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Alison Beckwith, Media Relations
Phone: 301.699.0148
E-mail: abeckwith@ofminc.com
Recent News
August 2011
8/5Otto: Architecture + Design--OFM Plans to Expand Solar Farm
This month office and school furniture manufacturer, distributor and wholesaler OFM is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the 250-kilowatt solar farm it installed on the rooftop of its headquarters in Holly Springs, N.C. with plans to expand.
8/2Office Newswire--OFM Celebrates One-Year Anniversary of Solar Farm With Plans to Expand
This month office and school furniture manufacturer, distributor and wholesaler OFM is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the 250-kilowatt solar farm it installed on the rooftop of its headquarters in Holly Springs, N.C. last August.
November 2010
11/4Woodworking Network--OFM Launches Green Room Web Page
OFM announced it has dedicated a new section of its Website to highlighting its environmentally friendly initiatives.
August 2010
8/12Inbound Logistics Magazine—OFM: Green Seed (see page 26).
OFM is financing a new project that will help make its headquarters completely carbon neutral.
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.
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…
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.
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.
Recent OFM Press Releases
2/4/2011OFM will be hosting a CEU Event with Greenguard at the Holly Springs facility March 29th, 2011
11/2/2010Interactive Online OFM Launches The Green Room
10/1/2010Practicing Corporate Social Responsibility OFM Completes Solar Farm at N.C Headquarters
9/20/2010OFM Holds Green-Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with N.C. Lt. Governor to Inaugurate 250-Kilowatt Solar Farm
9/2/2010Back-to-School OFM Chairs, Shelves Certified as Environmentally Safe for Children
8/24/2010OFM Unveils New Greenguard Certified Indoor/Outdoor Furniture Line
7/13/2010OFM Completes First Phases of Solar Farm at North Carolina Company Headquarters
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
3/10/2010Schools Turn to OFM to Fight Germs
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