[Frank Chervan, Inc.](http://www.chervan.com/ “Frank Chervan”), manufacturer of wood frames for furniture, announced the closure of several operating units located in its Bedford, Virginia Plant. The company notified approximately 90 affected workers that operations will be closed in early February. The company will still operate a rough lumber mill in Bedford that will likely employ approximately 30 people.
Chervan is now headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. The company is over 80 years old and has focused on the business of contract manufacturing of wood and upholstered seating. As a supplier to the health care, office, hospitality and residential furniture industries, Chervan has grown in spite of industry challenges. However rapidly rising health care costs and turmoil in financial markets have made the recent operating environment particularly challenging.
The company expects to offer most of the affected employees positions at its Roanoke facility.
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