Framing distributor directory 2002; looking for a new distributor? Consult this newly updated directory for a listing of framing resources across the United States and Canada

Art Business News, Nov, 2002

Principal Unes: Artisan, Benchmark, Decor, Furst, Nielsen, PB&H, Presto

Territory: Mideastern and Midwestern U.S.

F & G Chop and Mouldin Company

9852 Crescent Center Drive, Suite 804
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91731
800-582-3091; (909) 484-6211
Fax: (909) 484-4301
Owner: Jeff Grisier

Founded in 1984, this family-owned business has grown to become a major Lener Liner, Designer and Omega chop distributor.

Principal Lines: AMS, Crescent, Designer, Lener Liner, Omega, some canvas stretching

Territory: All states

Fabulous Frames & Art

10817 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513) 489-8862; 888-771-1100
Fax: (513) 489-0039
E-mail: fabuken@hotmail.com
www.fabframes.com

President: Kenneth E. Carl Fabulous Frames & Art was founded in 1971. The wholesale division primarily serves small frames shops in the Cincinnati area.

Principal Lines: Decor Moulding, Hartman Foam-core, Nielsen, Presidential Wood Line, Tru Vue

Territory: OH

Falcon East

27 First Ave., Patterson, NJ 07514
(973) 279-9090; 800-546-3774
Fax: (973) 279-3048
E-mail: maggie@falconeast.com
www.falconeast.com
President: Robert J. Hennen

Falcon was founded in 1989 and services the northeast. Falcon also specializes in embossing mats and custom-wrapped mats and has a mat-cutting service. A new pricing structure has been implemented. There is no minimum order.

Principal Lines: Crescent, Tru Vue, Bainbridge, Falcon East

Territory: All states

Florida Framing Supplies

8500 Baycenter Road, Suite 22,
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(904) 367-8506
Fax: (904) 367-8509
Owner: Ron Peace

FFS was founded in 2002 in hopes of providing NE Florida with its own local distributor. The company offers many wood mouldings as well as matboard, foamcore, glass and other framing supplies.

Principal Unes: Crescent, Palmetto Group Moulding, Tru Vue

Territory: Northeastern FL, Southeastern GA

Forest Gallery

432 Sandshore Road,
Hackettstown, NJ 07840
(908) 852-8100; 800-334-0477
Fax: (908) 852-1070
President: Allan Wishengrad

Forest Gallery was started in 1975 as a wholesale distributor to frame shops, art galleries and photographers. The company supplies length, chop, joined frames, wood and metal moulding, matboard, foamcore, hardware, Kraft paper, chip-board, ATG tape, dry-mount tissue and other framing supplies.

Principal Lines: Admiral, CMI, Gryphon, LaMarche, Nielsen Bainbridge, Omega, PB&H, Presto, Studio, Verbec

Territory: CT, NJ, NY, PA

Fotiou Frames Ltd.

538 Millway Ave.
Concord, Ontario L4K 3V5 Canada
(905) 738-9490; 800-668-8420
Fax: (905) 738-0198; 888-301-5732
E-mail: sales@fotiou.com
www.fotiou.com
President: Louis Rodriguez

Fotiou Frames offers a wide selection of picture frame mouldings and has for more than 30 years. Principal Unes: Fotiou's own imported line of mouldings

Territory: U.S. and Canada

Frame Arts

61255 N.E. Ladera Road,
Bend, OR 97702
(541) 318-4739; 800-255-5558
Fax: 800-835-5047
President: Tim Price

Frame Arts has been a distributor of moulding in chop and length since 1975. Hand-finished mouldings in Oregon Ponderosa clear pine, oak, walnut and poplar make up 30 percent of the company's line. There is no minimum order and free UPS shipping is available with five or more chops.