Blog - Palmer Hamilton

An Installation Resource in Your Back Pocket

Matt Sharp, Installation & Service Contract Manager – Palmer Hamilton Hiring a third-party company to work with a school on a furniture installation is kind of like hiring a babysitter to watch your kids. They will do the job well enough in the short-term simple situations, but they don’t have the same knowledge and insight…

A Peak Behind the Curtain – Palmer Hamilton Customer Service

Michele Stamper, Manager Customer Service – Palmer Hamilton Customer perception is everything to Palmer Hamilton’s customer service department, and we are the ones working to keep it front of mind at every step of an order. Waiting for the customer to come to us with an issue is not enough. Instead, we are pulling from…

Establishing Logistics and Looks to Elevate Cafeterias

Sarah Baergen, Interior Designer and Leah Downey, PHDesign Manager – Palmer Hamilton Working with PHDesign gives us the unique and rewarding opportunity to elevate cafeteria spaces from unremarkable “before” pictures into incredible “after” pictures that represent a school’s culture and vision. This transformation requires collaboration from multiple parties, especially in the beginning when we need…

Our Tables Have Great Legs to Stand On

Greg Kohler, Engineering and Warranty Manager – Palmer Hamilton Schools that purchase tables from Palmer Hamilton have no shortage of customization options for layout and design. Ironically, this multitude of possibilities for the customer starts out with a standardized, repeatable engineering process developed through decades of experience in the K-12 furniture market with three factors…

A Year in Review

John Gardner, CEO – Palmer Hamilton As 2023 draws to a close, Palmer Hamilton extends heartfelt gratitude for an outstanding year. Our dedicated team played a pivotal role in making this year the most successful to date, contributing to various noteworthy accomplishments: Attainment of record-breaking sales for the third consecutive year Recognition as one…

Making Room for Esports in Schools

Preston Gardner, Kyle Olson, Tyler Normington At Palmer Hamilton, we strive to provide quality furniture and décor solutions that help K-12 schools do more with their space. Our true mission, however, is to deliver environments that encourage collaboration and give every student a place where they feel welcomed and supported. This mission was the…

How Palmer Hamilton Puts Our Knowledge to Work for You

Richard Hein, Director of Marketing – Palmer Hamilton After so much time working in K-12 schools, we have learned a great deal more than English, math and science. Doing business with a school district is unique from most other partnerships, and being able to navigate that successfully requires in-depth knowledge and a well-rounded approach…

Invest Your COVID Relief and Impact Your Cafeteria

Kneeland Wright, Sales Representative School decision makers do not often find themselves in a position with a budget surplus, but this is the current situation for many schools thanks to pandemic relief funding. With the upcoming deadlines to spend this money, many schools are looking for meaningful ways to invest in the education experience…

Planning Around Cafeteria Furniture is a Recipe for Success

Virginia Anderson, Palmer Hamilton Independent Distributor Anyone who has worked with an architect can tell you that they are thorough and detail-oriented people. That’s no surprise with all the considerations that go into their projects, especially when dealing with a more complicated space like a school cafeteria. One particularly tricky aspect of cafeteria construction…

Palmer Hamilton Designs Cafeterias with Taste

July 12, 2023 Is your school cafeteria providing the student experience you want? When it comes to educational environments, Palmer Hamilton is here to help you to do more with your space™. Our experienced, accredited interior design experts are collaborative, easy to work with, and eager to bring tangible results to your school through…