Fact Sheet

Line of Business
Herman Miller, Inc., creates great places to work through the design, manufacture and distribution of furnishings, interior products, and related services. Through problem-solving research and design, the company seeks to develop innovative solutions to real needs in working, healing, learning, and living environments. Net sales of $262,000 in 1923 grew to $25 million in 1970, the year the company went public; net sales in fiscal year 2004 were $1.34 billion.

Products
-Office furniture systems and accessories
-Freestanding furniture products for office and healthcare environments
-Office and institutional seating
-Small office, home office and residential furniture
-Filing and storage products

Services
-Furniture management
-Strategic facilities consulting
-Leasing

Alliance Products
Allied manufacturers provide select products in the areas of lighting, seating, storage, and freestanding furniture.

World Headquarters
Herman Miller, Inc.
855 East Main Avenue
Zeeland, MI 49464

Manufacturing and Distribution
Manufacturing and distribution facilities are located in the United States in Atlanta and Canton, Georgia; Lake Mills, Wisconsin; Holland, Zeeland, and Spring Lake, Michigan; as well as in Italy, and the United Kingdom.

Sales Offices and Showrooms
Herman Miller is represented through subsidiaries and corporate offices, independent dealers, and licensees in over 40 countries in North America, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America.

The company sells its products and services through a substantial, global dealer network of independent and company-owned businesses, including specialized Herman Miller Workplace Resource and Office Pavilion dealerships.

Subsidiaries
Herman Miller operates several U.S. subsidiaries: Geiger, located in Atlanta, Georgia, and Lake Mills, Wisconsin, specializes in the production of high-quality wood furniture for the corporate office. Herman Miller for Healthcare focuses on the needs of the health-care environment. Herman Miller for the Home offers classic modern and home office design to consumers. Sonare Technologies in Chicago specializes in developing new technologies to address the issues of audio privacy in business environments.