| HNI Corporation and its subsidiaries design, manufacture, and market office furniture and hearth products primarily in the United States. Its office furniture products include storage products, such as vertical files, lateral files, and pedestals; seating products comprising task chairs, executive desk chairs, conference/training chairs, and side chairs; office systems, including modular and moveable workspaces with integrated work surfaces, space dividers, and lighting; and desks and related products consisting of tables, bookcases, and credenzas. The company sells its office furniture products under the HON, Allsteel, Maxon, Gunlocke, Paoli, Whitehall, HBF, basyx, and Lamex names, as well as under private labels. HNI Corporation manufactures and markets hearth products comprising a range of gas, electric, and wood and biomass burning fireplaces, inserts, stoves, facings, and accessories for the home under the Heatilator, Heat & Glo, Quadra-Fire, and Harman Stove names. It sells its office furniture products through dealers, wholesalers, retail superstores, and directly to end-user customers, as well as federal, state, and local governments; and hearth products through a national system of dealers and distributors, as well as corporation-owned distribution and retail outlets. HNI Corporation also markets its products in Canada. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa. |