27th Furniture Industry Awards Honors 9 October 13 in High Point

April 9, 2023  by HFBusiness Staff in Business Strategy, Industry   

The gala will be held Oct.13 at the Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena and Conference Center, at High Point University.

This year’s honorees are Top 100 retailer Miskelly Furniture, Retailer of the Year, Roy Hester of Planned Furniture Promotions, who will be honored as Industry Icon, Edward Massood of Massood Logistics, who will be named Pillar of the Industry,  IHFRA rep Ted Jarnagin, will receive the Legacy Rep award and John Pinion IV, will be presented with the Distinguished Service Award.

In addition, IHFRA’s Rising Stars award will be presented to four up and coming future leaders in recognition of their outstanding achievements: Cameron Wanek of Ashley Furniture, Kian Amini of AICO, Sydney Harris of Furnitureland South and Katie Korngold of Korngold Sales & Marketing.

“The theme for this year’s gala, ‘It’s all about family,’ perfectly describes each of our honorees as well as the makeup of our industry,” said IHFRA Executive Director Ray Allegrezza.

“The furniture industry really is a family,” he said, adding, “And within that family there are scores and scores of family businesses and this year, every one of our honorees hails from a family that has deep roots in the home furnishings industry.”

In addition, Allegrezza added that the upcoming FIAG have also improved their companies and elevated the industry’s image by making it more efficient, professional, and consumer centric.

Additional information, including ticket availability and sponsorship opportunities, will be posted on the IHFRA website. Interested parties can also contact Ray Allegrezza at rallegrezza@ihfra.org, Steve Allegrezza at sallegrezza@ihfra.org, or Bonnie Wallace at bwallace@ihfra.org.