By NICHOLAS L. DEAN

Crawford Furniture can now be called a ‘‘Custom Comfort Center’’ as the Jamestown business has partnered with England, a La-Z-Boy company.

Founded in 1883, Crawford Furniture is a manufacturer of solid wood furniture. The company runs both a factory on Allen Street in the city and an outlet store on Fairmount Avenue in Lakewood. On Tuesday, representatives from England visited with Lakewood Store Manager Tracey Heeden.


‘‘Even though we’ve been selling their upholstery for the last year, we just decided to partner with England and become a Custom Comfort Center,’’ Heeden said. ‘‘We will be able to sell for a bit less because we will now be buying in quantity from the factory and there will be other benefits as far as shopping goes.’’

Giving one example, Heeden said a customer shopping at an average furniture store might have to wait six to eight weeks for a special order — whereas Crawford Furniture will now be able to have special orders ready in 21 days.

‘‘It is very, very simple for the customer,’’ Heeden said. ‘‘For example, if someone finds a sofa they like, but it is not in color they want, we will have what they want in as fast as 21 days. And for the most part, there is no upcharge for special orders.’’

Additionally, Heeden said Crawford Furniture will have a wall of fabrics for customers to choose from, decreasing the chance that they may need to special order something from England Furniture.

Previously, Crawford Furniture sold what Heeden called ‘‘scratch and dent’’ items out of its outlet store. However, the company now sells its entire inventory out of the Lakewood location. In the past, Crawford Furniture has worked with other upholstery manufacturers, but now sells England.

Crawford Furniture Outlet Store is located at 185 East Fairmount Ave. in Lakewood and can be reached by calling 763-5543. Crawford Furniture Manufacturing is located at 1021 Allen St. in Jamestown.

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