Visit Bretford in Showroom #355 at NeoCon
2012 and Booth #521 at UBTech 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contacts:
Cindy Weinschreider
Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.
847-801-1611
cweinschreider@bretford.com
Traci Schaefer
TLS Communications, Inc.
630-269-4567
tschaefer@tlscommunications.com
BRETFORD® SHOWCASES CONNECTED™ LEARNING
AT NEOCON AND UBTECH
Displays Full Line of EDU 2.0 Furniture that is Mobile, Powered and ConnectEd™ for 21st
Century Learning; Debuts Discovery Guide/Webinar on Agile Learning Spaces
CHICAGO — June 11, 2012 — Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.® (NeoCon Showroom #355/UBTech Booth
#521), a United States manufacturer of dependable furniture products that improve how people work and learn,
will provide a live look at ConnectEd™ education environments that incorporate its EDU 2.0 system of mobile
and powered furniture designed to support technology for 21st century learning during NeoCon 2012, June 1113, in Chicago and UBTech 2012, June 11-13 in Las Vegas.
At both of these shows, Bretford® will introduce a new tool called the Discovery Guide, which helps facility
professionals understand, create and implement agile learning spaces, along with an accompanying webinar
series that includes a case study project called iLab. Additionally, Bretford will present a session on mobility
and learning spaces and offer the chance to win an iPad during UBTech.
“The EDU 2.0 furniture is designed using evidence-based practices that involve the voice of the customer —
this line and all Bretford® furniture centers around five key ideas,” explained Cindy Weinschreider, director of
marketing for Bretford Manufacturing, Inc. ® “The furniture is agile so as rooms, people and information
change, it adapts; mobile because it fits, works and moves together; technology-enabled for easy access to
power and data; social because it creates interaction; and sustainable for a healthier learning environment. At
NeoCon and UBTech, we are showing examples of EDU 2.0 products in actual applications while providing
new tools that give educators the ability to stay connected in their learning facilities.”
During UBTech 2012, Bretford® will present a session titled “Mobility and Learning Spaces — University and
College Environments to Support M-Learning,” which takes place on Tuesday, June 12 from 3:30 – 4:10 p.m.
It will include examples of well-executed, flexible and agile learning environments. It will also demonstrate
how physical learning spaces can support the new learning paradigm in higher education facilities. Bretford
will also be giving away an iPad to one person who attends this presentation. Instructions on how to win will
be provided at the session.
About the EDU 2.0 Line
The EDU 2.0 line of furniture is comprised of tables, desks, presenters, and seating products with countless
power and design options. It is among the first in the contract furniture industry to achieve CarbonNeutral®
product certification for a greener school supply chain and healthier learning environment. All of the products
in the EDU 2.0 line are currently shipping.
About the Discovery Guide
The Discovery Guide helps educators understand, create and implement the specific agile learning space that is
right for them, using the EDU 2.0 line of furniture, which is built to be flexible and support the many changes
that technology is bringing to the learning environment. It explores the trends and concepts uncovered in three
years of Bretford® research, shows just how agile layouts affect learning then demonstrates how to implement
change in a learning environment. The complete Discovery Guide is available by contacting a local Bretford®
sales representative.
About the Agile Learning Spaces Webinar
To support the guide, Bretford® has pumped up its BretfordUniversity webinar curriculum by adding an
enhanced six-part fall/winter series that focuses on the "how to" and "design" of agile learning spaces. The
Discovery Guide and webinars also include information about a unique case study project at Hillbrook School
in Silicon Valley, Calif. called iLab. Through a partnership with Bretford® and HERO, Inc., a research and
consulting firm, Hillbrook has been able to design and build an agile learning space, which will be used by
students and monitored throughout the first six months of the 2012-2013 school year. The story, findings and
results can be followed here.
For more information about Bretford® visit Bretford.com or call 1-800-521-9614. Bretford® can also be
followed on Twitter at www.twitter.com/bretfordmanf.
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About Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.®
Bretford® is a manufacturer of furniture for both learning and work environments. Founded in 1948 and
headquartered in Franklin Park, Ill., Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.® holds more than six decades of expertise
dedicated solely to the design and manufacture of sustainable furniture solutions that are made in the U.S.A.
Each furniture design is built for quality and mobility so rooms, people and information can move and still stay
connected. With nearly 350 employees and 450,000 square feet of production space, the company offers smart
furniture designs that support evolving technology, enabling institutions, organizations and corporations to
increase productivity and efficiency. Bretford’s® superior workmanship and environmentally-compliant
manufacturing and operation practices ensure dependable products, many of which are GREENGUARD
Indoor Air Quality Certified®. The company is committed to using less energy, creating less waste and
reducing its carbon footprint. Bretford® is a CarbonNeutral® certified company and its EDU 2.0 line is among
the first in the contract furniture industry to achieve CarbonNeutral® product certification. All Bretford®
products are backed by a 12-year standard warranty and the industry’s best 20-year standard warranty on
library furniture.