Graham-Field Expands Atlanta Operations

ATLANTA — GF Health Products announced last week it is
relocating its Lumex recliner production from Taiwan to Atlanta.
With help from a local economic development program, the company
will renovate a 96,000-sq. ft. facility in the city’s Doraville
suburb and add another 7,200 square feet to that footprint.

Marking the third phase of the manufacturer’s “Made in the USA”
initiative, the move represents $1.75 million in capital investment
and 17 new jobs.

“We began our Made in the USA initiative to provide our
customers with a more unique and ‘only from Graham-Field’ product,”
President and
COO Ken Spett said in a release. “Producing and assembling
products in the States provides several advantages such as
streamlined logistics and qualified workforce — both of which
we found to be very strong in the [Metro Atlanta] region.”

The company kicked off the initiative in July 2009 with production of the
Patriot Homecare Bed at its Fond-du-Lac, Wis., facility. The
bed integrates headboards and footboards manufactured overseas with
a domestically produced sleep surface.

Graham-Field said it is working “to provide the highest quality
products at the right price” by combining global component sourcing
with in-house engineering and manufacturing.

In addition to its Atlanta and Fond du Lac operations, the
company also has a manufacturing facility in Warwick, R.I., and
distribution centers in St. Louis, Los Angeles and East Rutherford,
N.J.