Brazilian Manufacturer Opens Miami Facility to Expand Into the North American Market

Furniture World News Desk on 12/4/2019

Uultis, the international high end furniture brand owned by Grupo Herval based in Brazil  recently announced that it has opened its first warehouse in the United States, located in Miami, Florida.
 
“We are opening the new warehouse in Miami to offer fast delivery service and support to premium retailers and designers in the US and Canadian markets,” said  Grupo Herval President, Agnelo Seger. Furthering the compay’s commitment to the North American market, Mr. Seger and his team exhibited at the recent High Point Market. “We were very pleased with the positive reaction to Uultis Designs at the High Point Market. It provided us with an important opportunity to showcase our furniture which is designed by the best Brazilian designers and combines the latest in technology, design and our commitment to sustainability featuring natural raw materials, especially wood.”
 
Grupo Herval, celebrating its 60th Anniversary, is  one of the largest conglomerates in Brazil. In addition to its furniture manufacturing businesses, Grupo Herval is the largest Apple distributor in Latin America and also has significant holdings in retail, real estate and financing with annual revenues of over $700 million USD.  Grupo Herval exports to 30 countries worldwide.
 
Herval USA is led by Mr. Rodrigo Seger, who is a family member and International Vice President of Herval Corporation. “Uultis Design provides quality furniture that we are confident will be embraced the very best of American interior design.  The line features original, contemporary, international styles combined with unique Brazilian flair ” he points out.
 
With the opening of its Miami distribution facility, Uultis Designs will be available for immediate or short time delivery in the United States and Canada.
 
Some featured products of Uultis Desings included the Mince and Sole armchairs, designed by the Brazilian designer Larissa Batista, partner with Sergio Batista at the Know How Studio. “I work with the beauty of natural wood in a sophisticated, contemporary and delicate way," she states. "Our goal is to introduce contemporary Brazilian design that brings innovation, freshness and aesthetic relevance. It is important for us that the world sees Brazil as a new creative hub," according to Ms. Batista.
 
Another highlights of the collection in addition to a full line of sofas, dining rooms and accessory pieces is the charming Cappio chair, designed by Sergio Batista. It features a delicate buckle on the back, referencing prime haute couture. The Pin table also designed by Sergio Batista, with versions in teak wood and lacquer finish. "Pin is a dining table who’s  impact comes from its unusual shape with Its columns open on the top, allowing other pre-set configurations," says the renowned Brazilian designer.

 
About Uultis Design: The premium furniture brand of Herval Group works with natural raw materials in a sophisticated, contemporary and authorial design. Uultis Design was officially released to the world in the year of 2018 in Milan, Italy, during the Salone del Mobile.Milano. Values as the precision of the high technology and the tradition and personality of the craft work distinguish the brand, as well as the attention to sustainability processes and original and modern creation. A furniture with soul is the proposal of Uultis Design. The brand is already present in the most important high end furniture markets around the world.
 
AboutHerval Corporation: Herval Corporation is the branch of Herval group in US. Founded in 1959 as a timber company, in the city of Dois Irmãos, in Rio Grande do Sul, in the South of Brazil, the award-winning group Herval has international and multisectoral activities. It currently comprises activities in Service sectors, consortiums, insurance, finance, real estate and incorporation; Industry, with the brands Herval Furniture and Mattresses, H Chemical (H Química), Personno, Édez and Uultis; Commerce and Retail, with stores in several segments, among them the iPlace banner, Apple's main reseller in Brazil; and the civil construction and technology solutions brands HT solutions. Besides all these activities, the conglomerate has announced recently investments in the order of $5 million in the first step of the launching the a business: a digital bank, to initiate operations by the end of 2019.