Arden Companies is America’s leading manufacturer and marketer of outdoor cushions, pillows, and pet beds. We have three manufacturing plants in the United States, a corporate office just north of Detroit, an office in Dallas, and offices in China and Taiwan.
Inspiration
Inspiration is everywhere at Arden and at the core of everything we do. It permeates every aspect of our business from our design and marketing teams to our management and manufacturing teams. We study trends from across the globe and collaborate with America’s largest retailers to give you the latest in inspired fabric and innovative designs both in aesthetic and in function.
Analytics
Arden has a long history as a market leader in our business, which means we have a depth of data unparalleled in the industry. Our analytics teams utilize this data to provide industry benchmarks, demographics, regional indicators, and other relevant variables to our retailers. Color, pattern, design, cost, and key product characteristics are monitored to ensure a quality product.
Design
Our design teams deliver a specialized focus for retailers that touches the full range of a product’s life cycle. These teams anticipate consumer needs as we develop new products and decorative techniques that keep us at the forefront of innovation. They also focus on creating beautiful, strategic and trend forward assortments that the customer can’t wait to take home.
Manufacturing
Together with our engineering teams, our manufacturing facilities provide efficient production and product that meets the highest standards. We have three plants strategically located across the United States near the main distribution hubs for America’s largest retailers. These plants provide us with flexibility and a quick reaction time for our dynamic, seasonal business.
WHAT SETS ARDEN APART?
Aside from our terrific smiles…
People
We work in a progressive environment that challenges you to be your best. At Arden there is no lack of enthusiasm, passion or energy among our talented and friendly team members. Our culture is welcoming as well as supportive and our diversity makes Arden a dynamic workplace with various backgrounds and experiences shared among our teammates.
Safety
We believe that providing a safe work environment for all of our employees at all company locations is critical. We have extensive safety training and disciplines throughout all of our network facilities that address operational safety and natural disaster concerns. The attention to detail we have provided in these programs allows all of our locations to proudly boast stellar safety records and over 30 years without a lost time accident.
Community
Being involved in the community means building strong supportive relationships that bridge the gaps between business and people. To do this, we provide opportunities through our Arden Gives Back Program for teammates to provide volunteer work and donate to charitable causes. Whether we’re helping out at local food banks or giving back to those in need through school and clothing drives, we encourage everyone to participate in a program that matches their interest.
Wellness
The health and happiness of our teammates is a priority for us. That’s why we offer a variety of benefits from personal and family health to work/life balance and financial security that help teammates in a meaningful way. We are also proud to provide long standing support of education through academic scholarships for our employees and their families.
Recognition
We celebrate and recognize the hard work, dedication, and accomplishments of our talented teammates. Our High-Five Awards are one way which we immediately recognize teammate accomplishments and successes. Also, our Annual President’s Award allow us the opportunity to recognize, as a company, those teammates that have been valued as high performers, innovators, and safety conscientious employees each year at our corporate headquarters. These are just a few of the programs we’ve established to honor our teammates who truly excel in their performance.
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Years In Business
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Facilities Across the Globe
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WHO ARE WE?
Let us show you.
Our History
Every company has a foundation story. This one is ours. Bob and Martie Sachs, 23 and 22 years of age respectively, founded Arden in 1964 as a broker and distributor of household cleaning products. Since then, their goal has remained the same, to make sure that Arden is “a source of pride for its people” and that the corporate motto, “On time, Complete and Correct,” never loses its significance.
A company’s culture is the lifeblood that drives the company forward and has the power to directly influence its prosperity. At Arden, our culture is focused on a sense of community. We believe that, by getting to know our neighbors, we will discover new ways to achieve greater success together. It is through this culture that we are able to produce both beautiful products and a workplace that we are proud to represent.
Founded by Bob and Martie Sachs as a new broker and distributor of household cleaning products.
Opened our first manufacturing facility in Ionia, MI which was later relocated to Kendallville, IN in 1983.
Entered into the cushion and umbrella market and set up our Midwest Operations in Fort Wayne, IN.
Achieved an important milestone of producing and distributing over one million cushions in a fiscal year.
Established our East Coast Operations in Sanford, NC, just 45 minutes outside of Raleigh.
Moved our Sanford, NC plant to a large, newly built complex and installed our third fiberfill line.
Established our West Coast Operations in Rancho Cucamonga, CA just 37 miles east of downtown LA.
Opened our first office overseas in Gongming, China to expand our manufacturing operations in Asia.
Patented a new, innovative, high performance EverLuxe™ airlay fiberfill, to improve our fill design.
Divested other businesses to focus solely on outdoor products.
Opened our second office overseas in Taipei, Taiwan to improve our engagement across the supply chain.
Celebrated our Golden Anniversary after 50 years of doing business. We look forward to many more!
Celebrated an impressive 14 years of service without a lost time incident at any location in the company.
Moved our West Coast Operations to a new, state-of-the-art facility to improve our production capabilities.
Began distribution of our exclusive EverTru® Fabric for use with furniture and replacement cushions.
Modernized our eCommerce facility and established a high velocity pillow factory in Sanford, NC.
Employees from all across Arden were invited to this year’s President’s Award Dinner to honor a select few of Arden employees who truly represented Arden’s core values over the past year through their hard work and dedication.
Arden is proud of our innovative DriWeave™ fabrics that dry twice as fast as standard cushion fabrics.
We’re proud of our Arden employees that took home this year’s Arden Innovation Award for their hard work and dedication.
ProFoam™ is one of Arden’s newest innovations! It’s durable and can be combined with whatever cushion fabric you desire!
Beautifully designed fabric books showcasing a wide variety of fabric selections from our EverTru® brand.
Every year Arden spreads holiday cheer by hosting an annual ugly sweater day! Happy holidays!
A beautiful, cushion and pillow collection hand crafted by some of our Arden artisans.
We’re proud of our Arden employees who volunteer to help in their community in a variety of ways. This year we had a group who volunteered their time assisting Gleaners Food Bank.