OFM News
Media Contact:
Alison Beckwith, Media Relations
Phone: 301.699.0148
E-mail: abeckwith@ofminc.com
Recent News
July 2010
7/22Contracting Business--OFM 'Solar Farm' Underway.
OFM has completed the first phase of its solar farm initiative.
7/16WRAL TV CH. 5--Solar farm taking shape in Holly Springs.
OFM just completed the first phase of its solar farm by installing mounting brackets on the roof of its company headquarters in Holly Springs.
7/16AZo Build--First Phase Completion of OFM’s Solar Project in North Carolina.
OFM announced today it has completed the first phase of its solar farm initiative.
June 2010
6/21Strategy Magazine/Stimulant Online (Canada)--Global: Go Vroom.
Something strange happens at night at school and office furniture manufacturer, Holly Springs, N.C.-based OFM, which turns into a dance club and shows that the chairs not only provide stability, but can also bust a serious move.
6/16Office Insight--OFM Introduces Elements Fabric Program.
The Elements program consists of an assortment of upgraded fabric and vinyls upholstered onto many of OFM’s best selling chairs.
May 2010
5/20Biz2Credit.com--Is Investing in Alternative Energy a Smart Strategy?
Small businesses have been offered incentives to go green by investing in energy-efficient systems…
5/1Print Solutions Magazine--How Do You YouTube?
How an office furniture company increased sales and decreased return rates using online videos.
April 2010
4/22News & Observer--Furniture Maker's Solar Plans Will Boost Bottom Line
A Holly Springs furniture company is going green in a big way, and getting some national attention for it.
4/21The Wall Street Journal--Businesses Wait for Green Energy Payback
Abel Zalcberg, founder of OFM Inc., a furniture manufacturer in Holly Springs, N.C., says the company recently secured a loan covering 100% of the cost of a 250-kilowatt solar-panel system for its rooftop.
4/20Fast Company--How an N.C. Furniture Maker's Bright Green Roof Powers Up Its Bottom Line
From where Abel Zalcberg sits in his office at OFM headquarters in Holly Springs, North Carolina, he can’t see the 250-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system on the roof, but its ROI is a glaring factor in his bottom line.
4/15Triangle Business Journal--OFM to Sell Solar Power to Progress Energy
Office furniture wholesaler OFM is installing a 250-kilowatt solar panel system on the roof of its Holly Springs headquarters.
4/12Woodworking Network--Furniture CEO Turned on to YouTube
As the founder and CEO of OFM Inc., a family-owned office and school furniture manufacturer and distributor in North Carolina, I figured online videos could help showcase some of our products.
March 2010
3/31Examiner.com--YouTube Videos Increase Consumer Confidence, Lowers Return Rate
OFM, Inc., a leading office and school furniture manufacturer, distributor, and wholesaler, reports that returns of furniture featured on YouTube are being returned at half the rate of furniture not available for preview on YouTube.
3/26Internet Retailer-- YouTube videos Reduce Return Rates for a Distributor of Office Furniture
Offering product videos on YouTube has reduced the rate of product returns for OFM Inc., a distributor of office furniture that sells to online retailers and other merchants.
3/19Holly Springs Sun-- Audrey Barnhill joins OFM as New Architect and Design Manager
Audrey Barnhill comes to OFM with over 10 years experience working in residential and commercial design and previously owned her own consulting firm.
February 2010
2/12IOFDA Connecting-- OFM Office Furniture Newest YouTube Star?
OFM says its new product informational videos on YouTube turned out to be more popular than expected.
2/09Office Insight-- Audrey Barnhill Joins OFM as New Architect and Design Manager
OFM announces that Audrey Barnhill has joined its sales team as the new architect and design sales manager.
2/01Cabinet Maker + FDM-- OFM offers online product videos
The OFM YouTube channel offers 87 videos featuring more than 300 products. The videos have been collectively viewed more than 17,000 times during the last seven months.
January 2010
1/28The Examiner.com--Pass-Through Web-Based Business Builds Sales, Profits Opportunities
In an exclusive interview, Blake Zalcberg, Chief Operations Officer of OFM in Holly Springs, North Carolina, explained how his company is helping web-based retailers increase revenues without capital expense.
1/18Monday Morning Quarterback — OFM Announces Its Own Stimulus Plan for 2010
Though the chairs are inexpensive, they still have the high-quality standards for commercial use that customers have learned to expect the company said in a press release.
1/13The World Interior Design Network - OFM Launches Stimulus Series, a Collection of Chairs
The chairs have high-quality standards and are cheap. Blake Zalcberg, COO of OFM said about this new series that it was created to make people sit in a stylish chair even at the time of market slowdown. It is called as Stimulus Series named for the efforts to restart the US economy…
1/13OFDA eNewsletter - OFM Offers Its Own Stimulus Plan for 2010
OFM announced today its own “stimulus plan”—a new product line of low-priced, high-quality faux leather office chairs called the Stimulus Series named for the efforts to restart the U.S. economy.
1/6Women Entrepreneur.com
- Secrets of Success: Service, Innovation
OFM has been on the cutting edge of the office/school furniture industry since Abel and Barbara Zalcberg founded it in 1995. Abel, the CEO, had been working in the industry for years.
1/5American Express OPEN Forum
- Buying a Building For Your Company
Even a well–established company might want to tread carefully. Take Abel Zalcberg, who runs OFM, a 26-employee furniture distributor in Holly Springs, NC, who has built two facilities over the past seven years.
Recent OFM Press Releases
7/13/2010OFM Completes First Phases of Solar Farm at North Carolina Company Headquarters
6/9/2010OFM Launches New Fabric Program at NeoCon 2010
5/13/20102010 Collaborative vs. Individual Workspaces: OFM Lists Five Emerging Office Furniture Trends
4/15/2010OFM Finances Solar Farm at N.C. Headquarters, Goes Carbon Neutral in 2010
3/24/2010OFM Furniture Manufacturer Finds YouTube Videos Boost Buyer Confidence
3/10/2010Schools Turn to OFM to Fight Germs
2/15/2010OFM Office Furniture Newest YouTube Star?
2/9/2010Audrey Barnhill Joins OFM as New Architect and Design Manager
1/11/2010OFM Offers Its Own ‘Stimulus Plan’ for 2010
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