U.S. Furniture Industry Steps Up its Game as Demand Grows

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Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--As consumer confidence rises in the U.S., the furniture-manufacturing industry is responding to more customers' wants and needs by producing furniture faster, more efficiently and with many innovative styles and designs. More consumers are buying easy-to-assemble furniture online. Industrial Info is tracking $137.5 million in furniture manufacturing projects in the U.S.

With more advanced technology in luxury furniture manufacturing, experts predict a 4% growth rate each year between now and 2019, according to California Manufacturing Technology Consultant (CMTC). Overcoming the negative perception of a younger workforce, furniture defects and high transportation costs are a few challenges the furniture industry is facing.

La-Z-Boy Incorporated's (NYSE:LZB) (Monroe, Michigan) $26 million upholstered chair manufacturing plant expansion in Dayton, Tennessee, involves constructing a 70,000-square-foot building; renovating the existing, 1.2 million-square-foot facility; and performing structural improvements for parking. Construction is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2017 and to be completed in the spring of 2018. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

Also in Tennessee, 9 to 5 Seating's (Hawthorne, California) $60 million ergonomic office seating manufacturing plant expansion in Union City involves constructing a 200,000-square-foot addition to the existing 100,000-square-foot facility. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2017 and to be completed in late 2017. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

ROL USA Incorporated's (Holland, Michigan) $19.8 million ergonomic desk manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan, involves constructing a 140,000-square-foot facility. Construction is expected to begin in the spring of 2017 and to be completed in the fall of 2017. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

Serta Simmons Bedding LLC's (Hoffman Estates, Illinois) $27.7 million mattress manufacturing plant and warehouse in Lakeville, Minnesota, involves constructing a 240,000-square-foot office, manufacturing facility and warehouse building. Construction began in the summer of 2016 and is anticipated for completion in the early summer of 2017. For more information, see Industrial Info's project report.

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