Richards Homewares

Richards was the first manufacturer to go off-shore for sourcing, and in the early 70's grew to become a nationwide supplier to the notions industry. In 1976, Bernard's son Robert joined the business. In the early 80's Robert began to push the company into a wider range of product lines. Wooden hangers, steel garment racks, wardrobes, and canvas ga... rment bags were added. At the same time, Richards began leading the industry with unique products and features such as injection molded ventilated shelving for sweater closets, the patented maxi-rack frame, and patented frameless garment bag, to name a few. In 1989, after 50 years, the name of the company was changed to Richards Homewares, Inc., which better described the nature of the business as it had evolved. In 1994, the company re-located to Portland, Oregon, an environment where it could afford larger facilities to handle future growth. Today, Richards boasts hundreds of items and continues, year after year to develop new products for home, storage, and closet organization.Read More