Kellex 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.
Norwalk FurnitureNorwalk Furniture manufactures custom upholstered furniture in Norwalk, Ohio, where its 440,000-square-foot factory employs 225 craftspeople. Founded in 1902 as an upholstery company, it has a long history of handcrafting furniture, and its current team builds pieces individually to dealer specifications. The company became employee-owned through an ESOP in 2021.NORWALK, 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
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
UpheldBuilt on more than 50 years of service in Central Ohio as Fabric Farms, Upheld is a locally owned Worthington workroom making and restoring upholstered furniture for commercial, design, and residential clients. Its skilled craftsmen handle everything from antique restoration to custom furniture, with design consultants guiding clients through fabric and construction details. Upheld serves clients across the USA from its Ohio workroom.HILLIARD, OH