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Lux-Art Silks International

8155 25th Court East, Sarasota, FL 34243

941-358-0100

News:
2/27/08 Lux-Art Silks Breaks Ground on New Warehouse Facility
SARASOTA, FL -- Lux-Art Silks International announced that it has broken ground on construction of its new warehouse facility. Located adjacent to the company’s existing warehouse and showroom building, the new warehouse totals 20,000 sq.ft. on two levels and will serve as storage space only. This will increase the company’s total footprint to more than 50,000 square feet of showroom, design, manufacturing and warehousing / distribution space. Inventory will now be consolidated in one location, adjacent to the design/manufacturing center, for improved operational efficiency. The new facility is scheduled for completion in July 2008. Tom Wessel Construction is the general contractor.

Lux-Art Silks has been in business for over 40 years as a designer and manufacturer of permanent botanicals – artificial trees, plants and flowers – and sells to the furniture and interior design industry. The company maintains showrooms in Sarasota, High Point and Dallas.

9/28/06 Lux-Art Silks Remodels High Point Showroom
SARASOTA, FL -- Lux-Art Silks International, leading manufacturers of fine quality permanent botanicals, announces the expansion of its showroom in High Point’s C & D Building. With this expansion, the third since the company became a charter tenant in the building 12 years ago, showroom space stretches to 3,660 square feet.
With this renovation, Lux-Art created an open showroom by removing a wall of glass and creating an open air floral market feel. The renovation also included installation of new hardwood floors stained in ebony to contrast with Lux-Art’s collections of white floral designs. According to Lux-Art president Scott Brann, “Our line has expanded steadily, and now consists of 12 collections with over 800 product numbers, so this expansion became a real priority to enable us to show as much product as possible.”
Established in 1967, the company sells its products in all 50 States and over 20 foreign countries, and maintains showrooms in High Point, Dallas and Sarasota, FL. A catalog and pricing information can be obtained by calling Lux-Art Silks at 941-358-0100, visiting one of the company’s showrooms or the Lux-Art Silks web site, www.luxartsilks.com.

3/1/06 Lux-Art Silks International Marks 40th Anniversary
SARASOTA, FL – Lux-Art Silks International is proud to announce the company’s 40th Anniversary. Lux-Art was founded in 1966 as a designers’ resource for lifelike, finest quality permanent botanicals. The original owner envisioned a reliable resource for lifelike botanicals.

That mission has not changed over the past 40 years, thanks to the inspired leadership of Caryll Brann-Ziegler and her son, current Lux-Art president Scott B. Brann. Mr. Brann recently said, ”The company was founded with a strong principle – to provide a designers’ resource for lifelike permanent botanicals. My mother’s vision and her talent as a floral designer set the stage, and the performance of our design team, sales team and staff have helped us achieve even more than we imagined. I think she would be very proud. I know I am.”

Lux-Art products are sold in all 50 states and several countries around the world. The company now offers over 600 unique designs in several collections, spanning many different designer looks, from casual to contemporary, to sophisticated. The Lux-Art tree program offers an industry-leading selection of varieties, sizes and container styles.

In addition to the company’s 30,000-square-foot headquarters showroom and warehouse in Sarasota, FL, Lux-Art maintains trade showrooms in High Point and Dallas.

1/11/06 Lux-Art Silks presents donation to All Faiths Food Bank
SARASOTA, FL – Lux-Art Silks presented a donation of $4,800 recently to Sarasota’s All Faiths Food Bank to provide holiday meals for 400 families in the region. The funds were set aside from the sales of Christmas trees during the holiday shopping season at the company’s Christmas Traditions retail showroom.

Lux-Art president Scott Brann said, “We’re very happy to have met our goal for the season and that we can share our success with families who need help. That’s what the holiday season is all about.” All Faiths Food Bank is a 20,000 sq. ft. facility located at 717 Cattlemen Road. The food bank has a paid staff of 16 and more than 350 volunteers, and distributes more than 250,000 pounds of food every month, providing 196,000 meals though 125 local non-profit agencies in Sarasota and DeSoto Counties. All Faiths Food Bank is a Certified Member of America’s Second Harvest, a national network of more than 200 food banks.