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 FurnitureSince 1902, Norwalk Furniture has handcrafted custom upholstered furniture in Norwalk, Ohio, building each piece by hand to a customer’s specifications. Its 440,000-square-foot factory employs 225 craftspeople, including many second- and third-generation artisans, while an employee stock ownership plan introduced in 2021 gives full-time workers a stake in the company. Twelve local families preserved the operation during the 2008 recession, and it remains a locally rooted American manufacturer with a deep upholstery tradition.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
Furniture ConceptsFurniture 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.CLEVELAND, OH