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Maple Key Madness Doesn’t Make it Easy to be Green

May 17, 2012 Bob EnvironmentGreen InitiativesUniversity FurnitureUniversity Loft Company

Here in Central Indiana, spring brings a rain of maple keys. You know, those weird maple tree seed-thingies. As kids, we called them “helicopters” or “whirlybirds” because they spin like a helicopter rotor when falling from the sky. I’m no horticulturist, but I understand that the rooted seeds have to undergo a couple of changes [...]

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Tilting is Bad if You’re a Pinball Wizard, but Great if You’ve Got a Two-Position Chair from University Loft

May 11, 2012 Bob ComfortErgonomicsInnovationSafetyUniversity Furniture

Video games are great, but there’s just something about a pinball machine that can’t be beat. Maybe it’s the sheer size of the game. Maybe it’s the fact that some of the best games are nothing less than works of kinetic art. Or maybe it’s the old-school feel of the machine or the engaging sounds. [...]

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Sweet Dreams Are Made of This: University Loft Makes Better-Built Student Beds

May 9, 2012 Bob ComfortCustomizationEnvironmentPersonalizationQualityUniversity Furniture

College students across America and around the world have plenty on their minds and might not always sleep soundly or as much as they should. But with a top-quality solid wood bed from University Loft beneath them, they should have one less thing to worry about and more easily enjoy sweet dreams. Here’s why: University [...]

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Better Ingredients. Better University Furniture. University Loft.

May 4, 2012 Bob EnvironmentGreen InitiativesUniversity Furniture

As a marketing aficionado, I pay attention to such things as taglines, unique selling propositions, and how companies express their competitive advantages. One series of TV commercials always makes me nod in appreciation of the tagline used. You’ve probably seen Papa John’s pizza founder (and Indiana native) John Schnatter saying “Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. Papa [...]

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Safety Matters: University Loft Beds Are Designed and Built to Help You Rest Easy

May 2, 2012 Bob InnovationQualitySafetyUniversity Furniture

University Loft is known for our innovation in student residence and dorm room furnishings. We’re known for our superior student furniture materials and construction. And we’re known for our furniture’s strength and its ability to withstand the rigors of on campus living. What might not be so obvious from all these factors is how they [...]

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Luck’s On Our Side, but University Loft Furniture for Student Housing Has Always Been a Sure Thing

April 30, 2012 Bob AwardsCommunityEnvironmentGreen InitiativesInnovationUniversity FurnitureUniversity Loft Company

As I write this post, it’s draft day for the National Football League, and our Indianapolis Colts are poised to select Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck as the number one draft pick. While not all top picks succeed in the big leagues after success in college, all indications are that Andrew Luck has what it takes [...]

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Lofty Heights: University Loft Climbs the Ranks of the FDM 300

April 25, 2012 Bob AwardsGreen InitiativesQualityUniversity FurnitureUniversity Loft Company

We’ve done it again! University Loft Company has once again risen in the ranks of the FDM 300, an annual listing of North America’s leading manufacturers of furniture, cabinets, fixtures and millwork by the editors of CabinetMaker+FDM. Among the 300 listed industry leaders, University Loft Company has risen for the fifth consecutive year. After ranking [...]

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Saluting the Hundreds of Colleges and Universities That Help University Loft Protect Our Environment

April 20, 2012 Bob EnvironmentGreen InitiativesUniversity FurnitureUniversity Loft Company

It’s a commonly held belief that there is strength in numbers: Two heads are better than one. All for one, one for all. The more the merrier. And on and on. That’s why University Loft is particularly proud that so many – we’re talking hundreds upon hundreds – of colleges and universities across America and [...]

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Student Residence Wisdom from the Chief Housing Officer Institute

April 18, 2012 Bob ComfortCommunityCustomer ServiceEnvironmentGeneralPersonalizationQualitySafetyUniversity FurnitureUniversity Loft Company

As I write this, the Chief Housing Officer Institute at the Emory University Conference Center in Atlanta, Georgia is in full swing and generating lots of enthusiastic chatter on the Twitter backchannel and beyond via hashtag #CHOI12. If you know Twitter, you know that hashtags are a way for a diverse chorus of voices to [...]

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If University Loft Student Furniture Were a Car, What Kind Would It Be?

April 13, 2012 Bob ComfortCustomizationEnvironmentPersonalizationQualityUniversity Furniture

Ever ask yourself these kinds of questions? By assigning characteristics from one type of product (or species, for that matter) to another, you can gain some interesting insights into the first subject. It’s an interesting exercise, so let’s take a look at what kind of car University Loft furniture for student housing might be: Crafted [...]

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