At the heart of ergonomics are human beings. But what does that mean for the development of an ergonomics office chair? In other words: How do we get ergonomics into an office chair? To understand this, we look back in time at the history of BMA Ergonomics. BMA Ergonomics started in 1988 as Biomechanisch Adviesbureau (now you know as well what the letters BMA stand for). After a few years in business, we concluded that only a few good ergonomic office chairs were on the market. The decision, to create our own office chairs, was a quick on! So that’s exactly what BMA Ergonomics did. They transformed themselves from a consultant to a designer and manufacturer of ergonomic office chairs.
BMA Ergonomics is a brand of Flokk, one of the leading manufacturers of office furniture in Northern and Western Europe.
About Flokk
Flokk is the leading manufacturer of high quality workplace furniture in Europe, developing a growing family of brands. We are the proud owner of product brands Profim, HÅG, RH, Giroflex, BMA, Offecct and RBM. About 2500 employees all work together to realize the vision of our company: Inspire great work.
Our head office is in Oslo, Norway. We have production units in Røros (Norway); in Koblenz (Switzerland) and in Tibro and Nässjö (Sweden). In addition, we keep sales offices in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, UK, France, Switzerland, Dubai, Singapore, USA, China and Australia. Flokk products are sold in more than 50 countries, and following the add-on of Profim in 2018, the total turnover is close to NOK 3 billion.
The knowledge within BMA Ergonomics: The Product Development Department
The design process takes part in the Product Development Department. Our specialists work out all technical details, such as the geometry, materials, manufacturing, assembly and disassembly of the product. During the design process we also rely on the visions and expertise of scientists, physicians, occupational health specialists and designers. Our office chairs are based on ergonomic principles that we can fully support.
Currently more than 900,000 people sit on an Axia office chair. Over time BMA has become a major market player and our products are sold via specialised reseller channels in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. Our ambitions “cross borders” and look into the future.
For almost three decades, BMA Ergonomics is committed to improve your posture! Indeed, it is our mission! It is a continuous process that we deal with on a daily basis.