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History
After two generations of furniture manufacturing, Bob and Belle Cooper founded
The Uttermost Company in 1975, and it is still 100% owned by the Cooper family.
Bob and Belle continue to be involved in the business, but are not active in
day-to-day activities. Mac Cooper, President/CEO, Taz Cooper, Exec VP/Sales
Manager, and a strong management team operate the business today.
Uttermost has enjoyed steady growth for the past 32 years, and now has
approximately 290 employees working in its Rocky Mount, Virginia factories
totaling 600,000 square feet. Uttermost also has a factory in China which
covers an entire city block, and a sales force of 120 representatives
throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, etc. In May ’06, Uttermost
will be fully operational out of its state-of-the-art West Coast distribution
center. This West Coast facility has been added to increase distribution
capacity, provide faster shipping to West Coast Retailers, and reduce freight
costs to these Retailers.
Uttermost is proud to support many of the most prestigious home-furnishing
Retailers in the world with our products and service. The growth of Uttermost
is primarily due to our commitment to three things: superior service to
Retailers, maximizing the value of the products we make through better design
and sharp pricing, and treating our employees, sales representatives, and
designers as partners in business. This commitment stems from our stated
mission and culture.
Uttermost manufactures mirrors, art, metal wall art, lamps, accessories, clocks
and lighting fixtures.
Mission
Our mission is simple: to make great home accessories at a reasonable price.
This has been our objective from the day we started 32 years ago.
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