About Us - History Hi! Welcome to Camlen Antiques Online! Cameron and Helen Brown began Camlen Inc. in 1982 as an antique shop and a Christmas store in a growing tourist town. The business grew steadily with three expansions added onto the existing Victorian building. The Christmas store became well known for its unique items and its comprehensive and creative Department 56 displays. The antique business grew steadily also, as Cam expanded his network of antique pickers. In 1996, after wholesaling antiques to one large American customer for more than a decade, we began to expand our wholesale client base. We increased to about eight different antique dealers in Ontario, Bristish Columbia and the New England states. In the process, we expanded our workshop from one full-time employee to four full-time people and began to manufacture 'antiques' with old wood to keep up with the growing demand for furniture to suit people's modern needs. Over the following three years, our operation continued to expand steadily and we began to make solid pine furniture from new wood. At the same time, we were buying and selling 150 year old log cabins and using their interior wood for furniture. In January 2000, we attended our first trade show in Toronto, Canada where our product was very well received. In the fall of that same year we moved and subsequently sold the Christmas store, in order to be able to streamline our business to furniture. Our wholesale client list has grown incredibly as we reach new clients each year at The Canadian Home Furnishings Market. Through the website and other sources, we have established a greater presence in the U.S.and we are continuing to expand into that market. We now have a workshop of about 36 people repairing, restoring and refinishing furniture as well as several other cabinet makers building our reproductions. In the last 48months, we have brought over 18 containers of antique furniture from Eastern Europe and 7 containers of antiques from China which sell very well for us. Our retail store is also open 7 days / week all year long. There, you will find a great selection of all our furniture as well as giftware for home decor and garden. Whether your needs range from a small bedside table to furnishing your own store, Camlen sells wholesale and retail all over the world. With well established pipelines to the U.S. east and west coast, and constant shipping to the maritimes and the west, Camlen has the expertise in all aspects of transporting, building, refinishing, and even tailor making the right "antique" for you. Look on, and discover a company that has reinvented the antique business, and set new standards for honesty, workmanship, variety, value, and convenience. The employes Here Camlen's Team : Cam Brown Helen Brown Greg Brown Amy Brown Simon Laplume Pierre Beaulne Angela Miller Anne-Marie Heath Jessica Bidwell Mariette Comeau Richard Stachecki Anthony Quilliams Isabelle Brodeur Nick Coté Shaun Forster Stéphane Robert Tim Page Adam Bratt Darren Teolis Scott Lenz Debbie Roy Neil Clarkson Randy Battley Brian Williams Denis Bélanger Tiffany Hadlock Ryan Bogan Stewart Davis Nick Garrick Grace Susee Barclay Woodard Melanie Wilson Blair Goyette Glen Barnes Glen Wilson John Mitchell Mike Battley Donna Woodard President Vice-President Admin. & sales manager Production manager Plant manager Retail manager Retail sales Retail sales Production assistant Book keeper Cabinet maker/ebeniste Cabinet maker Cabinet maker Cabinet maker Cabinet maker Cabinet maker Cabinet maker Cabinet maker Cabinet maker Antique restorer Antique restorer Finishing specialist Finishing specialist Finishing assistant Finishing assistant Finishing assistant Finishing assistant Finishing assistant Finishing assistant Finishing assistant Finishing assistant Paint specialist Paint specialist Preparation specialist Final preparation Shipping Shipping General assistant

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