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Home > Company Index > Consumer Products-Durables  > Office & Business Furniture & Fixtures > SMED International Inc.

SMED International Inc.
 PROFILE
SMED International can furnish your office from the ground up, turning even dilapidated old warehouses into high-tech wonders. The subsidiary of US office furniture giant Haworth, SMED makes the Constructive Solutions and "Life"SPACE lines of office furniture and interiors, including raised floor systems (complete with wiring and cabling), modular walls and accessories, ergonomic chairs, freestanding workstations, lighting, and refreshment centers. SMED designs products for offices, health care facilities, and technology-intensive areas. Haworth outbid smaller Canadian rival Office Specialty to acquire SMED in early 2000; the acquisition made Haworth the world's #2 office furniture maker (after Steelcase).

 COMPETITION
Herman Miller, Inc. (MLHR)
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Steelcase Inc. (SCS)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: June
1999 Sales (mil.): 130.80
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 4.7%
Employees: 2,100
Revenue per employee: $62,285.71

 KEY PEOPLE
• Mogens F. Smed
    CEO
• Andrew R. G. Moor
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
10 Smed Ln., SE
Calgary Alberta T2C 4T5, Canada
Phone: 1-403-203-6000
Fax: 1-403-203-6001
Online: Web Site

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