Distributor Golden State Flooring, a fixture in the wood flooring industry since the early 1900s, has ceased operations, according to a former manager and several current employees of J.E. Higgins Lumber Company, which owned the distributor since 1929. Formal business operations ended last week, the former manager said. Calls to the Golden State's former branches are being automatically routed to J.E. Higgins' operations.
Distributor Golden State Flooring, a fixture in the wood flooring industry since the early 1900s, has ceased operations, according to a former manager and several current employees of J.E. Higgins Lumber Company, which owned the distributor since 1929. Formal business operations ended last week, the former manager said. Calls to the Golden State's former branches are being automatically routed to J.E. Higgins' operations.
Management for Golden State Flooring or J.E. Higgins Lumber Company could not be reached to confirm details of the closing. Speculation of the distributor's completely ceasing operations had swirled in the wake of its closing multiple SoCal branches earlier this month.
At its height, the distributor operated 14 branches and covered California, Nevada and Hawaii.
