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High Point, North Carolina – (October 16, 2006) - Culver City, California-based
Powell Company designs, imports and distributes medium priced youth, occasional,
dining, and accent furniture across all style categories for retailers around
the world. The company has more than 36 years of experience in offshore sourcing
focused on quality control, craftsmanship, finishing, and timely delivery.
Established in 1968, the company has grown to become the most recognized
name in the furniture industry for home accent
furniture. From there Powell expanded its capabilities as a full-service
home furnishings provider through its four divisions: Powell
Kids, Powell Limited, Powell
Beds and Powell and a commitment to broadening its product offering
and positioning itself for future growth. As part of that growth, Powell
entered into a licensing program in partnership with Michael
Payne, well known star, host and designer of the TV show "Designing
for the Sexes", which is shown nationally on HGTV. The Michael
Payne Collection has been a great success as have his personal appearances
at retailers around the country for Powell.
Powell continues to pursue their overseas operations ensuring that they source,
service, quality inspect, and ship top quality furniture products on time. To
this end, the company’s multi-million dollar inventory assures quick shipping
from a 600,000 sq. ft. warehouse facility based in Greensboro, North Carolina
and a 340,000 sq. ft. West Coast distribution center in Ontario, California.
The company maintains offices in Southern California, North Carolina, Southern
China, Cebu and Brazil, and a new office in Ho Chi Minh City, VN.
Powell currently sells to 90% of the top 100 furniture retailers and department
stores in the United States as well as thousands of independent dealers across
the country; maintaining its strong dealer network by consistently developing
new and innovative high quality products and providing excellent service.
“We remain committed to the quality and service that the industry has
grown to expect from Powell ,” says the company’s CEO & President,
Bill Benton, “dedicated to bringing a broad selection of innovative products
to the marketplace that are well suited to the ever-changing lifestyles of your
customers.”
Powell Company is offering an expanded group
of "4 Piece Bedroom" Youth
Furniture:
High Point, North Carolina – (October 16, 2006) - Marketed under the Powell
Kids™ umbrella is an innovative, sturdy and stylish group of bedroom furniture
and student home offices that are easy to carry and simple to assemble.
Expanding this hugely successful category, for this market is "Finn"
a new four piece bedroom. This updated cottage look is finished in "Medium
distressed cherry with a black rub-through". In contrast, "Emily"
is a four piece bedroom finished in medium distressed warm pecan with aged woven
bamboo accents. The design is a fresh, island look.
Other groups previously introduced include "Alexis", a feminine,
pretty group finished in "Cottage White". "Evan", a simple
Shaker look finished in a rich" Merlot” with brushed nickel hardware.
To round out the offerings are "Laredo" which is done in an oiled
rustic pine finish with dark antique bronze hardware and “Spencer”
finished in a lightly distressed deep cherry with antique brass hardware.
Says Anne Russell, Vice President of Merchandising at Powell, "The
whole concept of "4 Piece Bedrooms and Student
Office in a Box" is a practical and affordable solution to furnishings
for children and guest rooms. The look of a room can be updated, changed
or even replaced with ease. Most of our groups are designed to be suitable
for toddlers through teens and beyond. Like pre-prepared meals, all you
have to do is open the package and add some personal touches and you have
a great looking room at a practical price!"
Founded in 1968, Powell has been a leading importer of design driven, high
quality products for nearly 40 years. The company’s success is a result
of its service-oriented culture, broad product offerings, multiple sourcing
and delivery options, and an industry-wide reputation for reliability, integrity
and honesty.
Powell Company Announces New PowellKids®
Collections of Youth Furniture, Extends Lines for Toddlers Through Teens
High Point, North Carolina – (October 16, 2006) - At the October
High Point Market The Powell Company is spotlighting their Powell Kids®
collections of furniture for children. The new collections include "Max",
a construction theme design group by interior and furniture designer Michael
Payne and “Vista”, a contemporary steel and cherry laminate
group. Both groups are perfect for the rough and tumble set.
Two featured Powell Kids® groups, the Sunday Funnies Collection and
the Z-Bedroom
Collection are finalists for an industry Pinnacle Design Award.
“Max” the new group by Michael Payne is fun, functional,
stylish and truly built for rugged use. The design is "structural"
including construction forms such as nuts and bolts, girders and planes
--- all of heavy duty steel finished with a powder coat of bright red,
blue, steel grey and yellow. “Max ” is a large group with
20 coordinating pieces, enough choices to allow consumers to choose a
few for a small bedroom or more for a larger room. The total impact of
the group is clean, crisp and colorful yet at the same time quite traditional
because of its simplicity.
Michael says of the collection, “Each piece has interchangeable
colored slats that only a young child can dream of and rearrange in any
color combination among the individual pieces.”
Another new Powell collection is the "Vista" series. This collection
is clean, simple, and contemporary - perfect for tweens and teens for
now and on to college. The modern design is the perfect foil for the collections
of stuff and clutter so dear to the hearts of youngsters - posters, programs,
pictures, stuffed animals, yesterday’s laundry, etc. The furniture
is of sturdy steel with warm cherry laminate tops finished with a powder
coat of Denim Blue.
Two of the Powell Youth
Furniture Collections have been named finalists for the prestigious
Pinnacle Award .They are the 14 piece "Sunday Funnies" collection
and the "Z
Bedroom".
The “Sunday Funnies" youth collection is designed in cheery
colors from Mama Nature's gardens. Each piece is a combination of Honeysuckle
Green, Dandelion Yellow, Tulip Pink and Bluebell Blue. For all its fantasy,
this is not baby
furniture. The group has been designed to incorporate innovative and
whimsical shapes in classical forms. Kids and Mom's alike love furniture
scaled to a child's size with "cubbies" for storage, clothes
pegs they can reach, drawers for" treasures", bookcases and
more. All of the drawers and pulls are quite large and some pieces are
finished with bun feet.
Says Tom Liddell, Senior Vice President – National Sales for Powell,
“This group is fun, stylish, sturdy and affordable. The kids that
have seen it love it!”
"Also”, Tom added, "all of the Powell
Kids furniture collections have been designed for ease of assembly
and are easy care."
The “Z-Bedroom” is very NOW - 21st century modern with a
sleek black textured powder coating on steel with aluminum and brushed
chrome trim, pulls and detailing. The design features a unique, floating
"Z" - a design component that is both a structural and a design
element with the result being a masterpiece of form, style and function.
"This is a group that is likely to appeal to the teen/ college set
- it is really cool” says John Conrad, Vice President Merchandising
for Powell.
“We have had a lot of fun with the Youth Furniture category and
our PowellKidscollections and are very proud to be a finalist for the
Pinnacle Awards."
Founded in 1968, Powell has been a leading importer of design driven,
high quality products for nearly 40 years. The company’s success
is a result of its service-oriented culture, broad product offerings,
multiple sourcing and delivery options, and an industry-wide reputation
for reliability, integrity and honesty.
Profile Michael Payne Interior Designer / Furniture
Designer / TV Host
High Point, North Carolina – (October 16, 2006) - Michael Payne,
host and interior designer of HGTV’s Designing For The Sexes, obtained
a bachelors degree in physics and mathematics from Southampton University
in England. After ten years in the computer industry, during which he
was transferred from England to the United States, he pursued a career
in interior design and graduated from the UCLA interior design program
in 1980.
While attending UCLA Michael gained design experience working with a
Los Angeles-based design firm that specialized in high-end, international
clients. He founded Michael Payne, Inc. in 1980, offering interior design
services to clients on a national and international basis. Michael teaches
an interior design seminar at UCLA. He has a furniture design/manufacturing
partnership with the Powell Company and the initial Michael Payne Collection
by Powell was introduced in April 2005 (the furniture is available in
furniture stores nationwide). Michael works with corporations, such as
Benjamin Moore, Merrill Lynch, and Wickes Furniture, in promoting their
products.
Michael is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
and is a Certified Interior Designer in the State of California.
In addition to Designing For The Sexes, Michael has been on numerous
network television programs and on radio stations throughout the country,
and has been the featured speaker at various national home shows, design
events, museums, conferences, corporate events, and charity functions.
He has also been the subject of newspaper and magazine articles across
the United States and has authored Let's Ask Michael, published in the
spring of 2003.
Michael and his wife live in Los Angeles. An avid runner, Michael has
completed six marathons and numerous 10K races. His interests include
gardening, automobiles, and antique toys.
The Powell Company Announces New Youth Furniture
Collections at Exciting Powell Kids® Celebration During High Point
Market
Culver City, California – (October 2, 2006) - The Powell Company
announced today that it will host a special event for retailers and the
press in their showroom on Monday, October 16, at 4:00 PM during the October
International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, NC.
The event will feature a ceremony presenting a Powell contribution to
the Association of Hole in the Wall Camps, (founded by actor Paul Newman
which includes a North Carolina Camp founded by Kyle and Pattie Petty),
a drum line and brass band welcoming ceremony and a delta blues band performance.
The event will open with a high energy drum line and brass band from
South West Guilford High School playing outside the Powell Showroom at
200 South Main Street, at the National Furniture Building. The group will
play from 11am until 2pm Monday.
Starting at 4pm, Powell guests will be treated to delta blues music by
the “Homemade Jamz Band”, a trio of amazingly talented kids
from the same family in Mississippi ranging in age from 7 to 14. They
received rave reviews for their performances at the Powell Showroom at
the Tupelo Market earlier this year.
Powell will make a contribution to the Association of Hole in the Wall
Camps which provides outdoor camping experiences for children with serious
illnesses and life threatening conditions.
Making the presentation and speaking for Powell will be Sean Slack, Executive
Vice President Marketing & Merchandising. Receiving the donation and
speaking at the event will be a member of the famous Petty NASCAR racing
family, founders of a “Hole in the Wall” camp in North Carolina;
Victory Junction Gang Camp. Kyle Petty and his wife Pattie founded the
camp in memory of their son, Adam.
Says Sean Slack, “We at Powell are happy to help this remarkable
Association with their work. The most significant satisfaction would be
to bring a smile to a child who doesn’t have very much to smile
about.”
At the event, among Powell's new introductions are; Max, a fun, functional
youth collection with a modern construction and skyscraper feeling, designed
by Michael Payne and Vista, a clean, simple, contemporary bedroom group
of steel and warm cherry laminate.
Founded in 1968, Powell has been a leading importer of design driven,
high quality products for nearly 40 years. The company’s success
is a result of its service-oriented culture, broad product offerings,
multiple sourcing and delivery options, and an industry-wide reputation
for reliability, integrity and honesty.
Powell Company Announces New West Coast distribution
center in Ontario, CA
Culver City, California - (August , 2006) - L. Powell Company, a leading
developer and importer of furniture products, announced the establishment
of a 340,000 sq.-ft. West Coast distribution center in Ontario CA. The
facility will serve all of the Western United States and is strategically
located near several major interstates. This new facility will complement
the company’s Greensboro NC distribution center and will provide
the company with nearly one million square feet of warehouse space. The
company’s existing 600,000 foot Greensboro NC facility will continue
to handle all East Coast shipments.
"The company has experienced continued sales increases over the
last four years and in 2005 Powell saw unprecedented growth in sales on
both the east and west coast. To accommodate west coast increased demand
and reduce shipping times, we have opened our new state-of-the-art Ontario
CA facility. This will play a vital role in providing the highest level
of service to our customers," said Bill Benton, President and CEO.
Jim Goergen, COO added, " Our new facility is a critical addition
to help us keep up with our sales increases and improve our ability to
ship products in a timely manner. This distribution center will allow
us provide targeted 3-day shipping to the Western half of the United States.
We will eliminate extra handling, plus accommodate West Coast will call
orders.”
Founded in 1968, Powell has been a leading importer of design driven,
high quality products for nearly 40 years. The Company's success is a
result of its service-oriented culture, broad product offerings, multiple
sourcing and delivery options, and an industry wide reputation for reliability,
integrity and honesty.
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