Gascoigne Leather Furniture
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| Gascoigne Leather Centre | |
| Company type | Private |
| Industry | Furniture manufacturing |
| Founded | Willetton, Western Australia (1976) |
| Founder | Kim Gascoigne |
| Headquarters | 89-91 President Street, Kewdale, Western Australia , Australia |
Number of locations | 4 |
Area served | Global |
| Products | leather furniture |
| Website | www |
Gascoigne Leather Furniture was founded in Perth, Western Australia by Kim Gascoigne[1] and Helen Gascoigne in 1976. Originally with 130 employees, Gascoigne Leather Furniture began operating out of a small factory in Willetton before relocating to a larger factory in Midvale several years later. In February 1999 the Midvale factory suffered $1.5 million worth of damage following an extensive fire started accidentally by two teenage employees.[2][3]
In 2000, the company made the decision to begin manufacturing in Malaysia, with a factory controlled by Michael Gascoigne. The Malaysian factory is currently the company's primary manufacturer, with over 50% of Gascoigne Leather Furniture's products being manufactured by the Gascoigne Group. The company has also opened the first of five retail stores, Gascoigne Leather Centre[4] in Osborne Park, Western Australia.