{"id":3722,"date":"2024-06-19T10:55:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wordpress_m\/?page_id=3722"},"modified":"2024-07-29T10:11:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T10:11:01","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/index.php\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3722\" class=\"elementor elementor-3722\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ff287e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0ff287e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59afb21 elementor-headline--style-rotate elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-3631 elementor-widget-animated-headline\" data-id=\"59afb21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headline_style&quot;:&quot;rotate&quot;,&quot;animation_type&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;rotate_iteration_delay&quot;:2500}\" data-widget_type=\"animated-headline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-animated-headline.min.css\">\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-headline elementor-headline-animation-type-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-headline-dynamic-wrapper elementor-headline-text-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-056a034 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"056a034\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be11e57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be11e57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.21.0 - 26-05-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: small; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #696969;\">Seats Ahead (Pty) Ltd was started in 1994. The company specialises in the manufacture of a wide range of office chairs. The company is now housed in an approximately 10,000 SQ\/M\u00a0factory and after 20 years the company boasts a significant share of the total market in South Africa and in neighbouring countries. With its stable customer base it is still growing in turnover and market share. The company is driven by a combination of competitive pricing, quality products and service. Its wide customer base is supported by dedicated and experienced staff, a strong trading history and a reliable network of local and international suppliers. Over time other areas to expand the business have been identified in the market and new divisions within the business have been opened and developed.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a88a58 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a88a58\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e113a25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e113a25\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f4a8c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4f4a8c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1123\" src=\"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ChairExpress-Logo-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2949\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ChairExpress-Logo-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ChairExpress-Logo-300x132.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ChairExpress-Logo-1024x449.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ChairExpress-Logo-768x337.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ChairExpress-Logo-1536x674.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ChairExpress-Logo-2048x898.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/ChairExpress-Logo-600x263.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61233b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61233b9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fafa85a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fafa85a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #696969; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">To provide an all-round service Chair Express was opened in mid-2003 and only imports finished product specialising in Office Chairs, sofas, contract and hospitality furniture. China being the main source of goods but product is also imported from Italy, Portugal, Turkey and Taiwan. Chair Express has a large stock holding and is a preffered supplier in the market with an excellent ability to fill orders at short notice. As with all the divisions all product is responsibly supplied , designed and manufactured for commercial use.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a21b1ec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a21b1ec\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ccfb9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"05ccfb9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5006aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5006aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1092\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Furniko-Logo.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2942\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Furniko-Logo.jpg 1092w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Furniko-Logo-300x106.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Furniko-Logo-1024x361.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Furniko-Logo-768x271.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Furniko-Logo-600x212.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1092px) 100vw, 1092px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-825bbee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"825bbee\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b6920f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b6920f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: small; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #696969;\">Furniko was also started in March 2003. This allowed the company to offer soft seating manufacture to compliment the Seats Ahead ranges. Reception seating and Sofas could be sourced by customers from the same factory which was also able to supply a product that would stand up to the vigorous environment of the commercial workplace.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1437c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7d1437c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b36b0eb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b36b0eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6ce883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d6ce883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screen-Div-Raised.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3011\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screen-Div-Raised.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screen-Div-Raised-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screen-Div-Raised-768x228.jpg 768w, https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screen-Div-Raised-600x178.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb28c9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb28c9b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8e3518 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8e3518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #696969; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;\">This division will start manufacturing Office Screening in July 2016. Extruded aluminium components of the highest quality have been sourced and the necessary work area is being developed. It is with confidence that the new division is being developed, which will further add to the total offering of the group.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35a61c0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"35a61c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2624bbe elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2624bbe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/seatsahead.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Seats-Ahead-Arial-Pic-2.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seats Ahead (Pty) Ltd was started in 1994. The company specialises in the manufacture of a wide range of office chairs. The company is now housed in an approximately 10,000 SQ\/M\u00a0factory and after 20 years the company boasts a significant share of the total market in South Africa and in neighbouring countries. 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