- Prime Designs appoints Marlin as marketing VP
Tupelo, Miss.— Industry veteran Jerry Marlin has joined upholstered furniture manufacturer Prime Designs as vice president of merchandising and marketing, a newly created position. He ......
- Fates & Fortunes
Broadcast TV Thomas Grant , national sales manager, Grant Group's WFXR/WWCW Roanoke, Va., named national sales manager/assistant station manager for the group's WZDX/WAMY Huntsville, Ala....
- American holds course
Pontotoc, Miss.— Almost a year after a rocky start, the new owners of promotional upholstery producer American Furniture Mfg. are expanding the company's manufacturing facilities, ......
- G. Romano goes lean, speeds uph. deliveries
At The Market— Change has been good for custom upholstery producer G. Romano, according to Rick Lovegrove, director of sales. Last year, feeling pressure from ......
- C.L. Barnes opens Decor-Rest gallery
Alexandria, Va.— C.L. Barnes Furniture Co. , on Richmond Highway here, has opened a 3,000-square-foot Decor-Rest Showcase Gallery in its 40,000-square-foot store. The installation is ......
- England closes California facility
Stockton, Calif.— Midpriced upholstery producer England, a division of La-Z-Boy, has closed a manufacturing facility here. The 100,000-square-foot plant opened in 1999 and employed 54 ......
- Dunmore reopening Maiden, N.C., plant
At the Market— Upholstery maker Dunmore Furniture Inds. said here Friday it plans to restart production at its 85,000-square-foot facility in Maiden, N.C., idle since ......
- Franklin opening new Miss. facility
Houston, Miss.— Motion upholstery producer Franklin will open a 35,000-square-foot facility here this month to house and consolidate raw material inventory for recliner and motion ......
- Catterton joins Powell
Culver City, Calif.— Industry veteran Charles "Chuck" Catterton has been named vice president of sales in the Southeast region at Powell Co. Catterton most recently ......
- W. Schillig USA promotes Stewart
High Point— David Stewart has been promoted to national sales manager at contemporary leather upholstery producer W. Schillig USA. Steve Bailey, vice president of sales ......
- Gillespie to head Livingston line
Livingston, Tenn.— Mid-priced upholstery producer Livingston Furniture has hired industry veteran Bob Gillespie to head a new line of promotional seating that will be launched ......
- Berkline names Smith as CFO
Morristown, Tenn.— Upholstery producer Berkline BenchCraft Holding has hired Steven M. Smith as chief financial officer, replacing Mark A. Roberts. Smith previously was a financial ......
- Wiygul promoted to Bauhaus president
Monroe, Mich.— La-Z-Boy has promoted James "Al" Wiygul to president of its Bauhaus USA division. He has been vice president, operations, for the contemporary upholstery ......
- Glenn joins Interline Italia
Matera, Italy— Scott Glenn has joined Italian leather upholstery producer Interline Italia as vice president of product development and marketing, North America, a newly created ......
- Klosterman to succeed Lauritsen as Flexsteel CEO
Dubuque, Iowa— Longtime Flexsteel executive Ronald Klosterman will succeed Bruce Lauritsen as CEO of the upholstery producer and furniture importer on Dec. 31. Klosterman, who ......