Kimball International, Inc., based in Jasper, Indiana, is a vertically integrated and diversified manufacturer of high-quality consumer durable products under its own brand names, as well as producing components for other companies.
Since its founding in 1950, Kimball has grown from a local company with less than 30 employees into an international organization with approximately 9,500 employees and with operations located in 16 states, Canada, England, Austria, Mexico, and France. Consumer products include office furniture, systems, and seating under the Kimball, National, and Harpers brands; Bösendorfer pianos; Kimball hospitality furniture, Kimball health-care furniture; Kimball home furniture; and Kimball Victorian and French furniture reproductions.
Products manufactured for some of the largest names in American business include electronic assemblies, TV and audio cabinets, home furniture, molded plastics, carbide cutting tools, and metal stampings. Kimball also manages and cultivates thousands of acres of forests, producing processed wood materials, hardwood lumber, dimension wood, veneer, and plywood for use within the company and for sale to outside customers.