Guy Chaddock &
Company, a high-end
furniture manufacturer,
was looking for
better facilities
after operating
in downtown Los
Angeles since 1975.
Over 90 percent
of Guy Chaddock’s
employees moved
to Bakersfield with
the company, and
many were able to
purchase homes,
which they weren’t
able to do while
living in L.A.
Copy Points
• In 1975, Guy Chaddock opened a one-man woodshop on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles.
• Today, Guy Chaddock & Company has over 200 employees using the company’s original designs and scales to craft one-of-a-kind, hand made reproductions of antique French and English country home furnishings.
• Each piece embodies distinctive styling, old world craftsmanship, and the unique hand distressed finish, which have become the hallmarks of Guy Chaddock & Company products.
• The company continues to be a family-run business: President, Dave Edwards is the nephew of Founder, Guy Chaddock. Dave’s son, Sean, recently joined the company as an Assistant General Manager.
• From Melrose Avenue, the operation moved to four separate buildings in L.A.’s Boyle Heights neighborhood. They needed to expand, and started searching for a new location. The company considered Rancho Cucamonga, San Bernardino, Nevada, Arizona, but these areas didn’t encourage manufacturing, or offer a great quality of life.
• Guy Chaddock &
Company moved to Bakersfield
in 1996. The City, County
and Economic Development
agency made sure all the
permits went through very
quickly, so that they could
be operational within 90
days.
• 90 percent of their
employees (over 100) moved
to Bakersfield with the
company. The cost of living
is better than in Los Angeles,
and since the company didn’t
reduce the pay of its employees,
many were able to purchase
homes that they never would
have been able to purchase
before.
• Employees have been very happy with the local schools, which have given their children the opportunity to go to college.
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“An expansive
shot of one of Guy
Chaddockâs main
manufacturing facilities.”
