Today, Drexel Heritage Furniture Industries, Inc is one of the leading furniture manufacturers in the world. was based in High Point and employed 1,300 workers across the state. In 1994, Drexel Heritage maintained ten factories in North Carolina and one in South Carolina. State Department, and government agencies across the globe. Drexel maintained partnerships with various hotels, the U.S. In 1986, Drexel Heritage became a branch of Masco Corporation, which became one of the country’s biggest furniture manufacturers by the late 1980s.įor many decades Drexel manufactured and sold furniture in the U.S. In 1977 Drexel Heritage was sold to investment bank Dominick International Corporation and retail sales increased drastically. In 1971 Drexel expanded its product line once again to include high-end Mediterranean style furniture and furniture for interior living space. In the decades since, their product range has evolved into an assortment of timeless designs, drawn from significant periods and places, and. The product was a made-to-order dining chair. Plywood Champion Papers purchased Drexel Enterprises, and the company became Drexel Heritage Furnishings, Inc. began one hundred years ago in Hickory, North Carolina with a single product and a simple vision. In 1960, Drexel Furniture became Drexel Enterprises, Inc., and in 1961, the company merged with Southern Desk Company to produce furniture and supplies for libraries, schools, and churches. Furniture design also included Italian styles in addition to carpets and accessories. By 1957, Drexel employed 2,300 workers, and its furniture was sold nationwide in approximately 2,500 stores.īy the late 1960s, the company manufactured laboratory, dormitory and hospital furniture and increased sales even more. In 1951, for instance, Drexel acquired Table Rock Furniture and Heritage Furniture Company, and in 1956, Morganton Furniture Company. In the process, the company had partnered with other manufacturers to create new product lines. By 1950, Drexel had grown from a small factory of fifty workers who made dressers and washstands to being a leading manufacturer in traditional and modern furniture. The younger Huffman made several changes in operations, including manufacturing medium-priced furniture instead of low-priced and spending more on advertising. By 1935, Sam Huffman died, and his son Robert O. Although Samuel Huffman managed the enterprise, he and five other men founded the business with an investment of $14,000. The properties, which total more than 2.4 million square feet, along with woodworking equipment, is being auctioned through Hilco.Drexel Furniture Company was established on Novemin Drexel, North Carolina. As part of the wind-down and liquidation process, the company is in the process of auctioning off 17 properties, including prime Thomasville and Lane furniture facilities in Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. Heritage Home Group was formed in November 2013 following the purchase by KPS of the bankrupt Furniture Brands International. Louis to North Carolina, resulting in more than 150 layoffs in the area. And in April, Heritage Home Group announced it was moving its headquarters from St. That said, we are proud that many jobs saved by the formation of Heritage Home and the acquisition of our brands far exceeds the number that are being let go."Īnother WARN notice, filed on March 24, announced the closure of Pearson's High Point facility, resulting in the layoff of 86 employees by Aug. A statement at the time by CEO Ira Glazer noted: "These reductions are unfortunately a necessary element of our ongoing efforts to create a highly competitive organization structure. Approximately 564 employees were affected by the March closures. Heritage Home Group announced in January it was shuttering two Thomasville Furniture factories in Thomasville, NC, and the Lane Furniture operation in Saltillo, MS, as part of its restructuring. This marks the sixth facility closure filed this year by the owners of the former Furniture Brands International properties: Thomasville, Lane, Broyhill, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, Pearson, Hickory Chair, Lane Venture, Maitland-Smith and LaBarge. The Winston-Salem Journal identified the facility as the Drexel Heritage 60/63 plant in Morganton. The company filed a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice on May 30 with the North Carolina Department of Commerce. The residential furniture plant is scheduled to close July 31. MORGANTON, NC - Heritage Home Group is closing the Drexel Heritage plant in Morganton, NC, resulting in the layoff of 87 employees.
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