M&M OFFICE INTERIORS HAS MILWAUKEE SITTING PRETTY

WAUKESHA, Wis. – M&M Office Interiors today announced it has received an Outstanding Performance Award for record first-year sales of the Zody chair, a revolutionary task chair designed to remedy lower back aches, poor posture and discomfort associated with extended periods of sitting. BusinessWeek featured the chair in its recent Annual Design Awards issue.

“Those who sit for an extended period of time performing routine tasks will want to experience the comfort, agility and posture support of the Zody chair,” said Tim Rudd, president of M&M Office Interiors. “This is more than a desk chair, it’s the most comfortable support available in task seating.”

Zody is the first and only chair endorsed by the American Physical Therapy Association. This endorsement comes after an APTA review based on criteria such as ergonomic features, proven benefit to the user, product efficacy and cost-effectiveness.

M&M Office Interiors, recently named one of Waukesha’s Top 10 Small Businesses of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce, is the exclusive distributor of the Zody chair to Southeast Wisconsin and Northern Illinois.

Ergonomic standards and guidelines recommend several working postures – sitting while reclining, upright, or in forward tilt; standing or alternating between sitting and standing – recognizing that no one posture should be used for a long period of time. The Zody chair allows users to sit in these different postures and provides features and adjustments with the ability to enhance the comfort, productivity, and overall well-being of the occupant.

Haworth, the chair’s manufacturer, retained the Human Performance Institute at Western Michigan University to conduct a study to determine the location and magnitude of support that a user requires for his or her lower back while sitting in a task chair. The Zody was designed around this study.

Leading organizations and analysts have selected the Zody for numerous awards, including Gold Certified by Cradle to Cradle and a 2005 Good Design Award from the Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, among others.

Depending upon selected options and upgrades and volume of chairs needed, the Zody can be purchased for as low as $450. Similar chairs from other leading manufacturers, often costing hundreds more than the Zody, rarely offer the unique features that make the Zody the leader in its class.

Founded in 1960, M&M Office Interiors is a leading provider of office furniture and systems in Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. M&M exclusively distributes world-renowned Haworth furniture and more than 200 other stylish, functional product lines. M&M offers space planning, project management, installation services and asset management. Visit www.mmoffice.com for more information.