Chris DeWitt and Oscar Yague, the homeowners of Ardmore Residence Design, Inc. (AHD), announce they’ve accomplished the acquisition of the Burton James model, which can be part of their household of manufacturers – Made Items, Pigeon & Poodle and Blue Pheasant. This transfer marks a big milestone for the manufacturers, solidifying their positions as key gamers within the furnishings business with the addition of this established identify in upholstery. 

California-based Burton James, Inc., whose enterprise spans over 4 many years, is a well known upholstery producer that has earned a fame as a most popular useful resource for the inside design commerce.  All through its 40-year historical past, Burton James, Inc. has been identified for offering the very best high quality upholstered merchandise with a deal with constructing long-term relationships. 

“We’re excited to welcome the Burton James model into our household of manufacturers,” stated Chris DeWitt, Founder and CEO of Made Items/AHD. “Including this model aligns completely with our imaginative and prescient for progress and permits us to leverage our strengths with the strengths of the Burton James model.  We consider that once we infuse our sturdy design sources, our dedication to high quality and customer support, our deal with operational excellence and our monetary stability, the Burton James model will thrive and flourish.  We sit up for working with Ray Zoref as we assimilate his model into ours and construct on his imaginative and prescient.”

“I’ve identified Chris and Oscar for a number of years and have all the time been impressed with the success of their manufacturers,” stated Ray Zoref, Proprietor and President of Burton James, Inc.  “I sit up for persevering with to share my background with them.  I do know that the Burton James model is in the best fingers to take it ahead in ways in which haven’t been attainable earlier than. Collectively, we are going to uphold the legacy of excellent customer support and delivering high quality merchandise.” 

The phrases of the transaction weren’t disclosed.

Sean Gillespie has been appointed new Director of Gross sales for the model. Sean brings with him a wealth of expertise and experience in gross sales technique, growth, and shopper relationship administration.

Sean will deal with fostering relationships with shoppers and constructing the Burton James model, with a deal with product growth, glorious customer support and new gross sales initiatives. Sean beforehand labored for the Made Items’ household of manufacturers from 2017-2022 as a Nationwide and New York Metropolis Territory Key Gross sales Supervisor. Together with his confirmed monitor file of offering distinctive customer support, delivering outcomes and implementing revolutionary gross sales strategies, Sean can be instrumental in driving our progress technique for Burton James ahead.

“We’re delighted to welcome Sean again to our workforce,” stated Chris DeWitt, Founder and CEO of Made Items/Ardmore Residence Design, Inc. (AHD). “His historical past with our manufacturers and strategic imaginative and prescient makes him the best chief to information our gross sales efforts and deal with buyer satisfaction. We’re assured that beneath Sean’s new management position, our gross sales workforce will obtain even larger ranges of success.”

Sean rejoined Made Items’ household of manufacturers on March 25^th, with years of expertise in gross sales administration and fabric growth. Beforehand working at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams as a Regional Key Accounts Supervisor, he managed gross sales, product growth, and nationwide accounts. Together with his tenure and expertise within the upholstery business, and his relationships with designers and nationwide retailers, he’s poised to interact clients and supply perception on selections concerning processes, procedures, applications, and designs.

“I’m thrilled to be rejoining the Made Items’ household of manufacturers on this new chapter; it’s thrilling for me to be coming house to steer the gross sales workforce throughout this era of progress and innovation,” stated Sean Gillespie. “I sit up for main gross sales for the Burton James model to ship distinctive worth to our shoppers and to proceed the legacy of Burton James of offering top quality upholstery.”

Burton James will present this 12 months at Excessive Level market in its current showroom at 310 N. Hamilton Road, Excessive Level, North Carolina.

About Made Items

 The Made Items’ household of manufacturers (owned by Ardmore Residence Design, Inc., based in 2008 by Chris DeWitt and Oscar Yague), is a privately owned and founder-led firm positioned within the Metropolis of Trade, California. AHD designs, sells, and distributes luxurious house décor to inside designers, in addition to boutique and luxurious retailers globally. With 5 everlasting showrooms throughout the nation, the AHD household of wholesale manufacturers consists of Made Items (flagship furnishings constructed from distinctive supplies); Pigeon & Poodle (house and bathtub equipment), Blue Pheasant (handcrafted tabletop merchandise), and now Burton James (upholstered furnishings).  

For extra details about Ardmore Residence Design, Inc. and Made Items, go to www.madegoods.com and www.ardmorehomedesign.com.