ergoCentric Zeroes into Ergonomics
Workers of the world, unite. You have the right to be seated comfortably. That could be the mission statement of ergoCentric Seating Systems, based in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga. The company manufactures ergonomic task chairs, factory and healthcare seating and height-adjustable desks. Its growing American customer base includes major companies such as Apple, Microsoft, Nike and St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare Hospital Group, as well as the New York and Oregon state governments and the Kansas City, Mo., police. The firm has two 48,000 square foot manufacturing plants, 170 staff members, and annual sales that have doubled over the past five years, between CDN $50 and $100-million (US$38-72-million). “We compete against the big guys – Herman Miller, Steelcase, Haworth, Knoll – and our prices are in that range,” said company founder and chairman Terry Cassaday during a recent factory tour. “We’re not a low-priced chair.” Born in Hamilton, Ont., about midway …
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