More Than Furniture: Why UOI Chooses Partners Like Allsteel

Walk into a beautifully designed workplace, and it’s easy to notice the furniture. What you don’t see are the relationships behind it.

At UOI, every recommendation we make is backed by years of experience, thoughtful planning, and trusted partnerships. That’s why we’re intentional about the manufacturers we represent. We’re not looking for companies that simply make great products. We’re looking for partners who help us design better workplaces.

That’s exactly what we’ve found in Allsteel.

For more than 100 years, Allsteel has done more than manufacture office furniture. They’ve invested in understanding how people work. Through workplace research, behavioral studies, and human-centered design, they’ve helped shape conversations around flexibility, collaboration, focus, and employee wellbeing long before many of those ideas became industry standards.

For our team, that partnership goes far beyond product specification.

It means having direct access to workplace research that influences how we plan environments. It means collaborating with Allsteel’s specialists, participating in ongoing education, and staying connected to new ideas as they emerge. It also means spending time in spaces like Allsteel’s reimagined Boston showroom and Chicago Experience Center, where we’re able to experience those ideas in action.

The Boston showroom demonstrates how adaptable workplace neighborhoods can support a variety of work styles, while Chicago’s Experience Center explores the “Rhythms of Work,” showing how thoughtfully designed environments can support everything from focused individual work to spontaneous collaboration. Those spaces aren’t simply showrooms. They’re living examples of how workplace strategy translates into real environments.

Every visit, every conversation, and every new idea makes its way back to our clients.

Because at UOI, we believe specifying furniture is only one part of designing a successful workplace. The greater value comes from understanding the thinking behind it, and partnering with manufacturers who continually challenge the industry to evolve.

That’s why we’ve chosen to partner with Allsteel for so many years. Not simply because of the products they create, but because of the shared belief that better workplaces begin with understanding the people who use them.

When our partners continue to innovate, our clients benefit from smarter planning, stronger solutions, and workplaces designed to perform for years to come.