustable Desk – “I love the adaptive...
Reducing Plastic in Our Oceans with Office Furniture!
July 19, 2018
By now, we’ve probably all seen the disturbing headlines and videos on social media – plastic pollution in our oceans is harming and killing marine life at an alarming rate. And when we eat seafood, those tiny pieces of plastic that have been ingested by the fish in the ocean are entering our bodies, as well. [caption id="attachment_105" align="alignnone" width="6016"] Photo by our manufacturer friends at Tenjam[/caption] According to eco-conscious furniture manufacturer, Tenjam, “In 2014, it was estimated that 275 million tons of plastic debris is in the world’s ocean, and this amount doubled over the past decade and is...
Art with Heart for Your Workplace
June 5, 2018
Just one block away from our office is a hive of energy, creativity, and color where talented artists create masterpieces, defy odds, and break down stereotypes and barriers every day. [caption id="attachment_98" align="alignnone" width="4032"] Tim, Jelani, Mary Lou, and their instructor, Garrett, in our showroom gleaning some inspiration for the custom artwork we commissioned for our permanent Benjamin Roberts Gallery collection[/caption] I'm talking, of course, about Friendship Heart Gallery (FHG), "...an extension of Friendship Community, which provides value through artistic expression to Artists with intellectual disabilities." FHG provides individuals with intellectual disabilities in our local community with the opportunity to hone...