Richter Designs to set up manufacturing facility in Mexico
07 Jun '06
2 min read
Richter Designs, a manufacturer of better upholstered furniture for some of the nation's leading Richter Designs, will open a 335,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico, that will help it meet the strong demand for its products.
Expected to become operational in July 2006, the factory will be five miles away from the company's new 120,000-square-foot cutting facility and distribution center in Somerton, Ariz. Richter's executive offices and design center will remain in Los Angeles, less than five hours away by car. Combined, the two new facilities will employ approximately 300 people.
"This sophisticated new facility will position us perfectly for the future,” said Braden Richter, founder of Richter Designs. “It will be equipped with state-of-the-art machinery and staffed with an eager and well-trained workforce to provide consistent high quality in everything we produce.”
The San Luis Rio plant will double the manufacturing capacity of Richter's current factory in Los Angeles and, together with the nearby Somerton facility, will triple the company's overall distribution capacity. Designed by architect Francisco Javier Moreno, the building is located near several other luxury-brand factories in San Luis Rio, including one operated by Bose Corp.
“Richter Designs has a strong customer base and an excellent lineup of products, and this $3 million investment in its production and distribution capacity will allowit to fulfill its potential,” said David Ellis, chief executive officer of Apex Design and president and chief operating officer of Buxbaum Group.
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