AIS Poised for the Future
In Leominster, Massachusetts, the contract furnishings company AIS is on a mission. From the time it was founded, in 1989 by Bruce Platzman and Arthur Maxwell, it’s grown from humble beginnings in remanufacturing to be an ambitious brand with steady, deliberate success that is now pushing them into a new phase of advancement. AIS recently announced 2018 sales of $200 million, a 16% increase from 2017 numbers. Profits also increased in 2018, by 14%. And sales numbers for the first quarter of 2019 indicate that similar growth can be expected for this year. We recently visited AIS headquarters to experience all things AIS; to get a sense of the people, the product, the culture and the progress this brand is making. In 2016, AIS launched a full rebrand effort – the unveiling of a new path forward for a mid-market brand that is making large leaps forward in its business, …