Michael J. Knell — Furniture Today,
WALKERTON, Ontario — Adam Hofmann, who has been

general manager of Bogdon & Gross Furniture for the past four years, has purchased the 80-year-old case goods producer from the Bogdon family.

Since its founding in 1927, three generations of the Bogdon and Gross families have produced solid-wood bedroom, dining room and occasional furniture for residential and special-order contract customers.
Hofmann became president when the deal closed Dec. 1. Terms were not disclosed.

He succeeds Barbara Bogdon, who was president since the retirement in 1990 of George Bogdon, who had held the post since 1944. His father and uncle founded the company in 1927.

Hofmann joined Bogdon & Gross in late 2002.

“We’ve brought in a lean manufacturing system and new technologies, introduced significant operational changes and gained support from both local financing and our sales representatives across Canada,” Hofmann said. 

“The company has reinvented itself and is developing new product for more affluent consumers who demand heirloom quality,” he added.

He said that with 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space, room for expansion on the 16-acre site, its own drying kilns, a local lumber supply and an experienced workforce, “the company is well positioned for growth.”

Hofmann said the company will introduce a number of new collections at the Canadian Home Furnishings Market in Toronto Jan. 13-16.