United to Open N.C. Factory

April 17, 2010  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Upholstery on April 18, 2010

United Furniture Industries, Okolona, Miss., will open an upholstery manufacturing operation in a former Stanley distribution facility in Lexington, N.C., Governor Bev Perdue announced Friday.

The company plans to create 150 jobs and invest more than $3.3 million during the next three years in Lexington. A $125,000 grant from the One North Carolina Fund helped secure United's decision. 

United Furniture Industries produces affordable living room furniture, including sofas, chairs, recliners, sleepers and other items.  United Furniture currently has five locations, including three in Mississippi and two in North Carolina. The existing N.C. facilities, located in Archdale and High Point, employ about 400 people.

United Furniture plans to purchase the vacant Stanley Furniture distribution facility in Lexington, where it will assemble frame materials, foam and upholstered material from outside vendors into finished furniture products.    

"Davidson County and Lexington were chosen as a result of availability of facilities and workforce, cooperation of state and local officials, and proximity to our existing North Carolina facilities and our customer base," said Larry George, president of United Furniture Industries. "We look forward to continuing our growth and presence in North Carolina and would like to thank all of those involved in making this happen."