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Schnadig Corporation is one of the largest family-owned
furniture manufacturers in the United States. The Corporation
was incorporated in 1952 by Lawrence K. Schnadig. Its
building blocks were shaped from the backgrounds of S.
Karpen & Brothers, established in 1880, and International
Furniture Company, which was founded at the turn of the
twentieth century.
Schnadig’s 750 employees are located in three manufacturing
plants in California, Mississippi and Pennsylvania, a
distribution center in Mississippi, a frame mill in Georgia,
and at Corporate Headquarters in Des Plaines, Illinois,
a suburb of Chicago.
The focus of our reputation is integrity, fashion, quality
and value. Despite our size, we try to maintain an intimacy
with each of our dealers and employees. Our customers
and employees are members of the Schnadig family and
are treated as such. We have maintained our warm relationships
while building a successful business that is financially
strong.
Lawrence K. Schnadig was a graduate of the University
of Pennsylvania. He began his career in the cost estimating
department of Pullman Couch Company, which his father
co-founded. He also worked as a sales representative
in the Chicago area and, at the age of 39, became Pullman's
President. The Pullman Couch Company was sold in 1951.
In 1952, Mr. Schnadig purchased and combined S. Karpen & Brothers
and International Furniture Company, to form Schnadig
Corporation. Leadership in styling, technology and value
are the backbone of our success. Schnadig Corporation
began as an upholstered manufacturing company and entered
the table business in the 1980’s, enabling it to
offer furniture for a full living room, family room and
den. The “room concept” was later extended
to the dining room and bedroom as well. In addition to
his founding of the Schnadig Corporation, Lawrence Schnadig
was active in both civic and industry affairs. He acted
as Chairman of the Board from the time he formed the
company in 1951 and maintained a special relationship
with both his customers and employees until his death
in June of 1997. He was also deeply committed to helping
children and the disadvantaged.
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