Lakeshore Learning Offers Lifetime Warranty on Classroom Furniture

CARSON, CA, February 03, 2011 (Press-News.org) In an industry first, Lakeshore Learning Materials is offering unqualified lifetime warranties on all six of its main furniture lines. And furthering its commitment to health and safety, this renowned leader in early childhood education is now GREENGUARD Certified for three different lines of its classroom furniture.

New Lifetime Warranty for Lakeshore Furniture
Last year, Lakeshore president and CEO Bo Kaplan gave his Product Development team a mission: Take the best classroom furniture available and make it even better. So, Lakeshore's product developers put their heads together and upgraded Lakeshore's furniture lines: Classic Birch, Heavy-Duty, Tuff Stuff , Round-Edge, Kids Colors and their new First Steps furniture designed specifically for toddlers.

"The enhancements that we made are substantial—and far above the norm in classroom furniture," said Senior Product Developer Alison Glaser. "Not only does our furniture feature high-impact frames and tempered-steel hardware, we've included design redundancies that ensure the highest quality construction. For instance, we don't simply glue our furniture together or screw it together—we do both. An added benefit of this approach is that most of our furniture comes fully assembled. Being a teacher myself, I know educators appreciate that."
"When I saw the results of our upgrades," Kaplan said, "I knew we had the finest classroom furniture on the market. In terms of construction, safety and value, no other manufacturer can top it. And what better way to communicate our confidence in the furniture than with a no-gimmicks, no-clause lifetime warranty!"

GREENGUARD Certified for Health & Safety
In addition to the refinements made to the furniture, Lakeshore also sought—and received—GREENGUARD Certification for three of its furniture lines: First Steps , Classic Birch and Round-Edge furniture.

The GREENGUARD Environmental Institute is a third-party organization that certifies materials for low chemical emissions. Their standards are among the most strict worldwide, and this certification ensures that the indoor air quality of classrooms using these lines of Lakeshore furniture will have the lowest possible level of potentially harmful emissions.
"While all of our furniture is safe for classroom use," said Vice President of Creative Services Rose Contreras, "we're delighted to offer schools and child care centers the option of eco-friendly GREENGUARD Certified furniture. It's just one more way that we're trying to anticipate the needs of our customers."

Lakeshore Learning Materials is one of the premier manufacturers of educational materials for early learning environments and elementary programs around the country. A multichannel distributor with a dedicated sales division, plus catalogs, websites and over 50 store locations nationwide, Lakeshore has experienced continuous growth since its inception in 1954. To learn more, visit us at http://www.lakeshorelearning.com.