American Seating Inc., located in Grand Rapids, Michigan was established in 1886 under the name Grand Rapids School Furniture. Their first product was the once ubiquitous school seat that combined a chair and desk. School seating has changed dramatically since the company introduced this innovative design, however, these desk/chair combination school sets are now prized antiques. Motto: Nickname: Furniture City Founded Incorporated 1850 County Kent County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor George Heartwell Area - Total - Water 117. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
The company currently serves the education, transportation, office, sports and entertainment industries providing school and bus seating, contract modular office furniture, bleachers, as well as stadium and theatre seating.
Among their major competitors are Steelcase and Herman Miller, both also based in the West Michigan area. Steelcase is an international office furniture company. ... This article is about the American manufacturer of office furniture and equipment. ...