ONLEAD: Pioneering Integrated Commercial Space Solutions with Sustainable Innovation

Founded in 1996, ONLEAD Group has established itself as a premier developer, manufacturer, and provider of comprehensive commercial space solutions across office, healthcare, educational, and hospitality sectors. With a steadfast commitment to industry-leading design, exceptional quality, and meticulous service, the group has earned widespread market recognition and acclaim, solidifying its position as what industry media calls “the unicorn of the office furniture industry.”

ONLEAD has built its reputation on a foundation of continuous innovation and technological advancement. Adhering to a design philosophy of “fashionable simplicity with humanistic technological beauty,” the company delivers intelligent, healthy,  environmentally friendly, and comfortable furniture solutions.

The group maintains significant research capabilities through its National Industrial Design Center (certified by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) and China Light Industry Industrial Design Center. Its CNAS-accredited national certification laboratory further strengthens its technical advantage in the industry. By December 2024, the group had accumulated over 1,000 independent intellectual property patents.

ONLEAD’s showroom (Source: ONLEAD)

ONLEAD’s dedication to innovation has earned it recognition as a “specialized, sophisticated, distinctive and innovative” small giant enterprise in Jiangsu Province and a key enterprise in Jiangsu’s smart home sector. This innovative spirit is reflected in the numerous prestigious awards their products have received, including the Red Dot awards, China Excellent Industrial Design Award, China Good Technology Award, and the Red Cotton China Design Award.

The group continuously introduces modern office furniture that combines diversity, ergonomics, innovation and practicality across product categories including wooden executive desks, partitions workstations, office chairs, steel cabinets, and sofas. ONLEAD’s height-adjustable desks have earned the “Jiangsu Quality Product” certification, while their elderly-friendly products have been included in the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s “Elderly Products Promotion Catalog.”

ONLEAD has established a comprehensive green manufacturing system with two major production bases in East China (Nanjing, Jiangsu) and Central China (Jiangmen, Hubei). The group’s headquarters in N4anjing’s Gaochun District was designed by internationally renowned firm Hassel and has received LEED Gold certification for green building and WELL V2 Platinum certification for healthy building.

Production base (Source: ONLEAD)

ONLEAD’s showroom (Source: ONLEAD)

ONLEAD adheres to the quality concept of “craftsmanship and excellence” and the environmental philosophy of “green, low-carbon, innovative development”. This commitment is evident in their manufacturing processes, where they carefully select quality materials globally, use FSC-certified wood, and were among the first to introduce ENF-level formaldehyde-free boards and environmentally friendly water-based coatings.

The group’s production facilities features state-of-the-art automated lines for panel furniture, partitions, upholstery, woodworking, painting, steel products, and surface finishing. They have fully implemented advanced equipment including German CNC machining centers, laser edge banding machines, Italian SCM cutting saws, Japanese AMADA CNC punching machines, and Salvagnini flexible production lines for punching, shearing, and bending.

ONLEAD’s first-in-industry robot-controlled fully automated flexible production line for office furniture exemplifies their Industry 4.0 manufacturing approach. Their production facilities incorporate comprehensive dust collection, sewage treatment. And waste gas purification systems, achieving dust-free, noise-reduced digital production with zero pollution and zero emissions.

Kaler’s series (Source: ONLEAD)

The group’s sustainability credentials are further bolstered by numerous certifications, including BIFMA safety testing, GREENGUARD certification, China Environmental Product certification, Chinese Environmental Labeling Product certification, CQC Environmental Product certification, ergonomic certification, and China Green Product certification. In 2024, ONLEAD Group received carbon neutrality management system certification and product carbon footprint certificates, and was recognized as a “Green Factory” by the Jiangsu Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology.

ONLEAD has established a global sales and service system serving clients in more than 150 cities worldwide. Their customer base spans central government enterprises, state-owned enterprises, foreign enterprises, technology and service industries, financial institutions, law firms, hospitals, elderly care facilities, and educational institutions.

The group has successfully provided one-stop commercial space solutions for numerous Fortune 500 and China 500 enterprises, including Siemens, Coca-Cola, DuPont, ABB, Volkswagen, Tesla, BMW, Carl Zeiss, Metropolitan Life Insurance, ByteDance and so on.

Solutions for Audi & Volkswagen (Source: ONLEAD)

ONLEAD’s partner (Source: ONLEAD)

As one of China’s earliest professional manufacturers specializing in medical furniture research and development, ONLEAD Group completed its East China (Nanjing Headquarters) Phase II Industrial Park in 2023, deepening its healthcare furniture and wellness industry chain. The headquarters features a 2,000-square-meter medical furniture exhibition center with six major display areas showcasing reception and waiting areas, outpatient departments, inpatient wards, doctors’ offices, medical furniture, and medical technical furniture.

“Our medical furniture designs consider the user’s perspective, with appearance, materials, colors, structure, and functions following the requirements of various medical activities in healthcare spaces,” notes ONLEAD. “We effectively improve the work efficiency of medical staff while making patients feel comfortable and relaxed, creating a more humane diagnosis and care environment that enhances hospital medical quality.”

ONLEAD’s showroom (Source: ONLEAD)

In the education sector, ONLEAD Group focuses on providing green, healthy, safe, intelligent, and interactive furniture that creates smart educational scenarios conducive to stimulating teaching enthusiasm, enhancing teacher-student interaction, improving students’ thinking and creativity, and cultivating character and sentiment. Their educational clients include prestigious institutions such as Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Harbin Institute of Technology, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Chinese University, and New Oriental Education Group.

ONLEAD Group will continue to deepen industry-education integration and school-enterprise cooperation while actively participating in industry development and standardization efforts. With a strong sense of social responsibility, ONLEAD Group enthusiastically participates in charitable activities, implements poverty alleviation and rural revitalization initiatives, and donates to charitable organizations, foundations, and welfare institutions-demonstrating their commitment to giving back to society while maintaining their position at the forefront of the commercial furniture industry.

Save the date: Mark your calendars for the 55th China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou), to be held in Guangzhou Pazhou.

From March 18 to 21, 2025, the first phase will feature Home Furniture, presenting all areas of home furnishings. The second phase, from March 28 to 31, will spotlight the Office and Commercial Space, the world's largest exhibition dedicated to office furniture and commercial design.

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