HIGH POINT, NC — China-based upholstery manufacturer KUKA HOME is expanding its global manufacturing footprint with a new plant in Monterrey, Mexico. The new facility will focus on special-order stationary upholstery for the North American market.
HICKORY, NC—Luxury leather upholstery manufacturer Bradington-Young has expanded its factory here, a move that boosts production capacity by 50 percent and streamlines its manufacturing workflow, allowing the custom-order specialist to ship virtually all orders in 45 days or less.
GARDENA, CA—Faced with a slowdown in business and rising production costs, furniture maker Jonathan Louis International Ltd. plans to terminate the night shift at its two manufacturing and assembly facilities here, a move that will result in 329 layoffs.
HICKORY, NC—Design Foundry is investing more than $3.1 million to open a new furniture assembly plant here that will create 202 jobs over the next five years.
LOS ANGELES—Home furnishings maker Abbyson has expanded its AbbySky manufacturing facility in a move aimed to meet the company’s growing motion upholstery category. Furniture Today reports that the new manufacturing space is 5 million square feet, including 50 total assembly lines, a showroom and an R&D building.
Every day, fastener suppliers preach an important message to manufacturers: Fasteners that hold together a product are critical to its functionality, design, durability and end-user satisfaction. Sometimes, this advice hits home.
DAYTON, TN—La-Z-Boy Inc. plans to invest approximately $26 million over a three-year period in its assembly plant here. The facility, which won ASSEMBLY magazine’s 2013 Assembly Plant of the year, employs some 1,400 people.
From its headquarters in Altheim, Austria, Wiesner-Hager Möbel GmbH serves customers worldwide as one of Europe’s most successful seating furniture manufacturers.
