Systems Furniture - Haworth

In 1948 G.W. Haworth launched Modern Products, a small manufacturer of custom wood products. By 1954 Haworth began forays into manufacturing movable office partitions, the predecessors of today's panel systems. By 1971 Haworth introduced the Haworth Modern Office Modules (MOM), offering the first acoustical panel and universal panel hinge-thereby increasing the flexibility of modular office systems.

Haworth in 1976 introduced Haworth ERA-I^®, the world's first prewired modular office furniture panel. According to Haworth, it revolutionized office environments by enabling users to access power where it was needed, without extension cords or hard wiring.

By 1984 one million Haworth UniGroup^® panels had been installed. Two years later in 1986 Haworth introduced The Power Base^®, the industry's first eight-wire power system with three dedicated circuits. Power Base enables users to dedicate power to specific uses and reduces destructive electrical interference.

1998 represented Haworth's 50-year anniversary of innovation.

Haworth Unigroup^®

When Haworth introduced Unigroup in 1976, it was the first furniture system to provide a pre-wired modular panel. Haworth Unigroup has a proven record of performance and durability and has become the standard by which all other furniture systems are measured.

Haworth Unigroup is a pre-wired modular panel featuring The Power Base^®, one of the most advanced panel-integrated electrical systems available. The Power Base accommodates even the highest electrical capacity requirements, allowing you to dedicate and isolate multiple circuits to protect sensitive electronic equipment.

Haworth Unigroup systems are available with either Powerbase or Tri-Circut power designed components.

Haworth Places^®

In the office, a sense of "place" is very important to people. Creating places from spaces has always been Haworth's primary concern. Haworth Places is an innovative systems that thoughtfully provides the means to create places that work for everybody. Top to bottom.

Haworth Places is a furniture systems of quality and enduring value.

Haworth Premise^®

Haworth Premise office furniture line builds on Haworth Unigroup's strengths to meet the complex and changing need of today's office workers. Haworth Premise is a total solution for the workplace ranging from furniture for private offices to fully accommodating systems for the open office environment.

Haworth packs loads of features into Premise's panels, components and casegoods for easy interfacing with technology and the versatility to address differing work styles. It offers an unparalleled combination of value, performance and image with dozens of standard features that other manufacturers sell as add-ons or options.

Haworth Premise system and freestanding furniture are dimensionally and aesthetically compatible, providing a total furniture solution.