Ridgewood to Cease Cornwall Operations

Ridgewood to Cease Cornwall Operations

JASON SETNYK Dorel Industries is closing its Ridgewood Industries furniture plant in Cornwall, affecting hundreds of local workers. The company announced it will wind down all North American manufacturing operations by the end of the third quarter of 2025 as part of a broader restructuring plan to restore profitability in its Home segment. Established in 1984, the Cornwall facility became one of North America’s top 10 producers of ready-to-assem…

Elk Home ceases operations, starts liquidation

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Elk Home is ceasing operations and liquidating all its inventory after 40 years in business. The company, which got its start in lighting and later expanded to include whole home goods, has hired GA Group, an asset disposition firm, to liquidate the $46 million in inventory held in its Georgia distribution center, according to a release issued this morning by GA. Rumors about Elk’s closure have been swirling around the…