Freedman Seating Company Sells Its Portion of 4ONE LLC

Transportation seating manufacturers strengthen relationship and market opportunities.

Positively Chicago: Women Who Weld | CBS

CBS Chicago — Valerie Galvan bounced from job to job to job until she took up welding. Then the sparks flew. “The better I got at it, the more I wanted to do it,” she tells CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez. It’s all thanks to a program at the Jane Addams Resource Corporation (JARC) that directs […]

Back On The Road With ‘Transit USA Tour’

Hot off the trail of last year’s 105-day, 20,000-mile ‘Rock N Rose’ tour, Freedman Seating is gearing up for the 2017 Transit USA Tour. A team of dedicated sales managers will be traveling across the US in a 2017 Ford™ Transit Wagon promoting the latest seating products with safety, comfort and maintenance at the forefront.

CMI Builds New Factory in North Carolina

CMI Enterprises to Build New Vinyl Plant in North Carolina – Bringing Vinyl Manufacturing Back to the US The new facility will cut vinyl production time in half, while creating new jobs for American workers and supporting the revival of US Manufacturing in automotive & related sectors. FOREST CITY, N.C., January 16, 2017 — CMI […]

Safety And Luxury At BusCon Expo 2016

At BusCon, attendees not only see more buses in all shapes and sizes than any other venue, but also the latest vehicles from manufacturers, officials from various associations, companies and their latest technologies. It’s the largest bus show in North America. Get a chance to see the latest equipment and products on the market. Talk […]

Important USR Seat Belt Extension Announcement

Please be advised of the following update regarding seat belt extensions. Dear Valued Customer, This communication is to inform you of a change in policy regarding the sale of seat belt extensions for USR’s (Under Seat Retractors). Effective immediately, our seat belt supplier will no longer sell seat belt extensions longer than 12″ in overall […]

Albany Park Community Center Honors Jerry Freedman as Distinguished Alumni

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Casey Smagala – Director of Development Email: Csmagala@apcc-chgo.org Tel. 773.539.5907 Date: 5/31/16 Albany Park Community Center Honors Jerry Freedman as Distinguished Alumni APCC’s annual awards ceremony and fundraiser will present Jerry Freedman, of Freedman Seating Company, with the Distinguished Alumni Award. Albany Park, Chicago, IL — 2016 marks APCC’s fourth decade […]

‘Rock N Rose’ Tour Completes 20,000 Mile Road Trip Across North America

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 2016 CONTACT: John-Paul Paonessa Marketing Manager (773) 524-2440 jp.paonessa@freedmanseating.com ‘Rock N Rose’ Tour Completes 20,000 Mile Road Trip Across North America Freedman Seating Company featured the newest in executive seating for the small to mid-size bus market. Chicago, IL – In a joint effort with FMS Seating, Freedman Seating Company […]

A-Z Bus Sales Profiles Eleganza Collection At 2016 International LCT

A-Z Bus Sales caught up with their preferred seating vendor, Freedman Seating Company, at the 2016 LCT Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Freedman and FMS Seating are leaders in the transportation seating industry, supplying OEM’s with some of the state-of-the-art, bus seats. Designed for quality and to last, Freedman manufactures seats for Tiffany Buses, ARBOC […]

‘Rock N Rose’ Tour Coming To A City Near You

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 2016 CONTACT: John-Paul Paonessa Marketing Manager (773) 524-2440 jp.paonessa@freedmanseating.com ‘Rock N Rose’ Tour Coming To A City Near You Freedman Seating Company features the newest in executive seating for the small to mid-size bus market. Chicago, IL – Freedman Seating Company and FMS Seating have announced a four-month tour of […]

Safety And Comfort At BusCon Expo 2015

At BusCon, attendees not only see more buses in all shapes and sizes than any other venue, but also the latest vehicles from manufacturers, officials from various associations, companies and their latest technologies. It’s the largest bus show in North America. Get a chance to see the latest equipment and products on the market. Talk […]

FMS Seating Focuses on Luxury | LCT Magazine

LCT Magazine August 2015 By Tim Crowley, LCT senior editor   One of the most important amenities inside a luxury chauffeured vehicle is the seat. It provides one of the first client impressions and defines the ride. The overall comfort, look, and design of the seat will determine the client’s experience. FMS Seating provides the chauffeured transportation industry with the most upscale, […]

Tenth Annual National Dump The Pump Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2015 TENTH ANNUAL NATIONAL DUMP THE PUMP DAY TO BE HELD ON JUNE 18 Dump the Pump.  Ride Public Transit. Exton, PA — With the continued fluctuation of gas prices, 4ONE, a joint venture between Freedman Seating and USSC Group announced today that it will join with other public transportation […]

Can US manufacturing move from faxes to robots? | BBC News

By Kim Gittleson BBC News, Chicago June 1, 2015 Craig Freedman is the chief executive of Freedman Seating, which was founded during the World’s Columbian Exhibition in Chicago in the 1890s. Now, the firm – located just a 20 minute drive west of Goose Island – has over $100m in revenue and 700 employees. “Every […]

Made in Michiana: FMS Seating Co. | ABC57 News

ROCHESTER, Ind. – Tucked somewhere between Leiters Ford and Rochester sits FMS Seating, a company known for making some of the most top of the line seats in the transportation industry. “The focus in this market is really high end, luxury, comfort,” said Managing Director, Christy Nunes. One major key is they are 100% hand crafted […]

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