Midwest Folding Products

What Midwest Folding Products does

Midwest Folding Products is a US-based B2B manufacturer of institutional-grade folding furniture, founded in 1947 and headquartered in Springfield, Illinois. The company operates a fully integrated factory that converts raw steel, wood, and plastic into folding tables, portable stages, band and choral risers, banquet and stack chairs, mobile buffet tables, training/seminar tables, restaurant tables, and storage/transport carts. Its product portfolio is tiered across multiple series including E-Series (premium plywood core with galvanized steel edges), EF-Series (laminated plywood with QuickShip options), F-Series (economy particleboard core), EP-Series, Hexalite (ABS shell with honeycomb core), and X-Fold round tables, plus the UpperZone sub-brand for high-capacity storage. Products are specified for high-cycle commercial use under a Made-in-USA positioning.

The company serves five primary verticals: hospitality (banquet halls, convention centers, hotels), educational institutions (classrooms, training facilities, seminar rooms), commercial/offices, religious facilities (churches, fellowship halls), and food service (restaurants, cafes, bars, catering). It markets through a quote-driven website with downloadable product catalogs, supplemented by a dealer and distributor network. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; transactions are negotiated on a per-quote basis through direct contact or the online quote cart. The business model is one-time sale of physical goods with no recurring software, subscription, or service component.

The company is privately held with no external investors or PE ownership documented. It maintains no public social media presence, offers no apps or API/SDK infrastructure, and has no disclosed patents, trademarks, certifications, or regulatory actions. Revenue, headcount detail, and ownership structure beyond a 101-250 employee band are not publicly reported.

Name

Midwest Folding Products

Legal name

Midwest Folding Products

Website

https://midwestfolding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Midwest Folding Products is a US manufacturer of institutional-grade folding furniture (tables, stages, risers, chairs, storage carts) serving hospitality, education, commercial, religious, and food-service buyers since 1947 via direct sales and dealer networks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Springfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Folding Furniture Products: Midwest Folding Products generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of institutional grade folding furniture including folding tables, stages, risers, commercial seating, and storage carts. Products are sold directly through dealer networks and their website quote cart system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Midwest Folding Products designs, manufactures, and sells institutional-grade folding tables, portable stages, band and choral risers, commercial banquet chairs, and storage/transport carts from its fully integrated factory in Springfield, Illinois. Its offering spans multiple table series (E-Series, EF-Series, F-Series, EP-Series, Hexalite, X-Fold) plus training tables, cocktail tables, restaurant/cafe tables, and mobile buffet tables, sold to hospitality, education, commercial, convention, and religious facility customers via dealer networks and a website quote cart.

Product overview

Midwest Folding Products is a physical goods manufacturer specializing in institutional-grade folding furniture and storage solutions. The company's product portfolio centers on folding tables across multiple series (E-Series, EF-Series, F-Series, EP-Series, Hexalite, X-Fold), complemented by training/meeting tables, cocktail tables, restaurant tables, mobile buffet tables, band and choral risers, portable stages, commercial seating, and storage/transport carts. The product lines range from economy particleboard-core laminate tables (F-Series) to premium commercial banquet tables with plywood cores and metal edging (E-Series, EP-Series). The company serves hospitality, educational, commercial, industrial, convention center, banquet hall, hotel, and religious facility markets. Founded in 1947, products are manufactured in the company's fully integrated factory in Springfield, Illinois.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• E Series Folding Tables: Premium folding tables with plywood core
• EF Series Folding Tables
• F Series Folding Tables
• Hexalite® (NLW) Folding Tables
• X-Fold Series Folding Tables

Products and services

• E-Series Folding Tables Commercial quality banquet tables featuring 3/4 inch thick AC Grade exterior glue plywood stained surface with galvanized steel edge for maximum protection against rolling and dragging over concrete floors. Built with 14-gauge 1.05 inch diameter powder-coated steel legs and through-bolted hardwood runners, designed for institutional banquet halls, conference centers, hotels, and demanding high-use environments.
• EF-Series Folding Tables Premium laminated top folding tables with 3/4 inch plywood core and high-pressure laminate surface, featuring 14 gauge 1.05 inch diameter wishbone legs and 10-year warranty. Versatile line suitable for use with or without table linens in banquet halls, schools, conference centers, cafeterias, and hotels. QuickShip eligible options available.
• F-Series Folding Tables Economy line folding tables incorporating high-pressure laminate surface with 5/8 inch particleboard core and heavy-duty understructure. Features 14-gauge thick steel tubing legs and spring-bolt brace mechanisms. Designed for environments not subject to rough commercial handling.
• EP-Series Folding Tables Commercial quality banquet tables with premium features including plywood core, metal edging, and padded vinyl top surface.
• Hexalite Series Folding Tables Heavy-duty lightweight folding tables featuring ABS shell with honeycomb core construction for durability and reduced weight, suitable for institutional use.
• X-Fold Series Folding Tables Versatile round folding tables combined with quick and easy setup and storage features.
• CP Series Training Tables Training and meeting tables designed for seminar, meeting, and training center environments in educational and corporate settings.
• TL Series Training Tables Training and meeting tables for seminar, meeting, and training center environments.
• TLA Series Training Tables Training and meeting tables for seminar, meeting, and training center environments.
• CTL Series Training Tables Training and meeting tables for seminar, meeting, and training center environments.
• CTLA Series Training Tables Training and meeting tables for seminar, meeting, and training center environments.
• Multi-Height Cocktail Tables Adjustable-height cocktail tables for hospitality and event settings.
• Restaurant / Cafe / Bar Tables Tables designed for restaurant, cafe, and bar environments requiring commercial-grade durability for daily food service use.
• Mobile Buffet / Utility Tables Mobile tables for buffet service and utility applications in hospitality settings.
• Seated Risers Band and choral risers designed for seated performance configurations.
• Standing Risers Band and choral risers designed for standing performance configurations.
• MS Series Folding Stages Portable folding stages for event and performance applications.
• TA/TF Series Portable Stages Portable stages for mobile event and performance use.
• Banquet/Conference Aluminum Frame Stack Chair Commercial seating chairs with aluminum frames, stackable design for banquet and conference use.
• Banquet/Conference Steel Frame Stack Chair Commercial seating chairs with steel frames, stackable design for banquet and conference use.
• Standard Table Carts Carts for transporting and storing folding tables.
• Heavy Duty Table Carts Heavy-duty carts for transporting and storing folding tables under demanding institutional conditions.
• UpperZone Heavy Duty Table Trucks UpperZone brand heavy-duty table trucks for commercial storage and transport of round folding tables.
• Single Level Chair Carts Single-level carts for transporting and storing stack chairs.
• Poly Chair Carts Carts designed for transporting and storing poly chairs.
• Stack Chair Carts Carts designed for transporting and storing stackable banquet/conference chairs.
• UpperZone Stackable Chair Trucks UpperZone brand stackable chair trucks for high-capacity institutional chair storage.
• UpperZone Multi-Level Rack Storage UpperZone brand multi-level rack storage systems for high-capacity table and chair storage in commercial facilities.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Correll Manufacturing: Correll Manufacturing produces folding tables and commercial-grade classroom and event furniture, offering similar folding/banquet table product lines used in schools, churches, and hospitality settings that overlap with Midwest Folding Products' core market.
• Mity-Lite (Mity Inc.): Mity-Lite manufactures commercial-grade folding tables, stacking chairs, and portable staging under brands like Lifetime and Mity-Lite, directly competing with Midwest Folding Products across banquet tables, stack chairs, risers, and portable stages for institutional buyers.
• Iceberg Enterprises: Iceberg Enterprises produces commercial folding tables, stack chairs, and folding furniture for office, food service, and institutional buyers, putting it in direct competition with Midwest Folding Products' core folding table and chair range.
• National Public Seating: National Public Seating is a direct competitor in commercial-grade folding tables, banquet/event chairs, and institutional furniture, serving schools, places of worship, and hospitality venues with overlapping catalog breadth.
• Palmer Hamilton: Palmer Hamilton designs and manufactures folding tables, mobile tables, and cafeteria/training furniture for institutional markets — directly overlapping Midwest Folding Products' banquet and seminar/training table product lines.
• SICO South Africa / SICO America: SICO manufactures mobile/folding stages and portable staging equipment, directly overlapping Midwest Folding Products' portable and mobile stage lines (MS, TA/TF) for schools, hotels, and event venues.

Broad incumbents

• Virco Manufacturing: Virco is a broader, publicly-traded institutional furniture manufacturer of tables, chairs, and folding furniture for schools and event venues, competing with Midwest Folding Products across adjacent categories like training tables and stack chairs with greater scale.
• Lifetime Products: Lifetime Products is a large-scale manufacturer of folding tables and chairs for residential, commercial, and institutional use, serving overlapping banquet and event end markets with broader product breadth than Midwest Folding Products.
• Office Furniture Distributors — HON / The HON Company: The HON Company is a major commercial office furniture manufacturer offering training/meeting tables and folding table-adjacent products, with overlap to Midwest Folding Products' training/seminar tables in office and government deployments.

Emerging players

• Folding Chair Depot (Meco Corp.): Meco Corp./Folding Chair Depot is a commercial folding furniture distributor and brand selling folding chairs, tables, and carts targeted at events and institutions, overlapping Midwest Folding Products in the folding furniture niche at a smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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