DIVIDE SPACE É AND CONQUER Hufcor is the leader in innovative space division solutions, providing flexible partitions for a wide range of applications around the world by Robyn M. Feller company based in Janesville, Wisconsin, over the past 118 years, the company has evolved from its beginnings as Hough Shade Corporation, a small wood shade company, into its current leadership position across numerous market segments. In the 1970s, their name changed to Hufcor as they developed products, machinery and processes that shaped what the construction industry has come to know as operable partitions. Today, Hufcor’s products can be found in some of the world’s finest hotel meeting rooms and ballrooms, edu-cational and health care institutions, religious buildings, convention centers, museums, recreational facilities, shopping centers and other commercial facilities—wher-ever movable wall solutions can maximize space and improve productivity. E stablished in 1900, the Hufcor name has become synonymous with space manage-ment solutions ranging from operable panels to glass wall systems. An American LEADING THE WAY WITH FLEXIBLE PRODUCTS As the undeniable world leader in movable partitions and space division solutions (their products are the most installed brand of partitions in the world), Hufcor’s product offerings include the widest range of glass walls, accordion doors, operable walls/airwalls, vertical lifts, and partitions—all designed to shape space by providing flex-ible sight and sound separation, and enabling customers to control the atmosphere and experience of their space. Glass wall systems, in particular, have the added benefit of enhancing daylighting while maintaining the acoustical performance needed in office and educational spaces as well as many other building types. Over the years, Hufcor partitions have gained and main-tained an international reputation for expertly engineered design, top quality workmanship and construction, durability, beauty, versatility, easy movement, and quiet operation—and all are custom manufactured to the project requirements. Partitions, for instance, can be custom engineered for multiple uses and size—from small offi ce spaces to convention center heights exceeding sixty feet. Although Hufcor partitions are most commonly finished with vinyl, optional surfaces such as fabric, carpet, wood veneer, high pressure laminate, etc., may be used as well. Panels may also be shipped unfinished for field application of murals or other custom surfaces to match or coordinate with the perimeter room construction. FLEXIBLE APPROACH Series 600™ Operable Wall Kevin Flanagan, the current CEO and President, was brought in nearly four years ago to ensure Hufcor will 12 THE WHO’S WHO IN BUILDING & CONSTRUCTION SPONSORED CONTENT