Man Wah Holdings plans to acquire 55% stake in Futura’s parent company
HONG KONG – Motion furniture manufacturer Man Wah Holdings Ltd. has signed an agreement to purchase a 55% stake in Chinese stationary and motion upholstery …
Author: Thomas Russell
Home News Now Editor-in-Chief Thomas Russell has covered the furniture industry for 25 years at various daily and weekly consumer and trade publications. He can be reached at tom@homenewsnow.com and at 336-508-4616.
Singapore takes reigns of ASEAN Furniture Industries Council
SINGAPORE – The Singapore Furniture Industries Council (SFIC), has taken over the leadership of the ASEAN Furniture Industries Council (AFIC) from its Philippines counterpart, the …
Thomasville owner Authentic Brands Group scrubs IPO plan
Will sell equity stakes to PE firms instead NEW YORK – Authentic Brands Group, a brand development, marketing and entertainment company that owns the Thomasville …
Bassett Furniture: BenchMade Part 2
Expansion, upgrades of North Carolina facilities seek to reduce backlog, lead times for custom stationary and motion upholstery NEWTON, N.C. – Bassett Furniture Inds. has …
Inside Bassett’s BenchMade upholstery manufacturing complex
NEWTON, N.C. – In mid-November, Tom Russell of Home News Now visited Bassett Furniture’s BenchMade upholstery plant in Newton, N.C. The 629,000-plus-square foot plant includes …
Vietnam update: factories continue long slog towards full capacity levels
HO CHI MINH CITY – It’s been nearly two months now that Vietnam began the long and drawn-out process of reopening its factories post lockdown. …
Bennington book celebrates partnership between furniture industry, HPU
From educating students about the business, to establishing major scholarship programs, the relationship remains as strong as ever HIGH POINT – To many in and …
All3D provides 3D imaging solutions to furniture suppliers, retailers
SAN FRANCISCO — Furniture companies wanting to avoid the wait time and expense of having to have their products photographed in a studio, now have …
Baker undertakes transformation at the high end
Company’s business model has shifted to more special orders as it grows its customer base HILDEBRAN, N.C. – When Baker announced a new management team …
An inside look at Baker’s case goods plant
HILDEBRAN, N.C. – Recently Home News Now got to visit Baker Interiors Group’s 700,000-square-foot case goods plant here. The tour offered a first-hand look at …
