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The factory in 1937 at 502 Middle Street, the same site Sauder Woodworking is located today.

Ready to Assemble Furniture

First ready-to-assemble table in 1951. Patented in 1953, a new furniture industry is born.

All in the family

A family business, 1965, from right to left: Erie, president; Maynard, general manager; Leona, secretary; Delmar, factory worker; and Myrl, engineering R&D.

Kevin Sauder

Third generation leadership - Kevin Sauder, CEO.

Sauder has been crafting furniture for the American consumer for nearly 90 years. Our company has a family-run history of determination, ingenuity, and dedication to making good furniture affordable, which has helped make Sauder the leading producer of ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture in North America.
 
Sauder Commercial Office™ furniture is manufactured with that same devotion – but with enhancements. It’s specifically designed and tested to perform in commercial office settings, offering an upgrade in configurability and durability over our standard home office product line.
 
Look for a range of styles from unified professional to eclectic residential and everything in between, all tested to ANSI/BIFMA commercial grade.