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American Seating Fact Sheet - VP Joe Biden Visit
Posted in Corporate on February 02, 2012

VP Joe Biden visits Grand Rapids based company, American Seating.

Vice President Joe Biden Visits American Seating
Posted in Corporate on January 31, 2012

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – The White House has announced that Vice President Joe Biden is coming back to Grand Rapids on Wednesday.

The White House says Vice President Biden will visit American Seating Company’s factory in Grand Rapids at 10:45 a.m.

American Seating opens exhibit at Grand Rapids Museum, WJRW News Talk 1340 AM
Posted in Corporate on June 28, 2011

American Seating’s Doug Oswald, Architectural Environments Market Manager, talks to Tony Gates from WJRW about the company, its products and markets and the exhibit.

American Seating exhibit opens at Grand Rapids Public Museum
Posted in Corporate on June 24, 2011

GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM)-
By Chris Zoladz
American Seating is celebrating 125 years of business with a special exhibit at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

This is What we Do! - Michigan Industries - American Seating
Posted in Corporate, Transportation on April 05, 2011

American Seating is mentioned in Mike Dunlap’s column “From Where I Sit” where he focuses on Michigan industries and Michigan pride. In this week’s column he reminds his readers of all the other industries in Michigan including American Seating.

American Seating A Hit with Major League Baseball
Posted in Corporate, Architectural on March 31, 2011

By Shandra Martinez | The Grand Rapids Press MLive.com
GRAND RAPIDS — It’s been what you might call a home run year for American Seating Company when it comes to its stadium business.

The hits have been one after another: 20,000 seats for the Boston Red Sox, 28,000 for the Baltimore Orioles, 35,000 for the Florida Marlins and 42,000 to the Washington, D.C., Nationals.

The Grand Rapids company’s baseball seating business is up at least 25 percent over last year, said Bruce Weener, vice president of sales. His company shirt is embroidered with the motto: “We know baseball.”

American Seating’s new innovation helps customers become LEED certified
Posted in Corporate, Architectural on December 13, 2010

Rapid Growth, Thursday, December 9, 2010
In the fixed-seating sector of the furniture industry, American Seating is “ahead of the curve,” according to Deb McDermott, VP of marketing and business development.

After a year of development, American Seating became the first North American fixed-seating manufacturer to produce chairs with curved plywood backs that are not only Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified, but also contain no added urea formaldehyde (NAUF).

American Seating produces cutting-edge formaldehyde-free designs for Yellowstone National Park
Posted in Corporate, Architectural on November 24, 2010

Grand Rapids Press, November 24, 2010
GRAND RAPIDS – Less polluting glue and wood from sustainable forests are being built into curved-plywood backings for auditorium chairs made by American Seating.

Buildings Magazine
Posted in Corporate, Architectural on November 04, 2010

American Seating can now provide curved wood backs with FSC certified products with no urea formaldehyde.

American Seating’s Curved Wood Back Seats - First with No Added Urea Formaldehyde Resins
Posted in Corporate, Architectural on October 06, 2010

American Seating’s Curved Wood Back Seats First to Combine FSC Certification with No Added Urea Formaldehyde Resins

In what is believed to be an industry first, American Seating can now provide chairs with curved plywood backs as FSC (Forestry Stewardship Council) Certified products with no added urea formaldehyde (NAUF). Until now, seating products featuring a curved plywood back could not achieve these combined options.