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About AFR Furniture Rental: Headquartered in Pennsauken, New Jersey, AFR Furniture Rental is the nation's second largest furniture rental company. Established in 1975, award-winning AFR Furniture Rental provides the perfect solution for every type of furniture rental situation including residential, home staging, commercial, special event and trade show. Our outstanding service and high quality furnishings are promptly available for those in need of utilizing rental furniture for virtually any temporary situation. With seventeen strategic locations across the United States, AFR offers customers a different rental experience through stylish and quality products and a commitment to excellence in service. See our full inventory of furnishings and find out more about AFR at www.rentfurniture.com. About Ron Lanzo: Ron has more than thirty years of industry experience within the office furniture industry. Ron has been with AFR Furniture Rental as the Commercial Account Executive for the New York Metro Region for more than six years. He has led the efforts to help establish a loyal following for rental customer across several vertical market segments including the contract furniture dealers, modular office trailer suppliers, the Federal Government including agencies such as GSA, The General Service Administration and the IRS, Internal Revenue Service. Ron's also completed major rental projects for corporations such as NOVARTIS, BASF and Morpho Trust, a SAFRAN Company. His major project rentals have included higher education as well for schools like The New Jersey City University and John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Ron earned his MBA from the University of Bridgeport and has been active in sales training throughout his career and has been committed to lifelong learning. He is active with the New York Chapter of IFMA, The International Facilities Management Organization where he sits on the board of directors and is chairman of the Networking Committee. Ron also serves as the secretary of WANY or Workspace Association of New York, a group of owner operators of executive offices suites in the New York City and the tri state area. Visit our showroom online at www.rentfurniture.com or call us at 888-AFR-Rent or 888-237-7368.
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