PolyVision (company)

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Polyvision
FormerlyDisplay Technology, Inc., Information Display Technology, Inc.
Industry Manufacturing
Founded1954
Headquarters
Johns Creek
,
United States
Areas served
North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), APAC (Asia-Pacific)
ProductsCeramicSteel Panels, Architectural Cladding, Writing Surface Materials
Number of employees
200 (2014)
Website polyvision.com

Polyvision is a company that manufactures CeramicSteel surfaces for applications such as whiteboards, chalkboards, architectural surfaces and panels, and infrastructure projects. [1] Headquartered in Georgia, Polyvision was acquired by Industrial Opportunity Partners in February 2020. [2] The company was founded in 1954 under the name Information Display Technology, Inc. and began operating under the name Polyvision in May 1995. [3] Polyvision has production facilities in Okmulgee, Oklahoma, New Philadelphia, Ohio, and Genk, Belgium, with their Okmulgee facility being one of the area's major employers. [4] [5]

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Mergers and acquisitions

In 1998, Polyvision purchased Alliance International Group, a manufacturer of CeramicSteel products used in visual displays and writing surfaces, for about $75 million. [6]

Polyvision acquired Nelson Adams in May 1999. [7]

In January 2000, Polyvision purchased both American Chalkboard and Peninsular Slate. [8]

Polyvision became a subsidiary of Steelcase in August 2001. [9] In 2012, it was announced that Polyvision’s educational technology products would become part of the Steelcase Education Solutions group. [10]

Polyvision was divested by Steelcase and acquired by Industrial Opportunities Partners in February 2020. [11]

Polyvision announced its acquisition of Marsh Industries in August of 2020. [12]

Projects

Polyvision has created surfaces for many public art installations, only a few of which include:

Awards and recognition

Some of PolyVision's products have won awards at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair: [16] [17] [18]

YearAwardProduct
2003Gold AwardLTX Multimedia Whiteboard
2005Editor’s ChoiceCommercial series of Markerboards and Tackboards
2007Product Innovation AwardCopyCam Image Editing Software
2007Product Innovation AwardRoomWizard
2018Good Design™ AwardMotif™
2019Red Dot Design Award: Product DesignMotif™

Other awards

Polyvision's Genk facility was the first European CeramicSteel manufacturer to earn a Cradle-to-Cradle certification for its environmentally sustainable practices. [4]

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