Mid Valley Furniture Opens New Distribution Center

Mid Valley Furniture (www.midvalleyfurniture.com) today announced the opening of a new distribution center in Van Nuys, California.

(PRWEB) June 15, 2004 -- Today Mid Valley Furniture, operators of one of the web's most visited furniture related websites, www.midvalleyfurniture.com, held a grand opening ceremony for the company's new distribution center in Van Nuys, California. The center, which is the largest addition to the companys distribution network in the history of the Mid Valley Furniture, accounts for 20% of the companys overall labor force. At full capacity the facility could increase by 80%, the number of jobs available to the community.

Leading the celebration was Mid Valley Furniture Chairman and CEO Ken Kendall. "We found Van Nuys provided the best opportunity for maximum economic efficiencies as well as providing a large base of committed, hard working, and dedicated people," Kendall noted. "This facility is a solid addition to our supply chain initiative and has the capacity to accommodate future growth."

Working closely with leaders in the Van Nuys community, Mid Valley Furniture completed the entire project in an extremely short period of time. In addition to opening the new distribution center, Mid Valley Furniture will open a new retail storefront location at 13615 Sherman Way.

"The opening of the Mid Valley Furniture distribution center signals a new beginning for Van Nuys and Mid Valley Furniture," said company spokesman Steven Jones. "It is proof that we our committed to our community and to a brighter future for ourselves in this area."

Local leaders echoed similar sentiments. "A great deal of time and effort by Mid Valley Furniture has gone into this new addition to our growing economic climate and business community," said Van Nuys businessman Christopher Leslie. "We are excited to be a part of Mid Valley Furniture' growth and expansion, and have already witnessed what a great corporate citizen they are."

Enthusiastic associates sounded forklift horns on the loading dock where guests and dignitaries joined Mid Valley Furniture executives for a demonstration of the facility's newest technologies. The Van Nuys distribution center is expected to become the most efficient of Mid Valley Furniture's distribution centers.

The distribution center will service all Mid Valley Furniture stores in the southwestern United States and the majority of US web orders.

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