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What is The Workplace Alliance?
The Workplace Alliance was formed in October 1995 by 16 Haworth office
furniture dealers who anticipated the need and the potential benefits
of forming a network of preferred providers. It is an alliance of
companies with the shared vision as well as the ability to provide
consistently high-quality services and products.
Why was The Workplace Alliance created?
The Workplace Alliance was formed to strengthen our individual dealer
members and the role of the dealer
within the distribution system while
providing unparalleled value to our clients. Working
collectively, we:
- Provide “best of class,” seamless service to clients across North America and around the world
- Provide for benchmarking, best practices, peer group sharing and training
- Identify and develop programs for new markets, products and services
- Develop programs for utilizing new technologies
- Identify and develop strategies for cost-saving initiatives
What are the goals of the organization?
While building on our past success, the WPA Board
of Directors is
focusing our resources on “Increasing Shareholder Value” through
Dealer Profitability, Dealer Execution and Human Resource Strategies.
- Dealer Profitability: Enhance the bottom-line performance of all members
- Dealer Execution: Develop programs to enhance core performance levels to “best in class” for each member
- Human Resource Strategies: Create programs to help members diversify their service capabilities and product offerings by attracting, developing and retaining the best employees
What are the primary benefits of belonging?
WPA members benefit through associating with other companies dedicated
to providing clients with creative, cost-effective, and
flexible workplace solutions. Membership
will also enhance your position in the marketplace and help you maximize
profitability. The benefits of membership include:
- Networking with dealer principal peers at three annual meetings, during web meetings and via our intranet
- Sharing best practices and great ideas—in person, on our members-only intranet site, during web meetings and in our WPA Today quarterly newsletter
- Comparative benchmarking studies on performance, compensation and cost of doing business
- Consulting services from our professional management team, David Solomon and Barry Coyle, via the phone and web meetings
- Representation and an enhanced relationship with
Haworth and other industry partners - Access to high-quality marketing and branding materials
- Joint development of mission-critical tools including the WPA Installation Estimating Tool, Standard Terms and Conditions, and more
- Group buying power
- The opportunity to develop and implement best practices
- Support for implementing consistently high service and performance levels
- Targeted training and networking programs for the dealer management team in sales, design, operations and finance
- Support for advancing an entrepreneurial business culture
How do WPA members share information?
Information is the cornerstone of The Workplace Alliance. We
communicate and share information in various ways:
- Benchmarking studies
- Three annual conferences
- Web meetings
- WPA intranet site and Knowledge Center
- WPA Today quarterly newsletter
- Training programs for Operations, Design, Finance, and Sales Management
- Strategic and long-range planning
- Consulting services
How do I join The Workplace Alliance?
We welcome top performers from non-competing regions to consider joining our
organization. If you are interested in joining The Workplace Alliance, please
contact David Solomon, Executive Director, at 703 370 1901 or send an email
to info@workplacealliance.com.
contact the Executive Director:
David Solomon
703 370 1901
info@workplacealliance.com