• #73 ranking-Forbes 1997 annual list of the 200 Best Small Companies in America
• SDS Customer Satisfaction Leadership Award for 1997
• Mity-Lite shipped its 500,000th table
• Mity-Lite Announces MityHost A New Hospitality Chair

MITY-LITE RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS

December 1, 1997

The Utah Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Air Quality, Small Business Assistance Program has recognized Mity-Lite's efforts to become more environmentally friendly. A recent article in the department's newsletter highlighted Mity-Lite's efforts.

To become more environmentally friendly, Mity-Lite began using a new bonding process for table production. The new bonding process virtually eliminates potentially harmful pollutants. The move to the new process was influenced by the Clean Air Act's Title V permitting requirements. The Clean Air Act requires companies emitting more than 10 tons of a single hazardous air pollutant each year to submit a Title V permit. This new bonding process eliminates the pollutants as well as the need to apply for a yearly permit.

MITY-LITE NAMED TO FORBES TOP 200 SMALL COMPANIES LIST

November 1997

Mity-Lite was named to the Forbes 1997 annual list of "The 200 Best Small Companies" in America for the third time in four years. The Company achieved the number 73 ranking.

Forbes' criteria for the list include each company having averaged at least 14 percent ROE for each of the past five years. Mity-Lite has a 24.6 percent average five-year ROE.

Mity-Lite shipped its 500,000th table

April 7, 1997

Mity-Lite shipped its 500,000th table. The milestone table was shipped as part of an order to The Marriott at the World Trade Center in New York. Mity-Lite is an Approved Vendor for Marriott properties.

"We are excited to celebrate this customer acceptance milestone," said Gregory L. Wilson, president and chief executive officer of Mity-Lite. "When Mity-Lite started business in 1987, our lightweight, durable plastic folding leg tables were a new concept. Now this product has become an industry standard in many markets, including hospitality, education and public assembly. We look forward to delighting our users as we deliver superior performing tables."

Mity-Lite Announces MityHost A New Hospitality Chair

Feb 1997

The MityHost is specifically designed for hospitality settings. Available in three models, all are elegant, comfortable and durable. The seat and back are made of a thick, highly resilient polyurethane foam that holds its shape and remains plush with each successive use. Each chair is constructed with steel-on-steel fasteners and two unique anti-sway bars located under the seat that add strength and absorb the shock caused by everyday use.

In addition, the MityHost comes with stack bars to protect both the frame and the fabric and prevent leg spread, nickel plated foot glides to protect floors, fabric piping around the seat and back for added elegance and a removable seat and back for reupholstering.