Meadowcraft

Meadowcraft (formerly Birmingham Ornamental Iron) is a manufacturer of outdoor furniture headquartered at 4700 Pinson Valley Parkway, near the intersection with Carson Road in Birmingham. The president is Jerry Camp.

Founded in 1923 as a manufacturer of stairways and fire escapes, the company added outdoor furniture to its product portfolio during the housing boom of the 1940s. It distributed its products by direct mail to furniture dealers across the region and, by 1957, was one of the top wrought-iron furniture manufacturers in the United States, shipping to all 50 states and several other nations.

Meadowcraft remains the largest American manufacturer of outdoor wrought-iron furniture. The company has approximately 2,000 employees.

In 2008 the company will close its Pinson Valley Parkway factory and consolidate manufacturing at its plant in Wadley (Randolph County). Administrative functions, design, prototyping and customer service will remain in Birmingham. Cushions and umbrellas are fabricated at another facility in Selma.

References

• DeButts, Jimmy (December 28, 2007) "Meadowcraft consolidating furniture plants." Birmingham Business Journal

External links

• Meadowcraft website