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04-25-2011, 06:06 AM
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Location: The 12th State
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California furniture maker opens Hickory plant plans to employ 200
California-based furniture maker Fairmont Seating has opened a former Thomasville Furniture Industries plant in Hickory. It employs 22 now and expects that number to grow to at least 200 by the end of 2014. It makes sofas, sectionals, loveseats and other upholstered furniture.
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California furniture maker opens Hickory plant (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/04/24/2240318/plant-opening-is-ray-of-sunshine.html - broken link)
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04-25-2011, 09:20 AM
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Location: Moore Co. NC
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Originally Posted by SunnyKayak
California-based furniture maker Fairmont Seating has opened a former Thomasville Furniture Industries plant in Hickory. It employs 22 now and expects that number to grow to at least 200 by the end of 2014. It makes sofas, sectionals, loveseats and other upholstered furniture.
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California furniture maker opens Hickory plant (http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/04/24/2240318/plant-opening-is-ray-of-sunshine.html - broken link)
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Good! I hope people will buy this furniture rather than that crap that comes from China. |
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04-25-2011, 09:53 AM
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Location: The 12th State
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Originally Posted by PDD
Good! I hope people will buy this furniture rather than that crap that comes from China.
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China is always the country that gets the blame but Indonesia & the Philippines are two other popular countries.
With high fuel prices shipping & increase production costs shipping large products is no longer feasible.
This advantage for this state its bringing back North Carolina to its roots.  |
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05-10-2011, 04:29 PM
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Location: Somewhere in America
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Good to see a furniture company moving into NC so many have left. I hope it's only the beginning!
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05-11-2011, 10:26 AM
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Location: Yellow Brick Road
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Originally Posted by SunnyKayak
China is always the country that gets the blame but Indonesia & the Philippines are two other popular countries.
With high fuel prices shipping & increase production costs shipping large products is no longer feasible.
This advantage for this state its bringing back North Carolina to its roots. |
Absolutely agree! You are right - the furniture and often, carved furniture parts, are as much from Indonesia and the Philippines than from China. Sometimes, companies assemble those parts here in NC b/c in the past, it was cheaper to do that. Of course, the quality isn't always there and it took thousands of jobs away when manufacturers decided to go that route.
I hope this new plant is a beacon to encourage other plants to locate here. Furniture manufacturing used to be a huge business here in NC. |
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