Milestone

Since its establishment in 1991, Sunon has been committed to creating safe, healthy, and intelligent workspaces.

1991

Processed with given materials for other brands in a rented house alongside Xiaohe Road, Hangzhou.


1992

Established a furniture factory and became the OEM partner of Westlake Furniture Factory.


1993

Established Hangzhou Peony Furniture Factory in August. This picture shows the first Italian equipment introduced from BIESSE B5.


1993

Sunon entered retail markets by establishing a presence in shopping centers such as Hangzhou Department Store to explore direct-to-consumer business opportunities.


1996

Expanded the factory area to 3.2K square meters (approx. 35K sqft) as business grew.


1996

Focused on office furniture and developed the first office furniture product.


1997

A 6K square meter (approx. 65K sqft) self-built factory was put into use.


Redesigned corporate image and created Sunon brand. The picture below shows the outlook of the factory.

1998

Expanded our retail business to include direct sales.


1999

Sunon products were certified with ISO9002 and other international standards.


1999

Applied for the registration of the word and graphic trademark "Sunon". The picture below is Sunon’s first registered trademark.


2001

Sunon Xiaoshan Manufacturing Base started construction (floor area: 51K square meters, approx. 557K sqft).


2003

Introduced professional managers and promoted a franchising model. The picture shows Sunon’s franchise signing ceremony held at the 13th China International Furniture Fair.


2004

Sales discussed with European clients at the China International Furniture Fair.


2004

Participated in the 2nd China Office Furniture Fair and won the Gold Design Award.


2004

Established a testing lab and introduced seat testing equipment. The picture shows the pressure testing machine for chair legs.


2005

Sunon began to produce some products of the MALM series for IKEA.


2007

EASY won the Gold Award at the 9th China Furniture Design Awards..


2007

Sunon Management Department was jointly established by Sunon and Nanjing Forestry University.


The examination meeting of two national standards was held at Sunon in November.

2008

Attended ORGATEC in Cologne, Germany for the first time — a milestone in Sunons international business.


2008

Co-developed products with Politecnico di Milano and ASPS Studio. This picture below shows the discussion between Sunon and Politecnico di Milano.


2009


The "U+ Spraying Technique Furniture" developed by the Sunon team, led by Academician Zhang Qisheng, was awarded the Technology Progress Award by the China National Light Industry Council.

2010

The LEADING series won the Germany IF Design Award in August.


2010

Headquarters relocated to the 155-meter-high, 37-floor Sunon Central Business Building.


2011

The Haining Eco-friendly Manufacturing Base, with a floor area of 135K square meters (approx. 1.5 million square feet), was put into operation.


2011

The Sunon Charity Foundation, with an initial fund of 2.8 million USD, was established.


2011

Sunon’s 20th anniversary celebration was held in Hangzhou.


2012

We successfully complete the handover for the project in UAE, the Sharjah Transportation project.


2014

Sunon’s office chairs, sofas, wooden furniture, and partition workstations were certified by GREENGUARD.


2015

The first Designer's Journey was held. This picture below shows foreign designers visiting the Sunon factory.


2015

The self-developed "7-PLUS water-based paint" was introduced.


2016

The Sunon Experience Center in Dubai was officially opened.


2017

The opening ceremony of the 5th Sunon Summer Camp (for employees' children) was held at the Haining Eco-friendly Manufacturing Base.


2017

We established the Intelligent Furniture Research Center with Zhejiang University.


2017

The Sunon Employee Mutual Support Foundation was set up.


2017


Construction began on the Qiantang Intelligent Manufacturing Base, with a floor area of 133K square meters (approx. 1.4 million square feet).

2018

Sunon held its first overseas product launch event in Bangalore, India, unveiling products like Aulenti and Varna.


2018

The European R&D center was established in Berlin, Germany.


2018


Sunon set up subsidiaries in India, Singapore, the UK, and the USA to enhance localized services worldwide. The picture below is the American subsidiary in Irvine, California.

2018

Construction began on the Sunon Technological Innovation Park, with a floor area of 261K square meters (approx. 2.8 million square feet).


2019

Sunon hosted the fifth Designer's Journey in Dubai.


2019

We visited the United States to engage with industry peers, fostering exchange and further advancing our global expansion efforts.


2020

Sunon donated 1.5 million USD to fight against the pandemic.


2020

We took the first step toward establishing our northern manufacturing base, with a floor area of 408K square meters (approx 4.4 million square feet), in Shenzhou.


2021

We began the construction of our Manufacturing Base in Mexico.


Sunon held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Mexico Base in Hofusan Industrial Park, Mexico.

2022

Sunon displayed smart office furniture at ORGATEC 2022 in Cologne, Germany.


2023

Sunon established the “Academician Innovation Research Institute” for green, low-carbon furniture, with a 7.1 million USD investment.


2023

Northern China Manufacturing Base


Our Northern China Manufacturing Base in Hebei Province began operations, covering 408K square meters (approx. 4.39 million sqft).

2024

Mexico Manufacturing Base


Our Mexico Manufacturing Base was launched in Monterrey, spanning 80K square meters (approx. 861K sqft).

2024

We set up the construction of South China R&D Headquarters in Guangdong, with a planned area of 700K square meters (approx. 7.5 million square feet).