The Toronto/Ontario based Canadian furniture manufacturer LEDA Furniture is closing. On their website following statement is found: “LEDA Furniture has decided to cease production and is closing its doors. This was a very difficult and heart-breaking decision to make but the logistics of manufacturing domestic high end furniture in Ontario is becoming too great a challenge.
The increase in cheap offshore imports, government regulations, high labour shortages and rates have had a really negative impact on domestic manufacturing, and have forced our hand to cease operations.
Thank you for your past support from the Confalone family and we look forward to a new chapter in our lives. Take care.”
LEDA has been manufacturing fine furniture in Toronto, Canada for 40 years. Offering timeless collections combining detailed styling with meticulous old world craftsmanship. Beginning in 1967, manufacturing custom-made furniture and parts, Lino Confalone has built LEDA by gradually adding to the product offering. In 1972, the Company moved to an 18,000 square foot facility when occasional, dining room and bedroom furniture were added to the line.
In 1981, the company expanded again to a 50,000 square foot facility. The addition of wall units, and award winning home office furniture collections and a home theater offering necessitated yet another expansion to the present 175,000 square foot state-of-the-art factory facility in 1993.
