Industry Manufacturing Founded 1954 Parent organization Steelcase | Website polyvision.com Number of employees 200 (2014) | |
Formerly called Display Technology, Inc., Information Display Technology, Inc. Areas served North America, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa), APAC (Asia-Pacific) Products CeramicSteel Panels, Architectural Cladding, Writing Surface Materials Headquarters Johns Creek, Georgia, United States | ||
PolyVision is a company that manufactures CeramicSteel surfaces for applications such as whiteboards, chalkboards, architectural surfaces and panels, and infrastructure projects. It is a subsidiary of Steelcase and is headquartered in Georgia. The company was founded in 1954 under the name Information Display Technology, Inc. and began operating under the name PolyVision in May 1995. PolyVision has production facilities in Okmulgee, Oklahoma and Genk, Belgium, with their Okmulgee facility being one of the area's major employers.
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Mergers and acquisitions
In 1998, PolyVision purchased Alliance International Group, a manufacturer of ceramic/steel products used in visual displays and writing surfaces, for about $75 million.
PolyVision acquired Nelson Adams in May 1999.
In January 2000, PolyVision purchased both American Chalkboard and Peninsular Slate.
PolyVision became a subsidiary of Steelcase in August 2001 when Steelcase bought the company for $73 million, plus approximately $103 million of debt. In 2012, it was announced that PolyVision’s educational technology products would become part of the Steelcase Education Solutions group.
Projects
PolyVision has created surfaces for public art installations:
Awards and recognition
Some of PolyVision's products have won awards at the NeoCon World's Trade Fair:
Other awards
PolyVision's Genk facility was the first European CeramicSteel manufacturer to earn a Cradle-to-Cradle certification for its environmentally sustainable practices.