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Nichols & Stone closing plant

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, February 5, 2006

Gardner, Mass. — Nichols & Stone will close its Brady plant in Rural Hall, N.C., this spring and consolidate its bedroom manufacturing into its main factory in Massachusetts.

After phasing down production, the plant will close in May, affecting 82 employees.

"A lot of it had to do with offshore competition," said Peter Guilbault, manager of marketing services.

Nichols & Stone will continue to make some bedroom furniture in Massachusetts, while other pieces will be imported, the company said.

Nichols & Stone was founded in 1857 and is one of the country's oldest furniture manufacturers. It purchased the Brady facility in 1998.

The company said affected employees will receive a severance package and employment assistance.

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