One Workplace, the Largest Office Furniture Dealer in the Bay Area, Launches New Commercial Interior Construction Company to Serve $6-Billion Market
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One Workplace, the Largest Office Furniture Dealer in the Bay Area, Launches New Commercial Interior Construction Company to Serve $6-Billion Market

- Vantis to specialize in designing custom commercial facility interiors that are constructed off-site

- Serving general contractors and end-users of high-density facilities

SANTA CLARA - SAN FRANCISCO - OAKLAND (January 8, 2019) — One Workplace, the largest office furniture dealer in the Bay Area with 2018 revenues of over $400 million, today announced the launch of  Vantis, an interior commercial facilities construction company specializing in off-site construction of custom interiors.

With the new venture, which will operate as a separate company, One Workplace is doubling down on its investment in commercial interior spaces, and leveraging advancements in technology and off-site construction to serve a regional market estimated at $6 billion annually. Vantis also is a response to California’s high conventional construction costs and a labor shortage affecting the industry, which has challenged general contractors in particular.

“One Workplace has long provided space planning, design and construction services to create spaces that inspire people and transform organizations,” says Mark Baker, COO of One Workplace. “But the opportunity for commercial interior construction services as a complement and as a niche business is so large and compelling that it makes sense for Vantis to be a separate company in order to become a leader in the market. We are excited to see Vantis launch today.”

Ryan Ware, a construction industry veteran who joined One Workplace in 2017 as vice president of construction, will lead Vantis as the company moves through this rapid growth stage. Ware calls interior building construction “a highly specialized service that’s becoming more specialized every day. Vantis is dedicated to serving general contractors and end-users who can benefit from a one-stop shop for interior construction. We look forward to serving the market with our evolved approach.”

$33 Million of Business Out of the Gate

Vantis begins operation with about $33 million of business that has been assigned by One Workplace. A team of 27 members supports Vantis customers with architecture, design, engineering, construction and account services. The company’s initial focus is Northern California, with potential future expansion into other markets.

A design-build and design-assist construction company, Vantis specializes in custom interiors for healthcare, office, educational, and other high-density facilities. These spaces require a high level of preconstruction planning to ensure the construction solutions meet users’ needs and are highly flexible to meeting their evolving needs.

Vantis utilizes off-site construction, versus conventional onsite construction, to produce the improvements.

“Off-site construction as part of a custom design-build service process allows Vantis to deliver a highly functional facility with increased efficiency,” Ware says. “We can save GCs headaches and assure construction costs, while at the same time delivering custom solutions optimized for the end user.

“In the old days, off-site construction really meant pre-fab construction. With today’s technology and manufacturing process, materials are fabricated on a custom basis. It’s one size fits one — the end user — versus one size fits all.”

Hallmarks of the Vantis Approach to Interior Building Construction

The Vantis approach to interior building construction produces a custom result like conventional onsite construction, but with a host of other benefits that are different from conventional construction.

For more information, visit  https://www.vantis.net/.



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