Palliser Furniture
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| Private | |
| Industry | Furnishings |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA |
| Products | Upholstered furniture |
Number of employees | 2,000 |
| Slogan | My Home, My style, My Way |
| Website | www.palliser.com |
Palliser Furniture Upholstery Ltd.[1] is a furniture manufacturing company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada. Palliser Furniture is a family-owned company. Palliser Furniture manufactures and distributes upholstery furniture products throughout Canada, Mexico and United States. Palliser Furniture manufactures all types of upholstery, stationary, motion, recliners, home theatre, and chairs over 300 leathers and fabrics.
In 2015 the former president Cary Benson[2] was promoted CEO, succeeding Art DeFehr.
History
In 1944, Abram Albert DeFehr,[3] a Russian-born immigrant to Canada,[4] began making wooden pieces in the basement of his Winnipeg home. Within a few years, the business moved from the basement into a former chicken barn, which became Palliser Furniture’s first factory.
References
- ↑ "Palliser goes platinum". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Benson promoted to CEO of Palliser Furniture Website". Furniture Today. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ↑ "DeFehr Website". Art DeFehr. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ↑ "History". Palliser Furniture Upholstery Ltd. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
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