What You Need To Know About Chinese New Year and COVID Shipping Delays Each fall, our vendors who manufacture FF&E products in China warn us to get our purchase orders in early if we want to receive products before Chinese New Year. Because of COVID, we need to think about […]
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Tips for Drama-Free Hotel FF&E: Warehousing & Installation Without proper planning and an experienced team, your hotel construction or renovation project can become a major source of stress. But when you partner with the right FF&E provider who knows how to properly manage challenges before they become problems, your project […]
How Hotel FF&E Manufacturers are Thinking Differently: Dubois In these everchanging and uncertain times, hotel FF&E manufacturers are forced to think differently about the way they conduct business. Paul Lueken of Huntingburg, Indiana-based Dubois Wood Products, a longstanding producer of 100% American-made case goods for the lodging industry and preferred […]
How to Avoid Project Delays During the Chinese New Year It’s barely October, but it’s already time to start thinking about Chinese New Year – and I don’t mean what you’re going to wear. With so many materials, parts, and finished goods still produced in China, the annual CNY holiday […]
How Procurement Providers Are Thinking Differently Since in the past they relied on in-person meetings, travel, and events, hospitality procurement firms are now having to think differently. Yet somehow, while communication in many other industries is challenged, FF&E providers are still finding a way. The recent pandemic has sparked new […]