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In 1966, Global began as a manufacturing plant with a single product and a few employees. Today, The Global Group of Companies is the fifth largest multinational manufacturer, marketer, and distributor of office furniture and related products - with more than six million square feet of manufacturing space and over 8,000 employees - shipping more than 200,000 units to market every week. At the heart of Global is the desire to bring to market innovative, technologically advanced, affordable products that meet the needs of its users. Global currently manufactures thousands of products in a multitude...

The Global family – its heart and soul – efforts, including a production-incentive is comprised of more than 8,000 full-time program that rewards recommendations employees worldwide. Global’s is a unique for improving processes and reducing culture: a genuine fellowship of equals, with costs, an exceptional profit-sharing program, over fifty nationalities and languages. and a full employee-benefits plan. Today, Global is seeing second-generation importantly, Global is truly interested in each sons and daughters of long-standing Global individual’s well-being and development. employees join its...

The inseparable elements of research and design have always been essential to Global's growth and market success. Indeed, while research focuses on improvements in design, design builds on a foundation of solid research. Together, they have helped Global develop a wide range of proprietary products and services with which to respond to customers' needs. To ensure research and product development remain at the forefront of the industry, Global maintains a dedicated staff of designers, manufacturing engineers, researchers, scientists, and ergonomists, all supported by the latest technology. In...

Global succeeds in bringing innovative products and technologies to the market affordable

Testing The Global Testing Facility is one of the few such in-house facilities that are registered by the Standards Council of Canada to ISO Guide 25, General Requirements for the Competence of Testing & Calibration Laboratories. Staffed by highly experienced professional engineers, the testing facility is located in the heart of Global's manufacturing operations. The Testing Facility permits Global not only to certify components and finished products quickly and accurately, but also to ensure that they meet or surpass industry and government standards. The Facility certifies a wide range of...

reach and surpass high international standards of quality assurance and control in key business areas. Global has received ISO 9001, 9002 and most recently, 14001 certifications. These designations hold great meaning: the end users of Global products can be confident, knowing that the products they rely on conform to the highest standards of quality; corporations that use Global products know that they are working with a company that supports its product and the environment; Global's business partners can be assured that they are working within the network of ISO companies; and Global employees recognize...

Global's successful marriage of good business and environmentalism is refected in its many innovative processes, two of which are painting and wood recycling. Both demonstrate the extent to which Global values the environment, and how far Global will go to protect it. I.! ■HW Global believes that preserving and protecting the environment is an essential part of doing business today. It makes good management sense; it makes good Global sense; and, it is the right thing to do. Once again, Global has taken the initiative to lead the industry. Global's reduction of waste and pollution levels, along...

Several laminate casegoods lines have positioned Global as a value leader in the office furniture industry.

Long before cellular production became a popular concept in North America, Global's founder, Saul Feldberg, was already successfully utilizing this business model. In fact, Global was founded on the creation of a number of independent cells which, as the business expanded, were replicated instead of enlarged. For Saul Feldberg and Global, this proved to be the model that made perfect business sense. MANUFACTURING From budget-priced products for mass retailers to mid-market, project-based solutions for corporate end users, Global manufactures a wide range of business and commercial furniture -...

When Pope John Paul II visited the United States in 1988, his schedule was suddenly rearranged to include a special stop in Philadelphia. His impromptu visit meant that 1,000 white chairs had to be made and delivered within a few days. Global was called in. Day one saw the chair frames, seating, and upholstery components produced. Day two saw the chairs assembled, checked, packed, and shipped - all on time! This is just one example of what Global's "can do/will do” attitude and just-in-time philosophy are able to accomplish. Vertical Integration From the very beginning, Global has believed in...

Global is exceptionally well positioned to by in-stock factory quick-ship programs and Today, Global’s vast distribution network deliver its products, whenever and wherever 22 strategically located regional distribution continues to expand in step with the needed. Indeed, Global’s offices, showrooms, centers. Together, they provide extremely distribution and manufacturing facilities, responsive support and service to dealers and marketing facilities worldwide. sales and marketing personnel, as well as its customers. Global supports its distribution customers, literally circle the globe. network...