Monday, January 5, 2009

Furniture firms create export consortium


U.S. furniture companies may have found the antidote for low-cost, imported wares.
Six U.S. furniture manufacturers are creating a program for export sales, introduced at the High Point Furniture Market, which opened Oct. 20 in High Point, N.C, with the goal of building relationships with international clients.
The consortium, American Furniture Exporters, currently is comprised of Leathercraft Inc., C.R. Laine, Designmaster Furniture Inc., McKinley Leather of Hickory Inc., Paladin Industries Inc. and Wright Table Co. All companies are located in the Hickory, N.C. area.
The campaign will target approximately 2,000 international buyers. The AFE companies offer high-end residential and commercial furniture. Each manufacturer will introduce international buyers to AFE, referring them to other manufacturers in the consortium.

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