Mark Richey Woodworking Establishes WallGoldfinger Furniture Division

In a new deal inked May 22, Mark Richey Woodworking has purchased the WallGoldfinger corporate furniture brand. Both sides say the sale is a perfect joining of talents as evidenced by this past project where Mark Richey Woodworking created the incredible interior space and WallGoldfinger made the boardroom table, which featured a long cantilever on one end.
John Wall, vice president, WallGoldfinger Furniture, a division of Mark Richey Woodworking

The country’s premier architectural woodworker, Mark Richey Woodworking, is carrying on a furniture legend.

Mark Richey Woodworking has purchased the WallGoldfinger brand and is continuing the renowned corporate furniture maker’s custom work and product lines through a new division of Mark Richey called WallGoldfinger Furniture.

Together Mark Richey Woodworking and its new WallGoldfinger Furniture division will offer clients, contractors, architects and furniture dealers the benefit of stunning interior spaces with perfectly matched materials and finishes.

About Mark Richey Woodworking

Mark Richey Woodworking of Newburyport, Mass., has been offering the highest quality architectural woodworking in corporate offices, performing arts centers, museums, academia and more for 37 years, including the last 13 years in a 130,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art factory that focuses on reducing its carbon footprint through the use of biomass heating created from burned waste wood and both wind and solar energy.

Mark Richey, president, Mark Richey Woodworking

About WallGoldfinger

In business for 47 years, WallGoldfinger Inc. officially began producing furniture for the contract market in 1984 and had risen in the industry as the premier custom table manufacturer and the maker of successful reconfigurable table lines, namely Arbor and Summit.

A new venture

While their work is different, the two companies have had striking similarities. Both have been long-term, private, husband- and wife-owned companies committed to the highest quality wood-based craftsmanship. The owners had also been mutual admirers of each others’ work over the decades.

“I have been a great admirer of the Mark Richey company for 25 years,” says John Wall, former WallGoldfinger, Inc. chief executive officer and now vice president of WallGoldfinger Furniture.

Wall spent 42 years with WallGoldfinger Inc., building it into a world renowned brand.

Mark Richey saw potential in that brand.

“WallGoldfinger is a legend in the furniture making world and sought out by architects across the country for its Arbor and Summit table lines. As woodworkers, we just knew we had to be part of sustaining that great work and expanding it,” said Richey, president of Mark Richey Woodworking.

“We have a reputation for great craftsmanship, automation and sound finanicial management.  Under Mark Richey Woodworking, architects who have come to rely on WallGoldfinger’s products and custom capabilities can now specify those great offerings through Mark Richey Woodworking and its new WallGoldfinger Furniture division,” Richey added.

As part of the deal, Wall and members of his team will join Mark Richey Woodworking and the new WallGoldfinger Furniture division overseeing sales, estimating, engineering and project management efforts in Vermont.

Among the goals of the new venture are production efficiencies that will allow more competitive pricing of Arbor and Summit table lines in part through Mark Richey Woodworking’s remarkable high-tech, 5-axis CNC routers and robotic finish sprayer; offering the highest quality custom furniture and millwork; and being a one-stop shop for architects.

WallGoldfinger Furniture officially launched under Mark Richey Woodworking on May 22. Contractors accustomed to working with Mark Richey Woodworking and architects and dealers accustomed to working with WallGoldfinger should expect to remain in contact with same familiar faces, just with expanded capabilities and offerings.

An aerial view by Advanced Overview Imagery shows the Mark Richey Woodworking factory’s sustainable approach, including the use of rooftop solar panels and an onsite wind turbine for power.

Partners in interiors

Mark Richey Woodworking President Mark Richey and WallGoldfinger Furniture Vice President John Wall share insight on the new collaboration. Read more….

New opportunities, same great faces and popular product lines

There is always room for improvement and that is just what Mark Richey and its state-of-the-art factory is bringing to WallGoldfinger Furniture. Changes under Mark Richey will include:

  • An opportunity to perfectly match interior millwork and furniture
  • More technologically-advanced manufacturing, including 5-axis CNC routers and an automated finishing system
  • Faster turnaround times and more consistent finishes as a result of this advanced technology
  • More competitive pricing
  • Sustainable manufacturing
  • Financial stability
  • The great WallGoldfinger team, custom capabilities and products, including Arbor and Summit reconfigurable tables, you reply upon for your corporate spaces
  • Product development and advancement
  • The best working with the best … for you

Mark Richey Woodworking

Mark Richey Woodworking crafts and installs high-end architectural woodwork. The 37-year-old company’s work enhances the experience of performing arts centers, museums, corporate headquarters, academic institutions and restaurants across the country. Employees are craftspeople with a passion for quality, reliability, tradition and innovation. The factory masterfully blends high tech tooling with sustainable energy. More: www.markrichey.com

WallGoldfinger Furniture

The WallGoldfinger brand has been world renowned for producing the world’s finest corporate office furniture. From custom boardroom and conference tables, lecterns and credenzas to meticulously-crafted product lines, WallGoldfinger Furniture is designed with state-of-the-art, integrated technology solutions, responsibly sourced and made in America for discriminating designers, furniture dealers and corporate clients. More: www.wallgoldfinger.com

Take a guided tour of the Mark Richey factory

Look inside the impressive, high-tech Mark Richey Woodworking factory with Mark and his team. Watch the video

Mark Richey’s sustainable approach

Some dream about it. Others do it. Mark Richey Woodworking is one of the nation’s greenest manufacturers. It is woodworking fueled by wind, biomass and solar.
Learn more

The WallGoldfinger Furniture sales team can be reached at sales@wallgoldfinger.com. Mark Richey Woodworking can be reached at mrw@markrichey.com.