Breakfast with BIFMA: The 2015 BIFMA Annual Membership Meeting

by Robert Beck | July 6th, 2015

Once again members of BIFMA turned out in force for the annual membership meeting held at the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza across Orleans Street from the Merchandise Mart. Tom Reardon, executive director of BIFMA, called the meeting to order and introduced interim President of the Board, Dan Tuohy of Tuohy Furniture Corp. The Board elected Mr. Tuohy to complete the term of Lynn Utter, who left the industry at the beginning of the year. In his remarks, Mr. Tuohy urged BIFMA members to find better ways to communicate the value workplace furnishings can bring to client companies through increased employee engagement and productivity. He said, “What we do as a business matters.” Mr. Tuohy exhorted members to find ways to show their customers that well designed and outfitted workspaces are an investment in a better bottom line and not merely an expense. A significant amount of research aimed at making …