The Clayton Marcus Company was founded in 1960 by a gentleman named Clayton Marcus Teague. The first sofas were built in the basement of his home, but he quickly had to relocate to a 5000 sq. ft. cinder block building to keep up with customer demand. Today our company has grown to include 3 facilities and employs over 400 people from the Hickory, NC area.
Clayton Marcus has evolved into a well established, leading manufacturer of medium to upper-medium upholstered furniture. Our product collections cover a variety of style categories ranging from classic traditional to casual cottage and transitional. Additionally, we offer a broad selection of occasional chairs that provides a natural complement to our fully upholstered products. Several years ago we launched a successful occasional table program that also coordinates with our upholstered products.
We could talk for hours about just how good a Clayton Marcus sofa is and how long it will last. Instead, we’ve created this tour of our manufacturing process to help you understand why Clayton Marcus is better:
From the very start Mr. Teague had quality in mind when he chose to use the time tested, premium, 8-way hand tied seating construction. When we introduce a new style we take special care to insure that we select the correct springs to each frame. Each of our tempered steel, double cone springs is positioned at the junction of steel cross bands to provide solid support and a lifetime of durability. Once situated, all of the springs are hand tied to guarantee proper positioning and to lock in the “ride” associated with 8-way hand tied upholstery.
From the onset of new product design our frame designers incorporate computer aided design software to bring a concept sketch to life. Before we cut the first piece of wood we have studied the joinery and incorporated strong, solid construction techniques into our interlocking frame assembly process. From that point Clayton Marcus uses the latest computer controlled manufacturing technology to implement the accurate production of our frame parts. During the assembly process s we further reinforce our mixed hardwoods and hardwood laminate frames as necessary with staples, screws, glue and corner blocks to warrant that they are strong enough to meet your expectations.
At Clayton Marcus w e believe that seating comfort is the engine that drives a sofa’s overall comfort. Each of our frames is individually engineered with high performance 1.8 pound HR foam cushions that marry to our premium 8-way hand tied seating. But even that is not enough: we fill our semi-attached and loose pillow back s with 100% polyester fiber, and our tight back s with solid polyurethane foam. Each fiber back is channel sewn into several compartments to assure that the fiber doesn’t migrate and alter the shape of the back pillow. We make sure we have the perfect marriage between the cushions and backs before we move forward. While some loss of resilience and loft is characteristic of all foam cushioning and fiber filling, the result is a comfortable, durable seat you can count on day after day. By the way, we use only environmentally friendly, CFC-free foam in our cushions.
Purchasing a new sofa or chair is a big decision, and we want you to be happy with your selection. To help you feel confident about your purchase, Clayton Marcus offers the original purchaser a limited lifetime warranty on frame construction and springs, and seven years prorated on cushions.