MARTINSVILLE, Va., September 9, 2008 — American of Martinsville, Inc., announced today an exclusive manufacturing alliance with Moonart
Furniture Group, a firmly established manufacturer of upscale custom furniture servicing the hospitality market, based in the British West Indies and
in Nanjing, China.
Moonart boasts a number of manufacturing plants in the Nanjing and Shanghai areas of China, with its main Nanjing facility encompassing some 2.5 million square feet. These state-of-the-art, fully equipped plants vertically integrate kiln drying, veneer pressing, hand carving and custom woodworking. The company also has a special materials division. Moonart’s highly trained, on-site quality control inspectors and engineers ensure that every product is of the highest possible quality and is manufactured to the exact specifications requested. In addition, flexible manufacturing techniques, combined with a strong customer service function, allow for responsive turnaround and quick delivery.
“This exclusive partnership with Moonart allows us to extend our already impressive global reach and supply chain capabilities,” said AOM Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Leo Vogel. “We now have even greater capabilities to meet the demanding cost, quality and custom requirements of the upscale and luxury hospitality segments. Moonart’s impressive portfolio includes furniture manufactured for such premier luxury hotel brands as Four Seasons, W, Ritz-Carlton and St. Regis, delivering over 1,000 major projects over the last five years. This allows us to extend our solid reach of higher-end custom furnishings created by AOM Studios.”
“The alliance with AOM is a great opportunity for both companies,” said Christopher Pu, president of Moonart. “AOM is the leading company in hospitality furniture design, and Moonart’s manufacturing power, flexibility, experience and teamwork in Asia all combine to make an efficient and powerful team. The end customer will benefit both in terms of highly competitive pricing as well as quality product. We appreciate the opportunity to work with AOM and look forward to great successes together.”
About American of Martinsville
American of Martinsville, Inc., (AOM) is a leading global manufacturer of custom and semi-custom casegoods and upholstered goods for the hospitality and senior living / healthcare markets. With more than a century of experience, AOM offers its clients the combined strength of a longstanding U.S. presence, dedicated international facilities and a global supply chain. A unit of Los Angeles-based investment group Hancock Park Associates, AOM employs more than 1,000 dedicated professionals and is equipped to fulfill all design and production requirements — achieving project objectives from beginning to end. To learn more, contact American of Martinsville, P.O. Box 5071, 128 East Church St., Martinsville, VA, 24112-5071 USA; call 276.632.2061; or visit www.americanofmartinsville.com.