Listing of Vietnamese furniture factories – Furniture Today
These are factories Furniture Today visited during its August 2019 trip to Vietnam. The figures, including employment and capacity cited are based on estimates from each factory. Unless otherwise noted, these figures were based on the state of employment and capacity at the time of each visit.
INNI HOME
Date founded: 2001, China. Moved to Vietnam at end of 2012
Headquarters: Hong Kong
Web site address: NA
Name of top officer: Gary Tang, owner
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 270,000 square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 580
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 580
Capacity of factory: 50-60 containers per month
Available capacity: Operating at full capacity
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Casual dining, accent and occasional furniture
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 18
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 97% to U.S., the balance to Canada
KAISER GROUP CO.
Date founded: 1997, Shenzhen, China. Has been in Vietnam since 2003
Headquarters: Binh Duoung Province, Vietnam
Web site address: www.kaiser-furniture.com
Name of top officer: Charles Lo, president, CEO and founder
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 5 million square feet (Kaiser plants 1 and 2)
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 6,500
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 6,900
Capacity of factory: $25 million per month, FOB HCMC
Available capacity: Plants including new upholstery plant are producing close to 60% of full capacity. Officials estimate it will take three years to reach full capacity in recently opened upholstery plant.
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: bedroom, dining room, occasional, stationary upholstery, hospitality furniture
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 22
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 100%
LODE STAR CO., LTD.
Date founded: 1998
Headquarters: Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Web site address: NA
Name of top officer: NA
Number of Vietnam production facilities: Company has three plants including a new case goods factory
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 1,200
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 1,300
Capacity of factory: 220 containers per month
Available capacity: Two plants running at roughly 60% capacity
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Solid wood bedroom and veneered dining room and occasional furniture
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 19
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 100%
MAN WAH HOLDINGS LTD.
Date founded: 1992, in Vietnam since 2018 with purchase of Timberland
Headquarters: Hong Kong
Web site address: www.manwahholdings.com
Name of top officer: Wong Man Li, Chairman
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 4.5 million square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 3,000-plus, expected to reach 8,000 by next summer
Total number of employees in Vietnam: NA as many Chinese management travel between both China and Vietnam plants
Capacity of factory: 1,300 containers per month as of August. Expected at close to 2,000 containers per month by year end and up to 3,000 by the middle of 2020
Available capacity: Running at 100% capacity with a backlog of orders. Capacity continues to expand as company moves into new facility
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Motion upholstery
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: More than 20 years
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 100%
ROCHDALE SPEARS
Date founded: 2003
Headquarters: Hong Kong
Web site address: www.rochdalespears.com
Name of top officer: Geoff Hawkes, CEO and Co-founder
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 1.7 million square feet. Expected to reach nearly 2 million square feet in December with addition of new upholstery plant
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 3,900
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 4,200
Capacity of factory: 450 containers per month
Available capacity: Two main plants are running about 370 containers per month
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Bedroom, dining room, occasional, upholstery, home office
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 14
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 95%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 75%
ROYAL CORINTHIAN
Date founded: 2016
Headquarters: Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Web site address: NA
Name of top officer: Thomas Luk, president
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 200,000 square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 400
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 420
Capacity of factory: Looking to expand to 80-100 containers capacity per month by year end and possibly 150 per month by end of 2020
Available capacity: Plant is producing about 50 containers per month
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Metal shelving, metal table bases, metal beds, metal components
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 3
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 98%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 98%
SAN LIM FURNITURE
Date founded: 1990 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Began production in Vietnam in 2002
Headquarters: Dong Nai Province, Vietnam
Web site address: www.sanlimfurniture.vnn.vn
Name of top officer: Tony Sulimro, president and founder
Size of Vietnam production facilities: Three main plants including wood and metal furniture production facilities totaling nearly 2 million square feet
Total number of production workers: 4,200
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 4,450
Capacity of factory: 800 containers per month
Available capacity: Plants are shipping about 600 containers per month
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Bedroom, dining room, occasional, home entertainment, home office
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 29
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 100%
SHING MARK ENTERPRISES CO. LTD.
Date founded: 1972 in Taiwan; opened plants in China in 1992 and Vietnam in 2006
Headquarters: Taipei, Taiwan
Web site address: NA
Name of top officer: Victor Chao, chairman and founder
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 9 million square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 8,000
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 8,150
Capacity of factory: 1,000 to 1,200 containers per month. 1,800 expected by year end with new upholstery plant
Available capacity: Existing plants running at near full capacity
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Bedroom, dining room, occasional, home office, home entertainment, vanities – all in middle to upper-middle price points
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 47
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 90%, 10% to China
STANLEY FURNITURE CO.
Date founded: 1924
Headquarters: U.S. headquarters, High Point; Vietnam global headquarters, Ho Chi Minh City
Web site address: www.stanleyfurniture.com
Name of top officer: Richard Ledger, CEO
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 600,000 square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 500
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 500-plus
Capacity of factory: 300 containers per month
Available capacity: Expected to ship about 100 containers per month by year end
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Bedroom, dining room, occasional and home entertainment
Number of years selling to the U.S. market from Vietnam: Since spring 2019
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 100%
STARWOOD FURNITURE MFG VN CORP.
Date founded: 2004
Headquarters: Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Web site address: NA
Name of top officer: Thomas Luk, president
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 1.2 million square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 2,200
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 2,200 plus
Capacity of factory: 300 per month
Available capacity: Factory is shipping 250 containers per month in early September
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Bedroom, dining room and occasional furniture, home entertainment, vanities and home office
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 15
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 99%
THOMAS CAREY
Date founded: 2015
Headquarters: Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Web site address: NA
Name of top officer: Thomas Luk, president
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 350,000 square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 500
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 510
Capacity of factory: 250 containers per month
Available capacity: In August, factory was estimated to be shipping 70 containers per month of case goods and 50 containers per month of upholstery
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Bedroom, dining room and occasional/accent furniture, stationary upholstery and vanities
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 4
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 98%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 90%
VIETNAM FURNITURE RESOURCES (Manufacturing arm of Jonathan Charles)
Date founded: April 2004
Headquarters: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Web site address: www.vfr.net.vn
Name of top officer: Jonathan Sowter, CEO
Size of Vietnam production facilities: 370,000 square feet, four buildings
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 1,490
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 1,700
Capacity of factory: Up to 80 containers per month
Available capacity: Currently producing 60 containers per month
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Bedroom, dining room, occasional and accent furniture, upholstery, lighting and accessories
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 15
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100% to 52 countries
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 30% to U.S.
WANEK FURNITURE
Date company established in Vietnam: 2008
Headquarters: Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Web site address: NA
Name of top officer: Todd Wanek, president and CEO
Size of Vietnam production facilities: Just over 2 million square feet, including recently expanded Millennium plant in Dong Nai Province.
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 10,400 (estimated)
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 13,000
Capacity of factory: All production facilities including three Wanek plants and the one Millennium plant are expected to clear more than 72,000 containers this year
Available capacity: Wanek facilities running at roughly 90% capacity in August.
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Stationary and motion upholstery, wood furniture/components, cut-and-sew kits
Number of years selling to the U.S. market from Vietnam: 11
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market from Vietnam: 90%
Other Major Players
Note: These are factories that Furniture Today did not have time to visit, but they provided information to be included in the report.
HONAI FURNITURE COMPANIES
Date founded: 1993
Headquarters: Dong Nai Province, Vietnam
Web site address: www.mnhonaifurniture.com
Name of top officers: Michael Gunther and Oanh Nguyen
Size of Vietnam production facilities: Campus for Honai Co, Honai 2 Co. and Honai M&M includes seven production facilities, multiple warehouses for timber and kiln drying operations covering more than 2 million square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: More than 2,800
Total number of employees in Vietnam: More than 3,000
Capacity of factories: 400 containers per month. Additional capacity for new 800,000-square-foot plant of 400 containers will be available in the next couple of years
Available capacity: Changes each month as new customers come on board. As existing capacity is filled, company will slowly increase capacity at its newest plant
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Bedroom, dining room, occasional, entertainment, accents and office furniture. Company is just starting to produce kitchen cabinets.
Number of years selling to the U.S. market from Vietnam: 15
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 85%
UE FURNITURE CO. LTD.
Date founded: 2001, Established in Vietnam for six months this past August.
Headquarters: Anji Zhejiang Province, China.
Web site address: www.uechairs.com
Name of top officer: Simon Siow, general manager of the Sofa Division
Size of Vietnam production facilities: Sofa production facilities, 250,000 square feet; Office chair production facilities, 280,000 square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 350 for sofa division, 250 for office chair division
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 365 sofa division, 260 for office chair division
Current capacity: 250 containers per month for sofas and 320 per month for office chairs
Available capacity: Not available pending completion of new plant in 2020
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Motion upholstery and office chairs
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: China, 18 years; Vietnam, 6 months
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market from Vietnam: 100%
HUONG NGA FINE ARTS CO. LTD.
Date company established 1998
Headquarters: Ho Chi Minh City
Web site address: www.huongfinearts.vn
Name of top officer: Ms. Dinh Thi Huong Nga
Size of Vietnam production facilities: One plant totaling 25,000 square feet
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 92
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 100
Capacity of factory: 7 containers per month
Available capacity: Running at full capacity
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Lacquer accent furniture
Number of years selling to the U.S. market: 11
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 80%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 30%
LIEN THANH GROUP
Date company founded: 2003
Headquarters: Binh Duong Province, Vietnam
Web site address: www.lienthanhgroup.com
Name of top officer: Tran Anh Vu
Size of Vietnam production facilities: Three locations totaling 450,000 square feet.
Number of production workers in Vietnam: 280
Total number of employees in Vietnam: 300
Capacity of factory: 60 containers per month
Available capacity: Plants are running at roughly 85% of available capacity
Types of furniture produced for the U.S. market: Wood furniture
Number of years selling to the U.S. market from Vietnam: 6 years
Percentage of overall sales that are export: 100%
Estimated percentage of overall exports to U.S. market: 80%-85%