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Best Managed Press Release 2023

Nightingale Corporation named one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies

Toronto, ON—May, 9th, 2023 

Nightingale Corporation was recognized for its industry-leading performance, its global business practices, and its sustained growth by receiving the prestigious 2023 Canada’s Best Managed Companies award. Nightingale was a winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program in 2018 and requalified in 2023 to maintain its status as a Best Managed Gold Standard company. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program awards excellence in private Canadian-owned companies. To attain the designation, companies are evaluated on their leadership in the areas of strategy, culture and commitment, capabilities, innovation, governance and financial performance.

“Nightingale is honored to mark six years of being part of Best Managed and is elated to uphold our Gold Standard status. We are proud to remain a member of this distinguished corporate community” said Ed Breen, Nightingale’s President. “This recognition highlights the strength of Nightingale’s direction, strategy, and overall company culture. Nightingale looks forward to building upon its status within Best Managed for years to come.”

Canada’s Best Managed Companies is one of the country’s leading business awards programs recognizing innovative and world‑class businesses. Every year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies compete for this designation in a rigorous and independent evaluation process.

Applicants are evaluated by an independent panel of judges with representation from program sponsors and special guests.

Over the past year Nightingale Corporation has utilized its strategy to ensure supply chain channels were properly managed, allowing customer deliverables to continuously be met. With the implementation of Quick Ship Programs Nightingale was able to serve its customers quickly and efficiently.

The 2023 cohort of Best Managed companies shares common themes such as having a people-centric culture, targeting effective ESG strategies, and accelerating operational digitization.

“The 2023 Best Managed winners exemplify the highest Canadian business standards of innovation, adaptability, and resilience,” said Lorrie King, Partner, Deloitte Private and Co-Leader, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. “Over the past year, companies such as Nightingale Corporation have accelerated by continuously adapting and successfully responding to challenges, seizing new opportunities, leveraging industry-leading competencies to maximize their investments, and driving sustainable growth.”

About Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program

Canada’s Best Managed Companies program continues to be the mark of excellence for

privately-owned Canadian companies. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993,

hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are

granted on four levels: 1) Canada’s Best Managed Companies new winner (one of the new winners selected each year); 2) Canada’s Best Managed Companies winner (award recipients that have re-applied and successfully retained their Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 3) Gold Standard winner (after three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully retained their award for 4-6 consecutive years); 4) Platinum Club member (winners that have maintained their Best Managed status for seven years or more). Program sponsors are Deloitte Private, CIBC, The Globe and Mail, Salesforce and TMX Group. For more information, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.

About Nightingale Corporation (www.nightingalechairs.com)

Founded in 1928, Nightingale is a contract seating manufacturer that puts purpose before profit. By collaborating with top designers, engineers and research teams, we create quality ergonomic products that are good for your body and the planet. Nightingale is one of the country’s Greenest Employers and is committed to building products with minimal carbon footprints that are recyclable, sustainable and durable. All our products are made in our waste-free facility powered by clean energy. As one of the country’s Best Managed companies, Nightingale’s commitment to comfort, quality and innovation drives our vision to be a global industry leader. 

We invite you to visit us at www.nightingalechairs.com to view all our quality seating options, obtain virtual literature, learn more about our green initiatives and discover Nightingale’s story.  

Nightingale is excited to announce its success in the 2023 Canadian Business Awards after being named Best Chair and Seating Making Specialists of the Year by Corporate Vision.  

Notable past winners of this award are the University of Toronto, Bruce Power, Molson Coors and the Ontario Science Centre. Nightingale is pleased to be named alongside these and many other distinguishable Canadian companies. 

This win marks Nightingale’s fourth time receiving a distinction from the Canadian Business Awards. This renewed recognition motivates the company to continue innovating, creating and delivering the highest quality products to its customers.  

The Canadian Business Awards judging panel examines companies based on their industry expertise, dedication to client satisfaction and an ongoing commitment to excellence and innovation. Winning this award exposes Nightingale to more local businesses along with Corporate Vision’s 155,000 subscribers. 

Nightingale is thrilled to be recognized as Best Chair and Seating Making Specialists of the Year by Corporate Vision for the 2023 Canadian Business Awards. 

On Monday November 14, 2022, Nightingale Corporation had the great opportunity to host Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie at our newly renovated Mississauga headquarters. Since being elected in 2014, Mayor Crombie has been advocating and working towards a brighter future for the city. 

For the past 35 years of its 95-year history, Nightingale has been proud to be an integral pillar of the Mississauga business community and call Mississauga home. The 250,000 sq ft head office, design hub and modern production plant has recently undergone a transformative renovation.  The multi-million-dollar upgrade has further strengthened the Company’s commitment to the environment, innovation and sustainability.  

During her visit, Mayor Bonnie Crombie and her team had the opportunity to learn about Nightingale and experience the quality of our made-in-Mississauga office seating products. Mayor Crombie toured the entire facility, which included the manufacturing plant, state-of-the-art Research & Development Lab, Innovation Lab and our office and showroom spaces.  

After the tour and interacting with Nightingale employees, Mayor Crombie was invited to a cake cutting ceremony where she gave a speech congratulating Nightingale for its success, longevity, innovation, and steadfast commitment to the Mississauga Community in which it operates.

The mayoral visit was a positive and impactful experience for all Nightingale employees. Nightingale Corporation is very grateful to have hosted the honorable Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie and her team and thankful to be headquartered in a world class city.

About Nightingale:

Founded in 1928, Nightingale is a contract seating manufacturer that puts purpose before profit to create quality ergonomic products that are good for your body and the planet. Nightingale is one of the country’s Greenest Employers and a proud member of the Mississauga Board of Trade. As one of the country’s Best Managed companies, Nightingale’s commitment to comfort, quality and innovation drives our vision to be a global industry leader. 

Nightingale Upholds the Gold Standard with Canada’s Best Managed Companies

Nightingale has been named one of Canada’s Top Best Managed Companies for a fifth consecutive year as designated by Deloitte, in partnership with CIBC and Queen’s School of Business. With this achievement, Nightingale is honored to maintain its recently appointed Gold Standard win within the Best Managed Program.

Now in its 29th year, this national business awards program recognizes and honors excellence in private Canadian-owned companies. Each year entrepreneurial companies undergo a rigorous application process and must pass several rounds of examination before receiving the Best Managed title. The fifth year of the Best Managed program is even more stringent to ensure that only the most dedicated and qualified companies receive the coveted Gold Standard designation.

This year’s application would not have been an accurate assessment if it did not address Covid and give companies the chance to express how they navigated everchanging market conditions. It highlighted how Best Managed Companies are those that are capable of seamlessly adapting and pivoting their strategy to thrive in uncertain times. The application showcased Best Managed companies’ ability to set industry leading standards for success no matter the corporate landscape.

“The 2022 Best Managed winners exemplify innovation, adaptability, and resilience in the face of uncertainty,” said Lorrie King, Partner, Deloitte Private and Co-Leader, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program. “Over the past year, these forward-forging companies have pivoted to successfully respond to challenges and capitalize on new opportunities, leveraging industry-leading competencies to maximize their investments and drive sustainable growth.”

The application challenged Nightingale to reflect on its corporate strategy, capabilities and resources, innovative processes, company culture, commitment to employees and customers and an examination of company controls and financials.

Exceptional applicants not only created a strategic plan that allowed for normal operation and growth during the pandemic but was innovative enough to position companies on a forward trajectory to easily realize future growth opportunities.

Nightingale is honored to mark five years of being part of Best Managed and is elated to uphold our Gold Standard status.  Nightingale looks forward to retaining and building upon its status within Best Managed for years to come.

About Best Managed:

Best Managed continues to be the mark of excellence for Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $50 million. Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on four levels: 1) Best Managed new winner (one of the new winners selected each year); 2) Best Managed winner (award recipients that have re-applied and successfully retained their Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review); 3) Gold Standard winner (after three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully retained their award for 4-6 consecutive years); 4) Platinum Club member (winners that have maintained their Best Managed status for seven years or more). Program sponsors are Deloitte Private, CIBC, The Globe and Mail, Salesforce, and TMX Group. For more information, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca.

Nightingale has been recognized as Office Seating Manufacturer of the Year for 2021 by M&A Today Global Awards. This is the second consecutive year Nightingale has received this designation.

The awards highlight companies that are true leaders within their industry. According to M&A Today their awards program “provides a benchmark of the very best of the best industry leaders, exemplary teams and distinguished organizations, based on the simple principles of veracity, accuracy and insight.”

Winners are chosen after passing an initial assessment and subsequent judging stage that focuses on the complexity and strategic success of corporate achievements.

Nightingale’s win will be featured in the 2021 M&A Today Global Awards publication that is distributed to hundreds of thousands of global readers and subscribers.

Nightingale is pleased to once again receive the title of Office Seating Manufacturer of the Year by the M&A Today Awards for 2021. 

Nightingale is excited to announce that the IC2 is a winner of the SIT Furniture Design Award for 2020. The IC2 won in the sub-category: Sit At the Office, meaning it was deemed the best chair for office work out of all submissions.

Nightingale is pleased to announce it has been named Office Seating Manufacturer of the Year for 2021 by Global 100.

Global 100 winners consist of a selection of 100 of the world’s leading firms based on votes from over 160 countries. The Global 100 program recognizes the very best industry leaders based on strategic performance, innovative processes and exceptional product quality.

Winning this award exposes Nightingale to hundreds of thousands of Global 100 subscribers, garnering public recognition from around the globe.

This award highlights our commitment to innovation, quality and effective corporate strategy.  Nightingale is thrilled to be recognized as Office Seating Manufacturer of the Year for 2021.

Nightingale is proud to announce that the EXO has won a 2021 Green Good Design Award for its sustainable and environmentally friendly composition. The EXO joins Nightingale’s MXO, LXO and WXO as winners of the prestigious Green Good Design Awards. This specialized program recognizes the world’s most important manufacturers, design firms and leading Fortune 500 companies that are emphasizing the creation of a more sustainable environment through innovative green design.

The EXO was selected out of hundreds of applications from 28 nations, by members of the European Design Center’s International Advisory Committee. The Committee uses its platform to highlight global leaders and companies that are developing ecological and sustainable designs for all facets of our world. The EXO was 1 out of 200 new products this year to be showcased as an outstanding example of Green Design.

Nightingale’s EXO is a lightweight ergonomic task chair with an environmentally friendly design. It is over 94% recyclable, with 35% less weight and material compared to other similar chair products. Our plastic components contain large amounts of recycled material and our metal components are 100% recyclable. The EXO is GREENGAURD® certified as a low-emitting product that meets current indoor air quality standards. Like all of Nightingale’s products, the EXO is made in our waste-free facility powered by wind and solar energy.

The EXO is an advanced ergonomic task chair that is the perfect combination of sleek and supportive design. Its refined, clean profile and broad range of adjustability make it a seating solution for the modern workspace. The following notable features allow the EXO to provide maximum support for a comfortable seating experience:

• Torglider™ swivel mechanism
• Dual weave Nebula™ seat and back mesh
• Contoured lumbar support pad that can be adjusted vertically
• 3D arms that pivot and are height/width adjustable
• Easy to use side tension control for personalized seat and back support
• Cable activated controls to adjust chair height and facilitate two position lock or free float

Nightingale is excited to share the news of the EXO’s 2021 Green Good Design Award win and looks forward to creating more sustainable, quality seating solutions. All winning products, including the EXO, are featured in the 2021 Green Good Design Catalogue.

About the Green Good Design Awards:

Now in its 13th year the Green Good Design Awards are a subset of the Good Design Awards, curated by The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies and The Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design. Good Design was originally founded in 1950 as a collaboration between the MOMA and The Chicago Athenaeum, making it the oldest and one of the most prestigious awards programs in the world.

Nightingale is excited to announce that our award-winning CXO is a 2021 Muse Award Winner!

The CXO series was successful in the Furniture category after being named a Gold Winner in the Office Furniture sub-category, and a Silver Winner in the Seating & Comfort Furniture sub-category.

This is the third year in a row that Nightingale has been recognized by the Muse Design Awards. The NLC won Silver in 2019 and in 2020 the WXO was a Gold Winner.

This year’s multiple wins speak to the high-quality design and versatility of the CXO. Receiving such recognition motivates Nightingale to keep creating innovative chairs that can be adapted to serve various seating applications.

The CXO is a sleek, high-performance, fully adjustable executive work chair. With innovative ergonomic technology, strong lumbar support, and our thickest Enersorb™ foam, the CXO is the most comfortable chair in the world. 

Notable design features of the CXO include:

• Its breathable ABLEX™ mesh back which provides generous lumbar support and dynamic movement
• Its energy absorbing Enersorb™ foam that can be found in the seat, lumbar and headrest to offer unsurpassed comfort
• Its innovative lumbar support pad that can be easily adjusted up/down and in/out for personalized support and comfort
• Optional headrest adjusts up/down, pivots backwards and has a built-in coat hook
• Its waterfall seat design alleviates pressure and promotes good posture
• The Task Intensive model can support users up to 350 pounds, the Heavy Duty model can support users up to 450 pounds
• The Leather model provides an elegant finish to an already distinguished high-quality chair

With its striking, executive design and clean finish, it’s a chair that looks as good as it feels. Available in five model options: Standard, Leather, Task Intensive, Heavy Duty and Cantilever Base, there is a CXO for any user.

Nightingale is very proud that the CXO is a Gold and Silver Winner across multiple categories of the MUSE Design Awards for 2021.

About the MUSE Design Awards:

The MUSE Design Awards honor professionals whose work is thoughtful, groundbreaking and innovative. The Muse Awards showcase products that have timeless and inspired designs. The Furniture Design Category highlights products that redefine the environments they are in as a result of their uniquely stylized aesthetics and overall product composition.

Nightingale has won the title of Office Seating Manufacturer of the Year as part of the 2021 Global Business Awards presented by Corporate Today Magazine.

Nightingale was selected by Corp Today’s dedicated team of in-house researchers along with votes gathered by their network of established industry partners. Corp Today’s judging panel examines a nominee’s performance over the past 12 months, their commitment to innovation, their methods and processes, and also considers their competitors to ensure that the most deserving firms are awarded trophies.

Corp Today’s magazine is distributed to over 130,000 established business executives across the globe. This win provides Nightingale with valuable brand recognition and significant exposure to prospective partners and industry influencers.

Nightingale is pleased to accept the award as Corp Today’s Office Seating Manufacturer of the Year 2021.