no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2010 spectrum industries inc. type private founded 1968 headquarters chippewa falls wisconsin united states products furniture website 1 spectrum industries is a small business based in chippewa falls wisconsin that designs and manufactures furniture for learning environments . contents 1 environmental responsibility 2 company history 3 spectrum and the community 4 references 5 external links environmental responsibility edit the united states general services administration presented spectrum industries with the evergreen award for contributions towards environmental sustainability. ; from reducing air emissions of volatile organic compounds by 60 % to reducing landfill waste by 75 % as the result of grinding post manufacturing waste . company history edit the company originated in chippewa falls on march 29 1968 as cygnet films . cygnet films made promotion films and training films for a variety of customers from the startup american basketball association to the united states armed forces . cygnet changed its name to spectrum industries inc. in june 1969 . the film business introduced spectrum to the education market and also to hubbard scientific company . spectrum acquired hubbard scientific in july 1975 . in the late 1980s the manufacturing division was manufacturing store fixtures and point of purchase displays solid oak furniture office furniture and computer furniture workstations . in the 1990s the corporate office was moved to chippewa falls wisconsin . in june 1991 hubbard scientific was sold . in 1991 spectrum designed and manufactured computer laboratory furniture for personal computers . the manufacturing plant size grew by 100 000 square feet 9 300 m2 employment increased and the company s product range expanded . spectrum expanded its chippewa falls facilities in december 2005 . a 125 000 square foot 11 600 m2 building was purchased adding capacity for metal fabrication powder coating and assemble to order product lines . throughout the past 42 years of operation spectrum industries has been presented several awards . the united states general services administration presented spectrum the evergreen award . 1 the state of wisconsin presented spectrum with the wisconsin governors award as federal contractor of the year for small business . 2 member of the fdm300 furniture design and manufacturing s top 300 furniture manufacturers in the united states . 3 recipient of the federal government distance learning association s pillar award . 4 spectrum and the community edit spectrum sponsors exhibitions and other activities related to technology education and community development . spectrum industries sponsored a team of three chippewa falls senior high school students who won first place in the junior achievement business challenge event on wednesday march 3 2010 at the ramada inn convention center in eau claire wi . 5 spectrum industries raised over 5 000 for the chippewa county relay for life . 6 references edit http www.gsa.gov portal gsa ep contentview.do programid 15022 & channelid 24465 & ooid 9746 & contentid 9579 & pagetypeid 17110 & contenttype gsa basic & programpage % 2fep % 2fprogram % 2fgsabasic . jsp & p 3fn1 http www.commerce.state.wi.us news releases 2008 056.html http www.cabinetmakerfdm.com viewcompany.aspx id 6640 & terms spectrum industries http www.fgdla.us http www.chippewa.com business article a3bac4e2 4cdb 5aae 90df f96553e9e17f.html http www.chippewa.com lifestyles article 153f63a3 2de8 597c af10 ef55fa8f2576.html external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title spectrum industries & oldid 731883535 categories furniture manufacturersmanufacturing companies based in wisconsincompanies established in 1968hidden categories orphaned articles from june 2010all orphaned articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 july 2016 at 03 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view