Office Furniture Resources

What Office Furniture Resources does

Office Furniture Resources (OFR) is a privately held, full-service office furniture dealership and one of the largest office furniture liquidators in the Midwest, founded in 1991 by Tom and Suzanne Quinlan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and now headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois. The company sells new, used, and refurbished commercial office furniture sourced from premium brands including Herman Miller, Steelcase, Haworth, Knoll, and Allsteel, with used inventory typically priced 50-70% below new retail and full-office project pricing of approximately $12.50-$15 per square foot. OFR operates three retail showrooms in Des Plaines (Chicago), Milwaukee, and Madison (Sun Prairie), with a national liquidation and decommissioning service capability that has served Fortune 500 clients including Accenture, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Kraft Foods, Mars Wrigley, and UnitedHealth Group since 1991.

Name

Office Furniture Resources

Legal name

Office Furniture Resources

Website

https://ofr-inc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Office Furniture Resources (OFR) is a privately held Midwest office furniture dealership and liquidator, founded in 1991, selling new, used, and refurbished commercial furniture from premium brands through three showrooms and serving corporate clients nationwide with full-service liquidation, space planning, and refurbishment.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Office Furniture

NAICS

Furniture Retailers (449110), Reupholstery and Furniture Repair (81142)

SIC

Retail-Furniture Stores (5712)

akta.pro primary industry

Office Furniture (Used & Refurbished) Retail (CRAIANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Office Furniture Moving, Installation & Reconfiguration (Systems Furniture) (HSAKAKAE), Corporate, Event & Staging Furniture Rental (Short-Term) (CRAIAOAG)

Keywords

• Office furniture retail
• Furniture liquidation services
• Office space planning
• Furniture refurbishment
• Commercial furniture dealer

Headquarters

HQ city

Des Plaines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Furniture Sales: Sale of new, used, and refurbished office furniture including chairs, desks, cubicles, tables, storage, and lounge furniture. Revenue from individual item sales and bulk project orders.
2. Liquidation & Decommissioning Services: Professional office furniture removal, decommissioning, and liquidation services for corporations downsizing or relocating. Includes planning, pricing, and execution of liquidation projects.
3. Furniture Rental: Short and long-term office furniture rental services for temporary office needs, relocations, and project-based requirements.
4. Space Planning & Design Services: Custom workspace design and space planning services including layout optimization and ergonomic evaluation.
5. Delivery, Installation & Moving: Furniture delivery, installation, moving, storage, and reconfiguration services for purchased and rental furniture.
6. Refurbishment & Upholstery Services: Custom office furniture upholstery and cubicle refurbishing services, including reupholstery of Steelcase and other brand chairs.
7. E-Waste Recycling: Environmentally responsible disposal and recycling of electronic waste and unwanted furniture items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Office Furniture Resources (OFR) is a full-service commercial office furniture dealership selling new, pre-owned, and refurbished furniture from premium brands including Steelcase, Herman Miller, Knoll, Haworth, and Allsteel. The company complements furniture sales with a comprehensive suite of services including space planning and design, delivery and installation, office moving and storage, reconfiguration, short-term rental, custom upholstery, cubicle refurbishing, and full-project liquidation and decommissioning. Operations are anchored by three retail showrooms in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison with nationwide liquidation capability.

Product overview

Office Furniture Resources (OFR) operates as a full-service office furniture dealership and one of the largest office furniture liquidators in the Midwest, with services available nationwide. The company offers a coordinated portfolio combining (1) pre-owned and refurbished commercial furniture retail — including Herman Miller Aeron, Embody, Mirra, and Eames chairs; Steelcase Leap V2, Gesture, Criterion, and Answer cubicles; Haworth Very and Zody chairs; Global Vion chairs; and Herman Miller Renew and Canvas workstations — alongside (2) new furniture including cancelled-project inventory at discounted pricing, and (3) professional services encompassing space planning and design, delivery and installation (including union labor), office moving and storage, reconfiguration, full-project liquidation and decommissioning, short-term rental, custom upholstery and cubicle refurbishing performed in OFR's Chicago facility, e-waste recycling, and a corporate work-from-home program. Showrooms are located in Chicago, Milwaukee, and Madison. The company also provides free chair adjustment tutorial videos for customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Used and Refurbished Office Furniture Pre-owned and refurbished commercial office furniture inventory including chairs, desks, cubicles, storage, tables, lounge furniture, and accessories. Sourced from Steelcase, Herman Miller, Knoll, Haworth, Allsteel and other premium commercial brands, offered at a fraction of new retail pricing.
• New Office Furniture New office furniture including chairs, desks, lounge furniture, tables, storage, and accessories, including cancelled-project inventory and new stock items available at discounted pricing.
• Office Space Planning & Design Professional design services for workspace layouts including both open-concept and cubicle configurations. OFR's sales representatives and design team provide custom-tailored workspace design for businesses.
• Delivery & Installation Furniture delivery and installation services for commercial customers, including union labor options for commercial buildings.
• Office Furniture Moving & Storage Relocation services for office furniture, including storage capabilities during office transitions.
• Office Furniture Reconfiguration Reconfiguration planning and execution for existing office furniture layouts to adapt to changing team needs and workspace requirements.
• Liquidation & Decommissioning Full-service office furniture liquidation and decommission project management including planning, pricing, and execution. Diverts furniture from landfill through reselling, repurposing, and charity donations.
• Office Furniture Rental Short-term and long-term office furniture rental programs for temporary or project-based office needs, relocations, and project-based requirements.
• Custom Office Furniture Upholstery Custom reupholstery services for office chairs and lounge furniture, performed in OFR's Chicago facility with access to over 15 standard fabric colors and hundreds of additional options.
• Office Cubicle Refurbishing Refurbishment of cubicle and workstation systems including new finishes, fresh panel coverings, and updated configurations to deliver a custom professional look.
• E-Waste Recycling Responsible disposal and recycling of electronic waste associated with office furniture decommissioning projects.
• Corporate WFH Program Corporate work-from-home program helping businesses furnish employee home offices with quality commercial-grade furniture.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% savings over all-new furniture costs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Charity OrganizationsminorOthersCharity donation partnerships for furniture that cannot be resold. OFR donates usable office furniture to community organizations as part of their sustainability and social responsibility initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Steelcase: Largest North American contract office furniture manufacturer (New, Leap, Gesture series). Direct upstream supplier of the premium-brand inventory OFR refurbishes and resells, and a partial competitor for corporate office furniture procurement budgets even though it sells new rather than used.
• Herman Miller (MillerKnoll): Premium office furniture manufacturer behind the Aeron, Embody, Mirra, and Eames product families that anchor OFR's pre-owned inventory. Competes for the same enterprise spend pool as OFR but operates at the new-furniture end of the market.
• Haworth: Family-owned contract office furniture manufacturer (Zody, Very, Improv lines). Competes for the same Fortune 500 procurement budgets as OFR and is one of the five premium brands OFR actively handles on the pre-owned side.
• Knoll (MillerKnoll): Premium designer contract furniture manufacturer whose products OFR lists, refurbishes, and resells. A direct competitor for enterprise office furniture spend, even though Knoll's go-to-market is new furniture sales via dealerships.
• Office Depot (ODP Corporation): National office supplies and furniture retailer that competes at the low end of small-business office furniture purchases and through workplace/catalog channels — overlapping customer base but very different unit economics and product mix.
• IKEA: Global furniture retailer with growing office furniture assortments (BEKANT, IDÅSEN, MARKUS lines). Competes for SMB and home-office furniture budget, though its new-only model and self-assembly framing differ significantly from OFR's full-service commercial offering.

Direct peers

• Crissa Office Furniture: Northeast-based dealer specializing in pre-owned, refurbished, and new commercial office furniture with delivery, installation, and space planning services — the most direct comparability in terms of business model, customer base, and product mix.
• Reico Office Furniture: Multi-location refurbished office furniture dealer serving similar corporate and small business customers with pre-owned seating, workstations, and installation services — operates on the same circular-furniture model as OFR.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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