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Furniture Manufacturing: Lessons Learned from Supply Chain, Sourcing Snarls

by Sarah Daniels October 17, 2023

Supply-chain predicaments and rising costs forced many in the student housing industry into a holding pattern as the 2021–2023 global supply chain crisis took its toll. Materials and shipments were caught in limbo while properties and their students had to wait for deliveries on a drastically expanded timeline. Fortunately, those challenges have greatly subsided, according to most industry experts. Freight costs have fallen below their pre-pandemic rates, providing some relief for furniture manufacturers that rely on overseas shipments. However, savvy student housing experts are taking the present moment to review …

October 17, 2023

Amanda Bowen Custom Furniture Experience Case Studies

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Do’s and Don’ts for a Smooth Custom-Furniture Experience: Case Studies Shed Light on Best Practices

by Sarah Daniels August 30, 2023

Properly scheduling job site deliveries and services can prevent days of delay and added costs that arise when pivotal events in a project overlap. Even experienced student housing developers can forget this, not to mention new entrants to the industry, who may have only vague notions of the time and resources required to complete the many construction and vendor tasks that lead up to student move-ins. Just ask Amanda Bowen, director of business relations at Dickson Furniture Manufacturers. This summer, her team arrived on the appointed day to install furnishings …

August 30, 2023

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Dement Designs: Interior Designer Talks Student Housing Trends

by Sarah Daniels June 20, 2023

Interior design can be vital to success in student housing. Marketing can be a joy when a property’s layout, hues and textures consistently wow potential residents during walkthroughs, and when thoughtfully planned and engaging, amenities help close the deal on lease after lease. Equally important is how well the selection of materials, fixtures, furnishings and appliances stand up to daily use and abuse by a student resident population, which can strain everything from exercise machines and outdoor equipment to study room furniture and electronics. To learn what owners and developers …

June 20, 2023

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Domestic Furniture Manufacture, Delivery Strategies Form Part of Sustainability Criteria

by Sarah Daniels May 18, 2023

Student Housing Business spoke with chief customer officer, Adam Ames, and director of sales, Kris Benson, to learn how Dickson Furniture Manufacturers continues to innovate as the student housing industry evolves, as well as the significance of adhering to environmental, social and governance frameworks and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification requirements. Dickson’s competitive advantage begins with its oversight and quality control capabilities. With local resources and domestic production and distribution, Dickson provides unmatched customization as well as a commitment to customer service no matter the circumstances. “Most …

May 18, 2023

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Checklist: How to Ensure a Successful Partnership with Your Furniture Vendor

by Sarah Daniels March 27, 2023

Selecting a vendor for off-campus student housing furniture means considering many moving parts to keep a complicated process moving forward. To talk timing, process and practical considerations for furniture, Student Housing Business sat down with Kris Benson, director of sales at Dickson Furniture Manufacturers, a U.S. company that specializes in designing, engineering, building and coordinating the delivery and installation of student housing goods. When considering purchasing furniture for a student housing property, Benson recommends the following checklist of important questions to streamline the process: What is your timeline? Who are you …

March 27, 2023

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Student Housing Furniture Blends Flair with Toughness

by Sarah Daniels March 20, 2023

Just as modern student housing suites are rendering the utilitarian college dorm rooms of past generations obsolete, more stylish furniture options in today’s units have replaced yesterday’s purely functional and no-frills standard. Considering the habits of the average college renter are evolving much more slowly, however, student housing owners continue to demand durability. Ultimately, this characteristic directly affects the value of properties, suggests Doug Mueller, CEO of Dickson Furniture Manufacturers, a Houston-based company that primarily caters to the student housing and hotel industries. That’s especially true when considering furniture typically …

March 20, 2023

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Dickson Furniture Manufacturers Hires Steve Hall as President

by Katie Sloan March 14, 2019

Houston — Dickson Furniture Manufacturers has hired Steve Hall as president.

March 14, 2019