Sklar-Peppler to buy Oregon uph. mfr

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Sklar-Peppler has decided to purchase Associated Furniture Manufacturers (AFM) of Portland, OR, for an undisclosed amount. The purchase, which is brokered by Stump & Co., is anticipated to be completed before Sept. 1, 1998. Both Sklar-Peppler, which has annual sales worth C$45 million, and AFM, which has sales in the S10 million range, specialize in stationary fabric upholstery. Sklar-Peppler CEO Bob Tweedy, who anticipates the combined firms to have sales worth more than C$60 million, stated that the purchase of AFM will strengthen Sklar-Peppler's market position in the US.

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Decides to purchase Associated Furniture Manufacturers of Portland, OR, for an undisclosed amount

Asset sales & divestitures, Acquisitions & mergers, Other Household Textile Product Mills, Upholstery Fabrics, Textiles, Upholstery, Sklar-Peppler, Article, Associated Furniture Manufacturers

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3 seminars on tap for S.F. winter market

Article Abstract:

The details of three seminars, which are slated during the San Francisco Mart's winter show, are discussed.

Marketing procedures, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES, Conferences, meetings and seminars, Furniture industry, Trade shows

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