Furniture Concepts is an Ohio-based contract furniture wholesaler supplying heavy-duty furnishings for behavioral healthcare, recovery and group-living environments. Evolved from a family-owned retail furniture company, it has served these settings for more than 25 years with designs intended to support safety, hygiene, dignity and long-term use. Its made-in-USA offerings and project guidance help facilities create residential-feeling spaces without giving up durability or behavioral-health safeguards.
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Kellex CorporationKellex Corporation began in 1994 with three people working above a garage in Norwalk, Ohio, and has grown into a U.S.-based furniture manufacturer with four manufacturing and operations sites. Its craftspeople make upholstered furniture for hospitality and senior-living environments, with the company’s senior-living division shaped around residents’ comfort, safety, and dignity. Kellex also supports projects that need furniture adapted to a particular design or setting.NORTH RIDGEVILLE, OH
Max-Secure® Institutional Furniture IncFor more than 40 years, Max-Secure® has been known for helping correctional and behavioral-health facilities make demanding spaces safer and more livable. The Buffalo-based manufacturer develops anti-ligature institutional furniture for intensive daily use, with a field-tested installation record spanning more than 25,000 units across the United States.BUFFALO, NY
Fortner Custom Furniture & UpholsteryA fourth-generation, family-owned Columbus furniture maker, Fortner has been building commercial-grade pieces in Ohio since 1929. Its workshop turns designers’ and builders’ concepts into made-to-order furniture for hospitality and other high-traffic spaces, while its reupholstery work helps extend the life of existing furnishings.COLUMBUS, OH
Contraxx FurnitureFrom downtown McConnelsville, Contraxx Furniture makes custom hospitality furniture through a hub-and-spoke network of more than 45 family-owned American factories. Founded in 1996 by Mike Workman, the company coordinates independent craft shops with two finishing and assembly factories to build furniture made entirely in the United States for hotels, restaurants, resorts and other hospitality spaces. Contraxx says its network has helped create more than 5,000 skilled American jobs while preserving the character of small-town manufacturing.MCCONNELSVILLE, OH