Palliser Furniture

Palliser Furniture is a furniture manufacturing company headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1]

Palliser Furniture
TypePrivate
IndustryFurnishings
Founded1944
HeadquartersWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
ProductsUpholstered furniture
Number of employees
2,000
Websitewww.palliser.com

In 2015 the former president Cary Benson[2] was promoted to CEO, succeeding Art DeFehr.

History

In 1944, Abram Albert DeFehr,[3] a Russian-born immigrant to Canada,[4] began making wooden pieces in the basement of his Winnipeg home. Within a few years, the business moved from the basement into a former chicken barn, which became Palliser Furniture's first factory.

References
  1. "Palliser goes platinum". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved August 8, 2014.
  2. "Benson promoted to CEO of Palliser Furniture Website". Furniture Today. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  3. "DeFehr Website". Art DeFehr. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
  4. "History". Palliser Furniture Upholstery Ltd. Retrieved 15 August 2012.


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