Woodard, Inc. New Patio Bar collection gains favorable attention from casual retailers.

Furniture World Magazine

Woodard, Inc., one of the nation's leading manufacturers of casual furniture, highlights the newest wrought iron collection called Patio Bar for bar level dining and entertaining. Since its introduction at this year's Casual Show, Patio Bar has been one of the most popular furniture groups among casual furniture retailers. According to Dean Engelage, Director of Marketing for Woodard, Inc., "Our retailers interest in Patio Bar is much stronger versus other bar stools which are usually added to popular Woodard collections after the collection has been introduced. With Patio Bar our retailers can offer consumers furniture that brings a different height level to an area and also elicits contemporary style." Engelage adds, "Early buy purchases for Patio Bar are significantly greater than expected." The Patio Bar collection includes a Patio Bar Stool-Arm Chair, Patio Bar Stool-Side Chair, Parisienne Bar Stool-Side Chair, 30" Round Bar-Height Table, 42" Round Bar Height Table. Patio Bar is handcrafted from the heaviest solid wrought iron available. Woodard craftsmen bend the metal by hand ensuring Patio Bar's design integrity. As with all Woodard wrought iron furniture, Patio Bar is protected with Woodard's patented Metal Guard finish to provide protection from rust. Patio Bar is available in 17 finishes. Woodard, Inc. founded in 1865, is a leading manufacturer of wrought iron, solid cast aluminum and tubular aluminum casual furniture under the Woodard, Finkel, Carolina Forge and Lyon-Shaw brands. Headquartered in Owosso, Michigan, Woodard, Inc. also has manufacturing facilities in Maxton and Salisbury, North Carolina and El Paso, Texas. For more information e-mail them at webmaster.woodard-furniture.com.